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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 Lorraine on January 25, 2014 at 2:21pm: Absolutely beautiful, Colleen. If the bids don't run high on this quilt then something is wrong.
Have to agree about the weather. I hope we get a break real soon! Our daughter had us over last night for my birthday ( which is today). Had a great time snuggling the grand baby. He's 5 weeks old now and such a sweet little guy. The county roads weren't too bad but the wind was causing drifting and blind spots on the way home. We got several inches of snow overnight. Might just stay home today.

Comment by Colleen on January 25, 2014 at 12:21pm: Hope everyone is surviving the latest installment of this stupid weather. I am NOT amused by the 2-3+ foot snowdrifts. Here is a picture of the quilt I made that is going up for live auction in Ann Arbor next month. I hope the weather cooperates so I can be there. I hope it goes for a good chunk of change for the fundraiser.

Dunesmom, I'm thinking of you as Dune heads out.

Comment by Dunesmom on January 23, 2014 at 2:49pm: Lorraine I know you are over the moon over that new grand baby!!! Sounds like he is just right for snuggling, awww

I got to see Colleen's quilt and it is just beautiful! lots of work for sure but such a great job Colleen! Daughter heard from Dune he is headed out once more but just a short one, I hope. Maybe we will get to hear from him. Take care and stay warm, warm warm Ladies;)

Comment by Lorraine on January 21, 2014 at 8:03pm: Colleen, can't wait to see a picture of the quilt. 200 hours made it quite the project!
Kathy C, thanks for the PIR link.
I visited the new grand baby this week. He's 1 month old, weighs 12#, and was all smiles for grandma. Can't wait to see him again.

Comment by Dunesmom on January 21, 2014 at 1:33am: We were at PIR October of 10. Gosh it still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it. Awesome! Tissues yes lots and lots of tissues. I bawled and didn't feel odd at all as all the other moms and yes some dad too were bawling right along with me. I have connected with so very many wonderful fellow moms in the past 3 1/2 years. It's so wonderful. So Welcome! ask, share and enjoy the journey.

Comment by Colleen on January 19, 2014 at 10:19pm: Welcome to all of the new N4M's! I'm with everyone else - ask for 1 more ticket. There's got to be those who don't use all of their tickets.

My son has been in since July '09 and is and Operations Specialist 2. I loved PIR. Bring lots of tissues. It's just amazing. When you hear and see the big garage door opening and all you first see are their shoes and little by little the door goes up . . .. . it just gives you goose bumps and you can't breathe.

Well, I finished the quilt I'm giving my cousin to auction off next month. I will post a picture. It took somewhere around 200 hours to do. Now that it's done, I'll be on more. Stay warm you guys, another blast is coming.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 19, 2014 at 9:02pm: Kathy B - That thought had crossed my mind about finding a local Navy Mom. Also, I was wondering about one of the churches that host the sailors for Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc., maybe there is someone from one of those congregations. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to find that out. Katie was adopted by another sailor's aunt for Thanksgiving.

Comment by Lorraine on January 19, 2014 at 8:19pm: Welcome bizibon. Make yourself at home here and ask questions/share about your family and sailor often. Boot Camp is really rough on us moms so it's easier when we have one another. My son entered the Navy in February 2009. He's part of a submarine crew now.

PrdNavyBlueMom - speak up for your entire family to be at PIR. I hope there is a way to make it happen. Talk to your son's recruiter about it. I'm not sure how much leverage your SR might have by mentioning it. I hope it all works out.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 19, 2014 at 4:10pm: PrdNavyBlueMom-Oh, I wouldn't know what I would have done back at PIR if everyone couldn't be there, but then Thomas is my youngest, so I could have left one of my older children alone at the hotel and picked them up afterward. Hope you can figure something out by PIR so you can all be together......

Comment by bizibon on January 19, 2014 at 3:55pm: MarianneKT's Mom, Thank you for the welcome. I feel very connected to all the moms who are so proud but missing their SR. About to watch the Broncos/Partriots game without my most colorful commentator, but I'm taking notes to share with him.