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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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

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Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2009 at 7:29pm: Wow - someone that can do Math! Oh - those look so good. Thanks for the idea for mom's Halloween birthday. Double chocolate cookies - Dark chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and pumplin ice cream!!!! Now I need a name for them. You know something to go with the Eye Balls casserole, Lost Souls Punch, Garlic Lady Fingers, Burnt Skin with Snot Dip, fresh brewed Witch's Brew, etc - as you can see the menu is just delcious. So I need a name for the new item. Ideas? TLynn PS We made Mark happy - we are all talking about food and not about "you know what" :)

Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2009 at 1:17pm: Thank you :) . Wish we could get together.
Catch a Colorful Autumn Leaf -
write a wish or two -
open your hand - and let it fly
May your wish wishes come true -
this Autumn night. Blessing and Hugs TLynn

Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2009 at 12:31pm: Carol,
Not sure where he is? In port or out at sea. But I'm emailing him and asking him to take some pictures. Especailly if he hangs out his laundry. I agree - with you too about the ER visits. Those are precious memories - because even though they were acting all big - when we got home - I would be asked to bake some cookies and sit and talk. Thanks for the memories - I can write more stuff into their journals. TLynn

Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2009 at 12:25pm: I just remembered something - Navy Dad gets upset with us Moms talking about weather situations. Remember he asked us to stop talking about earthquakes, becasue WE made the earthquakes happen. Ok - who started the talk about typhoons? Here - I am having a bright sunny - calm fresh cool Autumn breeze day :). I can go place my Halloween Dead Flamingoes back out. They tried to fly away yesterday - then we had a cold very windy -overcast rainy day. I'm baking oatmeal rasins cookies and wil lhave hot apple cider for a treat tonight. I'm having one of those "missing your sailor" day. Everyone take care - and we have to come up with a new topic for Navy Dad. How about names for the new baby? 1-2-3 Mom we need your gossip! TLynn

Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2009 at 12:13pm: Yes - always a next storm. And my sailor sent me picture of a water spout forming over his ship and then got great picture of it as moved across the water. My sailor - if at sea with this storm - will just take his laundry out and let the storm clean it. Now that will be unusal signal flags! And Carol - don't you miss those weekly visits to the ER? It got to a point we were greeted by name, with my guys. Deep breath all - loving thoughts - wish of calm seas. Good day to all TLynn PS Hey 1-2-3 any word on the new baby arriving?

Comment by Anti M on October 7, 2009 at 12:00pm: Hey T-Lynn, been there, know it is scarier for you moms than for the sailors. Just wish I had some effective way to help strike a balance between realistic concerns and plain fear. Just think, you will all be "old hands" come the next storm. There's always a next storm, yes?

Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2009 at 11:24am: Keep him calm - is my vote. Our guys are brave, but if they think Mom is scared - they are scared for us. I am getting a great education on this type of storm - thanks all for the information. Have a good morning. TLynn PS - extra thanks Anti M - for the encouraging words.

Comment by T-Lynn on October 6, 2009 at 8:09pm: Always count on you Navy Dad - thanks.

Comment by T-Lynn on October 6, 2009 at 1:09pm: It's a girl? If so, the little one's middle name could the same as the typhoons. Well as long as the typhoon is name after a girl. OH - Hi 1-2-3 and welcome TLynn

Comment by Anti M on October 6, 2009 at 11:47am: And 1,2,3, if the storm did go near Okinawa, the hospital is fully staffed 24/7, has emergency power, and is often one of the safest buildings on base. Communications won't be out, that would be extremely rare. She should be able to call you right from the hospital. And congratulations!