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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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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

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Comment by DREW7062 on January 17, 2017 at 3:04pm: TYTULIP - I'm in Michigan my son said it took 13/14 hours he took Delta straight flight I didn't want him changing over it cost a little bit more but that's okay. But when I can drive I'll go to Japan what does that tell ya. lol I love my boy though but geeeezzzz long flight. I'd need a shot of Henessey, Jack Daniels Scotch bourbon etc. and then I might get on that plane. I'm really afraid to fly. I have flown before and the airline stewardess had to hold my hand til we landed.

Comment by tytulip40 on January 17, 2017 at 2:02pm: His flight from Ft. Lauderdale was almost 17 hrs altogether - 14 hrs from Detroit to Japan - agree, that's just a little too long for my blood.

Comment by DREW7062 on January 16, 2017 at 8:16pm: TYTULIP40 ...... i'm so happy for you what a great surprise! Last time I saw my son was in July hope I get to see him this year... he says mom get on a plane and come to Japan. I said when I can drive to japan that's when I'll go. LOL I cannot imagine being on a plane 13 hours Gulp!! I'm already afraid of planes I'll have to get drunk before I get on a plane. LOL but I'm glad you enjoyed your sailor

Comment by tytulip40 on January 16, 2017 at 5:45pm: Well - before I scroll through and see how everyone is doing - my sailor surprised me and showed up Dec 31 and left this morning! I was one happy momma! Wasn't able to spend Christmas but got New Years and his 21st birthday! Bless his heart, he had it planned for months and everyone but me knew! One of his friends slipped about a month ago, got my imagination wondering - but surprise wasn't spoiled!

Comment by Kim on January 13, 2017 at 10:56pm: Blondie, I could not send you a message, because you are not my 'friend' anymore LOL. I am going to Virginia Beach this weekend. Were will you be?

Comment by T-Lynn on January 12, 2017 at 9:30pm: Hi All,

So good to see you Miss! And yippee out of the boot. You will be dancing soon. WE know about snow days. Right now we are getting freezing rain days! congrats to your son and glad you had some daughter time.

Blondie - honey - just get some time off and relax. Good vibes being sent for the house for rent.

Sully, I have to do the same thing about cookies. But those mint ones - addictive !

Kim - check in. Getting a bit worried - no words form you.

And sweet Maggs - gentle hugs

Comment by Blondie on January 11, 2017 at 9:38am: Miss, glad you're out of that boot! Holidays can be so Exhausting. WooHoo to son!!!! We too laugh at some of the delays and cancelations in other states. We just put on more clothes and leave a bit early. LOL My parents were in Crossville TN and they'd close schools and businesses if they saw a snow flake, not sure if they were scared to drive or just wanted to go out to play. LOL Although some of those mt. roads were dangerous, they'd just close them. That's what is scary about driving through WV this time of year. But not gonna let that stop me! hahaha

Scully, Nice to hear from you. I agree didn't need those girl scout cookie sales! but how do you say no to those Granddaughters?! mine also will get shipped out as soon as I get them, get rid of that temptation. LOL

By 9pm last night they added severe thunderstorm warnings to our list. and yes people were loosing electricity. Phone wouldn't stop ringing! Then at 11:45pm my eldest daughter texted her husband wanted something for sore throat and sinus, I told her Thanks for the late night text, tell him to suck it up, I'd bring stuff this weekend. she was still texting at 12:15, I finally said Love you and turned phone off but then couldn't sleep. UGG

Rain and high winds for the next 2 days/nights and then temps. dropping back to low 20's. we're re- thinking our departure date/time. So if you don't hear from me Know I am enjoying my kids! hope you all have a safe and Fun weekend.

Our new intern started Monday, he asked Dr. T you let her have time off now?! She replied I told her she could work 3 weeks and have 1 off. So I said, after I threatened to retire she hired a part-time girl so I leave whenever I want. House we were looking at and considering putting a bid in on (across the street from Sailors) went up for rent !!!! Daughter sent me a picture of sign so I'm putting it on Doc. desk this morning. Bahahaha

Comment by scully_the_skeptic on January 10, 2017 at 2:25pm: The biggest lurker of them all here - our office manager (and wife to one of the partners) brought in their daughter's Girl Scout cookie order form. Just what I needed (not) - but going to order for home and for Operation Cookie Drop!!! Now there's something to get everyone excited about.

It's been extremely cold here - thankfully we've got a fews days of respite weather. I'm over the cold.

Hope everyone's new year gets up and running with better days.

Comment by Mississippi Mom on January 10, 2017 at 12:02pm: Good morning Pan Moms! I have been meaning to update about my foot. I am out of the walking boot! Yay! Got to start tapering out of it, on December 19! After 23 weeks of it, I was ready. I wore 2 shoes on Christmas Day. I still am doing intense stretches and some days it is "achy" but that may be that I will always have a "weather foot".

We had a really nice Christmas and enjoyed getting together with all of our families, but I was pretty tired when it was all over. We enjoyed having our daughter home for a few days, and have been missing her.

My son passed his FAA flying test yesterday for his private license and is so excited about that. He is enrolled for this semester and will be doing lots of flying this time. He and wife bought a new truck right before Christmas. She is loving it. He said he doesn't get to drive it much. He still has his older one.

Blondie, reading about your weather makes me cold. I got a "snow day" Friday. Honestly there was no snow on the ground only on the leaves. But we were being told that the bridges were icy. Since we get so little, our Transportation Dept. does not have the equipment or means to handle it. The bridge I cross here in City has still got slag on it. I guess the City didn't have any salt. I snap chatted a picture to my daughter and she showed it to everyone at work and she said they could not believe that I had a snow day. It was quite funny. We did a blast of cold weather. Sunday it was down to 7 here and that is mighty cold for Mississippi. Today is suppose to be in the upper 50's and by the weekend up to 72 (shorts, tee shirt and flip flop weather for us).

I hope everyone is well, and that all are hearing from your Sailors.

Thinking of you, Maggs, and lifting you and your family up in prayer.

Blondie, enjoy your time with your sweet daughter and all of her friends at the baby shower. Prayers for safe travel. (With your weather today, I would have gotten another snow day!) LOL!

Comment by Blondie on January 10, 2017 at 11:07am: snow/sleet/rain arrived. wind is coming under winter storm advisory and wind advisory starts at 10am. UGG everything is covered in ice and snow melting.....Yuck!