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 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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Comment by Anti M on November 18, 2015 at 8:58am
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T ... doing okay. Medical stuff is in hurry up and wait mode, I finally got in to see the military doc, am waiting for my referrals. Tricare is great, but does one thing at a time. I know surgery is looming, just not when or how much. Oh joy. Hubby is fine, although he did get stuck in Wyoming for 22 hours on Veteran's Day in a dinky truckstop. Winter weather and I-80 just make driving terrible.
Say hi to Shark for me!
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Comment by T-Lynn on November 17, 2015 at 10:07pm
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HI. When my sailor was first in Japan - he was busy with getting settled - teh culture classes - learning his duties - learning the ship - that honest - he didn't have time to call. He told me once - he didn't call because he was just too tired and just wanted to sleep. Your sailor will come around. Like the others have shared - send emails and packages - especially home made cookies !!! They ship ! And if you have a pet - the pet can send a letter and package. OUt pet turtle did! Her name is Shark and she is 43 years old.
Shark once sent a message saying how upset she was. That sailor was sending post cards and presents to everyone in the family - but her. That did it. Shark got postcards from then on and she got a Kimono too. I'll try to find that picture and post it later. So just be patient with him and your heart. Send pkg ( Long Johns! ) and letters. Soon I bet you wil be sharing with us what he is doing.
Oh - Shark heard the word - Santa. She is now getting more active. So I will have to get her picture with Santa to send to Sailor.
Hey miss - good hearing from you. As usually you are keeping up with Blondie and running circles :). Wonder where Joshmom is? And Blondie did not post. I thought she was getting a computer at home.
Wish I had some gossip to share. still none.
OH welcome new moms :)
kjsdaughter didn't you say your daughter leaves soon? Make sure to have your ID with you when you go to the airport with her. Then ask her to ask for a pass for you to go with her to her gate. You can get a pass to really see her off. And does she have a pass port?
Oh - need to get - Laundry Fairy visiting hugs all
One more - What areal plans for Thanksgiving?
Anti M - Your hubby doing ok on the road? No more bad weather? And how are you?
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Comment by Hilary on November 17, 2015 at 7:28pm
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Thank you all for the info about shipping!! Knowing to use flat rate boxes and shipping early in Dec. is invaluable! I appreciate the help. :-)
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Comment by kjsdaughter on November 16, 2015 at 11:16pm
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Scully and Mdubtxmom Thanks. We all just downloaded the whatsapp. She also has a iphone that sprint is going to unlock so she can get service through softbank.
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Comment by scully_the_skeptic on November 16, 2015 at 9:43pm
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We use whatsapp - free phone call, free text. Both our marine & our sailor use it, both are in Japan. Ones in Okinawa, the other yokasuka. Both got phones when they got to Japan.
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Comment by mdubtxmom(Ship 09 Div 069) on November 16, 2015 at 9:37pm
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DREW7062 I found that posting embarrassing comments on his Facebook page about how much I miss them and wish we could talk usually resulted in a phone call. Usually once they have been there a while and their liberty is unrestricted they start exploring more. His shipmates will look after him.
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Kim he did apply for open billets in Italy, Greece and Singapore. No go on any of them. So it will be Chinhae. I am staying in Japan Moms group though. It doesn't appear that there is a Chinhae moms group.
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My son uses Soft Bank. If she has a tablet or laptop where she can access wifi you can talk on Skype for free. You definitely want a Japanese plan though. International roaming is way too expensive. If she gets an Iphone you can face time too if you have an iphone.
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Hi, Ladies. My daughter leaves for Japan this week and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on cellular services or how will we communicate while there? Thanks.
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