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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on February 1, 2011 at 5:18pm: my3sons, thanks for the information. And, by the way, my name on Messenger has always been my3sons as well !!!

Got a call today from my son in Washington, DC waiting for the flight into Charleston. By now, he should be settling into his room in the dorm ! Says that he is feeling the happiness returning to his soul.

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on January 30, 2011 at 1:14pm: Son just graduated boot camp; headed to Goose Creek 2/1/11. Looking forward to being an active part of this group.

Comment by Kris, Stevens mom on January 7, 2011 at 2:49pm: ngore - my son also started prototype in Nov in BS, do you know what your sons class# is?

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on January 7, 2011 at 11:30am: my son told me that he would have to re-enlist for an additional 2 years to get to E-5.

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on January 6, 2011 at 2:27pm: I thought that all nukes become E-5 once they complete prototype school?

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on January 2, 2011 at 8:10pm: my son told me he wanted ET, but after hearing more about the jobs, he changed his mind to MM. He said an ET sits and watches the equipment for signs of problems and the MM is the one that fixes them. I also heard that out of 10 nukes - 1 is ET, 3 are EM and 6 are MM.

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on January 2, 2011 at 7:57pm: Mn Linda, right now my son is in his last half of boot camp but went in Nuke.

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on January 2, 2011 at 7:01pm: He called only briefly but didn't have time to ask... He simply stated his a school is from 2/9-5/20 ... About 14 weeks. I kniw he was hoping for his high asvab score and one of the petty officers in boot camp, he was really hoping for ET. Surprised he didn't get to choose and am sure he is disappointed.

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on January 2, 2011 at 6:36pm: Penny, is your son a nuke?

the Nuke MM A school is 3 months and nuke EM, ET A school is 6 months.