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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by Roxana1211 on October 19, 2014 at 5:57pm: Hello everyone!! My son arrived 10/18, glad to join all of you <3

Comment by Bainite on October 19, 2014 at 11:39am: Redeaglespirit, one thing I suggested to my sailor (even while he was in DEP) was to check out the site http://navybess.com/, which has official non-classified instructional materials (powerpoints and quizzes) from BESS. My sailor said that it helped reading through that material, just to be prepared for what he was learning in BESS. It helped to have "seen it before" when he was in the classroom, and gave him a bit of a leg up.

Comment by Manchu on October 19, 2014 at 10:19am: Good Morning Ladies.

My son also just arrived at Groton. He is very excited to get started on his next phase. Talked to him this morning he was going to check out the base today. My son is also a rule follower so I have faith he will stay on course.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on October 18, 2014 at 8:44pm: Welcome Redeaglespirit! Your son will not be "sitting" around! The best thing he can do is to stay focused- start working on quals - and not to get sucked into doing something he shouldn't!

A significant number of younger sailors get into trouble with underage drinking or drugs. The Navy will boot them out.

There will always be some non-class time in between various schooling. Quals right now are a big thing that he can get started on. Some guys wait too long to start, then get stressed.
Regarding the cold - it's tough on the days they wear their peanutbutters! They are not allowed to wear the earmuffs and scarf that he might have had in BC.

My son arrived in December and Groton is less harsh than Great Lakes is! He also has grown up in CT. If you don't like the weather, wait a few hours it will change! We were in the 70's this past week and tomorrow there might be frost!

Hope that helps.

Comment by Corfrank on October 16, 2014 at 8:41am: Newport RI is about 40 min away. Tons of shops and restaurants and very pretty.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on October 15, 2014 at 9:10am: Nautilus museum, Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Essex steamtrain & Riverboat, Gillette Castle. The last 2 are not in Groton, but not far either.

Comment by tysmom on October 15, 2014 at 9:05am: Eating: Groton Townhouse, Pauls Pasta, Flanders Fish Market.

Comment by stylist613 on October 15, 2014 at 8:57am: Walk thru mystic. A nice little town.

Comment by Linda on October 15, 2014 at 8:45am: Feeling happy. On our way to Groton to visit our son. Going to take him to Boston for the weekend to see the city. Any suggestions what to do in Groton. Really looking forward to a big hug it has been way to long for this mom.