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:
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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Justin getting ready to sign the Oath.
Members: 12
Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2018
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Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on November 25, 2011 at 12:58pm
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Wow! That is great news! Praying for a happy, healthy grandbaby! I personally can't wait to be a grandma.
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Happy Thanksgiving WV Navy moms. Missing my boy a lot today. I know you all know how I feel. God bless!
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Comment by wvnavymom on October 27, 2011 at 9:25pm
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Got a very possitive letter from my SR today . . . well actually two. They were short as she didn't have much time to write. Say's she's kicking butt and doing great. She received several letters and wants more. Had to have her wisdom teeth pulled but she said it just made her tougher. Said she's reading her devotions every night with a new friend and going to church. She even remember what the sermon from the previous Sunday was. Not only is she growing in character but in faith as well. I'm so happy and releived to hear she's doing well. That's all I needed. We're going to make it through this after all! PTL!!!!
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Collene . . My SR has yours beat . . . she's only 5'1". LOL She's shot her dad's AR15 at home, and it is quite funny to see such a petite thing with such a big gun.
Thanks everyone for your support. Nothing like my WV sisters. :O) Here's hoping there's a letter when I get home this evening. I'll let you know how she's doing.
Thanks and God bless each of you!!
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I had a LOT of bad days. I would look so forward to getting the letters, and then cry because he was so homesick and questioning about his decision. It killed me to not be able to call him and encourage him. I wrote almost every single day, but it just wasn't the same as being able to talk to him.
BUT, when I got that "I'm a sailor call," I could hear in his (very tired) voice all the pride and confidence of a U. S Sailor. Then when I saw him at PIR, I knew he had made the right decision. There's no easy way to get through it except to pray a lot and keep your eye on the prize, the day you see your girl looking all proud and and grown up in her uniform. Take tissues to PIR, you will need them. I'm tearing up right now just remembering.
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MounntainMama . . . Yea, I have had a whole lot of questions and several bad days. She graduates on 12/02. We've booked the plane tickets and motel, just need to reserve a rental car. Fortunately, though our hotel offers a shuttle to PIR, so we will use it.
Jacueline Hall . . . You've had an exciting week! Congrats! How awesome to that your sons are serving our country so. You must be busting with pride. You're not too far from me. I'm originally from northern Grant County near Blackwater, so we drive by Elkins often when we drive home to visit family. I have not received a real letter or a phone call from my SR yet. Today makes 3 weeks since she's been there. Several others in my PIR group received letters today, so I'm hoping we get something tomorrow. She's in a 900 division, so maybe she's too tired to write . . . I don't know.
It's a pleasure meeting you both! There doesn't seem to be many WV folks on here. I don't think there is anyone from WV in my PIR group.
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I couldn't have made it through boot camp without Navy for Moms. You will have a lot of questions, a lot a bad days too, but all the moms who have been through it will help you. What is his PIR date?
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Hello ladies. I'm new to this group and my SR is currently at boot camp. Today makes three weeks. I don't think anyone in my PIR group is from WV, and I was glad to find this group. I'm in central WV and would enjoy hearing from other members of the group.
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U.S. Navy Seal, Nicholas Null, 30 of Washington, WV was among those who were killed in the chopper crash in Afghanistan. Please pray for the family of this native son of West Virginia and American Hero. You can send condolences on Nick Null Memorial Page on Facebook.
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So Camenae, I assume you've gotten moved and are settled into your house. How are things going for you?
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