This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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
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.
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Comment by MountainMama(ship3 div081) on December 15, 2010 at 9:06pm
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I just wrote my first letter to my boy even though I don't have an address yet. It made me feel close to him. I'll probably end up writing everyday. Thanks for being here ladies for us newbies!
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Comment by hcr83 on December 15, 2010 at 5:07pm
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All went well. Fortunately he's flown before and was able to be supportive to those that hadn't. Could have gone to the airport, but decided not to postpone the inevitable anymore. He was hanging with some of the folks he had met, and didn't want to "cramp his style". There was only a couple other families there. He didn't want me to cry, so I did my best. Received the call last night. His voice was strained, so I assumed they had already started with "the fun stuff".
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Well, we made it up and back safe and sound. I got to videotape his swearing in so I could show his grandmother who can't stop crying. We had an emotional week-end and he was feeling nervous and scared, so I really had a heavy heart yesterday. But today at MEPS he seemed very upbeat and excited. He got with five other recruits at the hotel last night and they watched a movie together and all admitted to being scared. Today, he seemed ready to conquer the world. My other two sons went with me and it was so good to see them joking around and enjoying each other. It made my heart feel light. God is a good God to allow me to be the mother of my three wonderful sons!
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I'm driving from Weston. The recruiter says the swearing in will be about 10 am so I need to leave very early so I can take my time. Still I am worried. Keep me in your prayers.
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I'm dropping mine off at the recruiter's tomorrow and they are off to Pittsburgh. Tuesday, MEPS and off to the Great Lakes. I'm worried about the weather. I'm planning on driving up to Pittsburgh early Tuesday so I can watch him swear in and spend every last moment with him that I can. You can probably see me on the Pittsburgh news Tuesday night. I'll be the crazy woman running down the tarmac after the plane!
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Son heads to MEPS tomorrow. We'll see if the weather keeps them grounded a day or two. He is then off to GL.....
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I selfishly would love to have a snow day tomorrow since this is the last week I have with my son. He goes to Pittsburgh next Monday and flies out on Tuesday. We had a Christmas/going away party today with the family. Time is going to fast.
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Congratulations! I know you're proud!
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Happy Thanksgiving West Virginia Moms!
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I'm involved in a play in Clarksburg this week-end and next. Would lunch sometime over the Thanksgiving break be a good time? Like Monday or Tuesday? We could maybe eat at CJ Maggies. Just a suggestion....I'm open.
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