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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 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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ILLINOIS N4M

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

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by carols_kitchen on January 25, 2011 at 4:54pm: Welcome salyal4. Depending upon where you live, we have some packing parties going on to support our troops. I'ts a fun way to meet others in your area.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on January 23, 2011 at 6:18pm: Jo1 it is always on friday with the exception of holdiays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, New years.

Comment by Jo1 on January 23, 2011 at 4:26pm: This may seem like a silly question but is the PIR graduation usually on the weekend or does it vary what day of the week it's on?

Comment by ChitownPat on January 23, 2011 at 8:17am: Dan's mom-Our son was also in the Nuke program and was able to spend the entire PIR weekend with us before leaving for Goose Creek. We live in Chicago so it was a short trip up to Great Lakes. He loved sleeping in his own bed one more time before heading out! Also, we too liked Charleston very much and visited with our sailor when we drove his car down (after he was allowed to have it on base) and at the grad ceremonies.

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 22, 2011 at 8:58pm: K--Amazing all the love going to the USS Abe Lincoln. Thanks and proud of you.

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 22, 2011 at 7:47pm: Dan's mom--your recruit should know shortly if they are grad n go. Depends upon how much room there is for their class and group. Ours was with us all weekend of PIR. We were the ones who had to head back as hubby was teaching a summer school class.

Carol

Comment by Jo1 on January 22, 2011 at 6:27pm: Dan's mom,

Thank you for the information on PIR. It sounds like your son is a Nuke since he was headed for South Carolina to school. Do you know if Nukes are usually graduation and go?

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 22, 2011 at 12:35pm: Welcome Mommy Erin

Also, our son's was not exactly on the years for Groton.

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 21, 2011 at 4:56pm: Dan's mom

Is your sailor still in Charleston? We loved visiting ours while he was there. Tough job to go there, but someone has to do it--lol

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 21, 2011 at 11:11am: I'm always amazed at all the careers our loved ones have in the military! Sounds like he's good with his hands and his brains!