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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Christina on January 29, 2014 at 7:03am: I forgot to mention in all my excitement that my son is the Drill flag carrier for 076 at PIR. He volunteered a few days ago after something didn't work out with the original one and he worked for two days straight and practiced and got it. I will have no problems finding him now when he walks in! :o)

Comment by Christina on January 28, 2014 at 11:01pm: Thank you. He already sounds like a new young man. I almost didn't recognize him when he called. :)

Comment by tysmom on January 28, 2014 at 10:56pm: Congratulations to mom and son.....and so another leg in the journey of the Navy....come Friday...when those doors open....wow!!!!'

PS You may be meeting a new "man"!!!

Comment by Christina on January 28, 2014 at 10:44pm: Yes PIR is Friday. I am beyond excited to see my only baby!!

Comment by Lorraine on January 28, 2014 at 10:15pm: Christine, congrats to your sailor. Is PIR this coming Friday? I'm sure you cannot wait to see your son.
Ruth, what a nice perk to be able to use the pool after the early run. I'm paying to use the one in Marshall but not making it regularly because of the weather.
Kathy, I would be so disappointed to travel to TX and have the weather be so cold, but it was for a good cause.
Yvette, I'm so sorry for all the unfortunate events for your son. I hope he gets to take care of his car.

Comment by Christina on January 28, 2014 at 9:06pm: I got my "I'm a Sailor" call today! So proud :)

Comment by Lorraine on January 27, 2014 at 12:46pm: tysmom, the irony of having to be plowed out to use the snow blower! What a hoot.

Comment by Lorraine on January 27, 2014 at 12:46pm: yvette, is your son still qualifying on his boat? Hopefully his chief will find a better way to help these young sailors learn their jobs. I'll be praying for your son.

Marianne, hoping for a break in the weather so Katie's travel isn't hindered! Sounds like the weekend will be milder.

I was out shoveling my mailbox for the carrier when a farmer came along and plowed our driveway - yay! I think we got quite a surprise this morning with 6 new inches of snow! Wasn't expecting that. We had gotten 3" already from just flurries the few previous days. I didn't mind being housebound for my birthday. When I retired I said was looking forward to winters where I could watch the snow from my living room, but I really didn't want THIS much snow to keep an eye on! Seems like we don't get "average" anymore - it's either too little or too much. :-)

Comment by tysmom on January 27, 2014 at 10:53am: Definitely a soup day here in Michigan!!!! The weather people did not call this one right, much more snow overnight than was expected. Our driveway had to be plowed before my boys could get out to shovel/snow blow....is there some humor in that???

We need to face-time our sailor and show him the snow.

Comment by Colleen on January 27, 2014 at 6:36am: Lorraine, sorry to hear about your hand. This weather has to break before we set a date. I don't want anyone trying to get somewhere and get into an accident.

yvette, sorry to hear about your son. Praying for peace for you and him.

Dunesmom and Ruth - have a great day off and probably for the next 2 days.

Marianne - enjoy Katie being home. There's never enough time. Thank her for her service. Congrats for Thomas competing with all those big schools. That's not bad.