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
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Discussion Forum
ADOPTION FOR NOVEMBER 2016
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) Nov 11, 2016. 3 Replies 1 Like
October 2014 Adoption --- GITMO
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Johanna Oct 7, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on May 29, 2010 at 1:24pm
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Any more thoughts about getting together for lunch this summer? We are planning to move the end of June, but I'd make time to see you all whenever.
Jennifer, Pam says you are trying to put together something for Boston Fleet Week. Do I have that right? I know the fleet is in NYC this week-end, so maybe I misunderstood.
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Comment by Tamijzr07 on May 15, 2010 at 11:36am
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Thank You! I'm really looking forward to PIR :)
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Got the call. My Son Is a Sailor!
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Hi Ladies,
Thank You for the welcome ! :) We received a short letter today. My son sounds positive. He was in dep for 10 months so he was ready to go. I believe Battlestations is next week and his PIR is on May 21. I'm so looking forward to seeing him and attending the graduation and hopefully meeting some of the folks he has been in Boot Camp with. Then he will be in GL for A school to train to be a corpsman.
I would love to help with the adopt a unit if you ladies could use another hand. :)
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Hi Tami! Glad to see you here as part of this group. I really think you will find lots of support and encouragement from these women! They are the greatest...
Donna
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Hi All, I'm new to The Ma Mom Navy web site. My son is about 4 weeks into boot camp. I'm really looking forward to another letter although I suspect he's using his free time to sleep. I hear graduation is something to see and excited about that and hearing all the boot camp stories. Donna, thank you for suggesting this group. :) Your family is in my thoughts. Please take care.
Tami
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Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't been "on" in a while. Everything has been moving so fast for my family, particularly my Dad, that I' feel like I'm racing just trying to keep up. I guess that is the name of the game with pancreatic cancer - it waits for no man or woman. My Dad had his biopsy last Tuesday afternoon. Hopefully we get the results on Monday or Tuesday, but I won't be surprised if we don't hear until Thurs. The wait is so difficult. He is doing fairly well & is just so strong. My Mom on the other hand seems to be fading away with each passing day as she worries about him. Guess that happens after 59+ yrs of marriage. My husband and younger son took me to NY to visit with Matthew and his wife, Amanda. it was a great break from all the things I've been trying to do to keep things going for them and my own family. We took my Dad to Beth Israel Deaconess. The doc who did the biopsy said that just be looking at it he is 99.99% certain it is cancer and malignant. We still don't know what - if anything - they can do for him. Guess we find that out next, after the results, when he is assigned an oncologist. My sister and brothers and their families who live out of state have been making visits, with the older grandchildren coming on their own to spread the visitors out. (I have 6 siblings.) It is nice to have them come around so often, but bittersweet too since we all know the reason why, we just don't talk about it. I want you all to know how much I appreciate the emails and messages you have sent my way. You are all great! Not only is there support for our sailor sons and daughters, but for other issues too. I just cannot thank you all enough. You give me so much strength to face each day. God bless each and every one of you.
Donna
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Comment by Kellymcd11 on April 6, 2010 at 2:31pm
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Hi, I am new to navy moms , my son Christopher is leaving Dec 6. for bc...I am so nervous and I am afraid that he picked the wrong job. He was offered so much but chose Master at Arms. I have been reading many blogs about MA's being deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq...OMG he is only seventeen with a ten oclock curfew....I cant wrap myself around it.....I am so nervous for him....
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Hi Everyone! Sorry to have missed the lunch on Saturday. My Dad wasn't feeling well all week & all I did was run around with him - dr.'s appts., drug store, etc. etc. and then start over again. They did a CT scan on Friday evening. Got the report yesterday - it is pancreatic cancer. As some of you know my uncle died of pancreatic CA last month, so this has set the family rocking! Would really appreciate your prayers for both my parents and strength for the family. Talk to you soon & I really hope you all had a good time!! Always, Donna
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Comment by DebW on February 14, 2010 at 9:55am
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Hi MA Moms. I've been poking around on this site for a couple of weeks. Lots of great info - thanks! I live in Ludlow and my son reports to MEPS tomorrow to ship out Tuesday. : )
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