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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!

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

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RTC Graduation

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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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

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Comment by AngiePNMx2 on March 11, 2011 at 10:56pm: Happy to hear that you ladies have heard that your family members and sailors are safe!

Comment by T-Lynn on March 11, 2011 at 10:39pm: He be ok. You just have the second stage of Navy Moms jitters.

Glad your nephew adn wife are safe. Thanks for shairng.

Comment by ShortBecky on March 11, 2011 at 10:29pm: We heard thru the family grapevine our nephew and his wife are safe. We feel better too.

Our son is still in GL for one more week, then we start to worry about him. LOL

Comment by T-Lynn on March 11, 2011 at 1:37pm: No Minesweeper , He is stationed in Japan. So far - all ok

Comment by Dodie on March 11, 2011 at 12:48pm: Nice to know T-Lynn:)

Comment by T-Lynn on March 11, 2011 at 12:30pm: Just dropped in to share. Received an early phone call from my sailor. He - his shipmates adn his ship area l safe :) He is stationed in Japan.. Wish all a good day .

Comment by T-Lynn on March 10, 2011 at 8:47pm: So glad to see messages :)

I was beginning to fell that everyone was ill or gone on Spring Break. Wait that's next month.

Do take some Me Time or even Me Day. WE need it. Even though my son has been in teh navy now for 3 years - this roller coater ride gets rough at times.

WElcome Smilner I so like what you said - "..He has to follow rules now." You bet - that is a big eye opener. But he joined because he wanted to and he will do great. '

Just talk to us and honest we will listen.

Wish all a good eveing. I am beat tired again. I think all the emotions of my last weekend trip have hit me. So I am just relaxing this eveing

Hey Carol , Pat, Karen, Sue - you all ok? Need your voice. Miss your smiles.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on March 10, 2011 at 11:23am: Thanks T-Lynn... I am looking foward to spring...we're almost there!! YEAH!!! I wear my navy sweatshirt alot lately for the same reason you hug those stuffed animals-makes me feel closer to my boys. I am due for a me day thats for sure! After all the painting, unpacking and sewing I have been doing I am soooo ready! Glad you have heard form your sailor! It does a mom's heart good to hear from them.

WELCOME smilner....My oldest was 20 when he went in to the Navy similiar situation. I just want you to know that all your emotions and feelings that you are having are normal and we all have had them to one degree or another! I encourage you once you get his address join the group of your recruit's ship/divsion...you will make great connections with other moms and keep up what is going on with your sailors Division because when letters come one recruit might say something your sailor didn't say.....it is a great way to stay informed. Usually the night before PIR someone organizes a get together to meet..it was really fun!!. Also join boot camp moms if you haven't already lots of info there too. One more thing....CARRY YOUR PHONE WITH YOU EVERYWHERE!!! You never know when you might get a call....and I say every where I mean every where...I know of couple of moms who missed calls because they where in the shower!

Just too know we are all here for you if you have questions....now sit back and get ready for the roller coaster ride called "The Navy"! LOL

Comment by Kelly on March 10, 2011 at 11:10am: Hi T-Lynn i love what you said about give yourself a me day i will

Hi smilner welcome to the ill group i hope you and your family will attend PIR in great lakes it is a once in a lifetime experience.Your sailor is allowed to invite four peaple to his graduation and he will send you the info hopefuly with the box he will ship home but you will want to make those plans right away so you can book your hotel stay and make your travel arangements but you will get all that info if you have any questions you can ask them here and on the boot camp moms group.

Comment by submom66 on March 10, 2011 at 1:50am: Hi Moms! I just joined this site and group. My son arrived at Great Lakes today for boot camp.He is 20 yrs old and my first born.I also have a 17 yr old girl and 11 yr old boy.He hasn't really been "in the nest" since he has been in DEP(for about 6 months now),but the reality truly didn't hit him until we were out eating breakfast before we dropped him off at his recruiting station Tuesday morning.He had been working in a restaurant and running with friends and making his own rules..haha..so he actually looked worried when the time came.No more making his own rules.A life lesson,dear son,I have rules I have to follow too.That part never changes!