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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Comment by CeeCee on April 1, 2011 at 7:55pm
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and I'm just west of Becky.....LOL As a matter of fact, I just got back from your town, becky....went and bought some material at JoAnn's for the PCs and picked up groceries at Meijers.
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Lot of ups and downs and tears and big smiles....as they said, rollercoaster but makes you very proud. We are all here for you gidget......this helps get you through it and not just boot camp.....boot camp and beyond!!
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Comment by carols_kitchen on March 31, 2011 at 4:44pm
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Gidget sweetie--we will hold your hand and be there to lean upon for this new and exciting change in life. You will be a rollercoaster of emotions--and they are all OK! Let us know if you have any questions in particular. Be sure your sailor recruit's cell phone card is pre-activeated before he goes to bootcamp.
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Comment by gidget on March 31, 2011 at 4:41pm
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Hello everyone..I am new here. My son leaves for boot camp in just 4 days..I am very proud,and yet feeling pretty scared too.
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Comment by Michelle(2Submariners) on March 30, 2011 at 5:39pm
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Have a Son in Guam on the USS Houston (submariner), my youngest son in basic (Navy) he will be graduating next month so we will be going to Great Lakes.. He is also supposed to be a submariner...he wants to do a brother tour with my oldest son..
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I got gas in Sturgis, MI yesterday for $3.48.....that's 21 cents cheaper than 5 & 10 miles south in Howe, IN and LaGrange, IN....so I filled up!!
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Congrats to Amanda...now the work begins! That's the only thing I'm not looking forward to, the drive but I know it's going to be worth it! I wish you could have brought the warm weather too but it'll get here....not soon enough for me though! LOL
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Have a good time Jim, and enjoy your sailor...we will be going at the end of April to Virginia Beach to see our sailor before he deploys......Can't wait either! Drive safely!!
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Comment by Kaye S. on March 25, 2011 at 9:08pm
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Terrific, Jim! Be sure to give both of them hugs from all of us. And drive safely... there's some lunatics out there! k.
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OOPS! Forgot to mention... when you come to dinner on Monday, bring a photo of your sailor to pin on their "Heroes" bulletin board!
Plus there is always a 10% discount for any active or retired military! Just bring an ID.
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