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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Group for moms who are in Maryland.
Members: 101
Latest Activity: Sep 8, 2021
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Comment by bonitacruzita5894 on May 23, 2013 at 7:30pm
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Lori, My daughter turned 19 in boot camp. She struggled a lot. Her phones call were always with tears and her letters werent much better. She swore in on 3/5/13 and wasnt suppose to ship out til 9/2013 but we got a call about 5 days later telling her they wanted her to ship out on 3/20/13. She didnt spend any time in DEP. She didnt know the chain of command , the 11 general orders or even the sailors creed. She also had a very hard time with sit ups. Anyway she obviously struggled but she MADE it! Im very proud of her. Im thankful for this website and glad to communicate with other moms in MD or anywhere really.
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Carol,wow. This is a roller coaster of a ride but I promise when all is said and done you will be so happy and amazed. Words to live by "no new is good news" You can tell your daughter when you talk to her or write her that a sailor that just graduated said the confidence chamber was kind of fun and BS21 was no problem! She said its all about team work!
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Comment by lori on May 23, 2013 at 1:10pm
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Carol- that's wonderful! Welcome to our group! June will be here before you know it. Have you heard from your daughter much? How is she doing? I used to run to the mailbox on the days I typically got a letter from my son. I cherished every letter I got cause you know boys - they aren't as wordy as girls!
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Comment by carol8765 on May 23, 2013 at 1:04pm
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My daughter graduates bootcamp on 6/21
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Welcome bonitacruz congrats on your new sailor! Carol forgive me if I missed you before- is this your first time on here as well? If so welcome to you!
How old are your sailors ladies what rates are they? Tell us about yourselves if you like. This is a group of wonderful moms!
Joanne, take pics of your new kitchen- I want to see it. Glad the kids are doing fine and Kev is settling in and making friends.
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Hi Carol, how long has it been since graduation for your sailor? My daughter is still in (A) school. I'm learning the ropes as a new Navy mom. I have a lot of military in my family but obviously this is different being my daughter and all.
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Any families in the Annapolis area?
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Its official, I have a wonderful Sailor girl! graduated BC 5/17/13. I'm still coming down off of an emotional roller coaster. Thank Gosh for N4moms.
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Brandon's mom- I'm sure your son is very relieved that bc is over! Isn't the ceremony awesome? It is 3 years this month since my son graduated. He stayed in GL for A school as well [ was there during the "epic" snow storm!] but couldn't wait to leave. Went to SD for C school and that's where he got stationed. He loves it there! I'm afraid he may never leave and live back east.
Mickey- that's neat you spotted your son right away. I couldn't find mine until the end. They all looked alike!
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