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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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Comment by CathieRenee on May 16, 2009 at 7:43pm: Hi Cheryl Lynn,
My name is Cathie and I also live in Grand Rapids. My son graduated from Northview and is currently stationed at NAS Corpus Christi, but soon will be going to Norfolk. My daughter graduated last year and will be a Sophomore at CMU.

Comment by Sherry James on May 10, 2009 at 9:08am: NubianGraphics.com

Comment by CathieRenee on May 2, 2009 at 10:12pm: Sheila,
Troy was at Sigonella for awhile. He was with HC-4 before it was disestablished.
Maybe we could plan a get together on this side of the state. My daughter is just finishing up her freshman year at college, she is a pre-med student. No grandkids yet, at least, not that I know of. I work full time in an IT department, have a dog and a cat, make quilts, attempt to garden and spend too much time on the computer, LOL.

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on May 1, 2009 at 1:16pm: Dawn, we took the train. It went right into chicago then we took the metro right up to GL. Better then driving into Chicago. Once there we did rent a car for around the base.

Comment by CathieRenee on April 30, 2009 at 9:45pm: Bev,
My daughter graduated from Northview. She was a diver from 2004-2007.

Comment by CathieRenee on April 30, 2009 at 7:26pm: Hi Kathy B... is Rachel training to fly MH-53Es? They are so very big and noisy, but Troy loves them.

Comment by CathieRenee on April 30, 2009 at 7:05pm: Dawn... when I went to Troy's PIR we took I-94. I wasn't driving, but I remember that traffic through Chicago was very busy. There are driving directions on the RTC site also.

Comment by CathieRenee on April 30, 2009 at 6:54pm: Brenda... we have been to the Forest Hills Aquatic Center many times. My daughter was a diver on the swim team and we would go there to compete and practice on open swim days. She loved that pool, it was one of her favorites.

Comment by CathieRenee on April 28, 2009 at 9:30pm: Hi Ruth.
Sounds like Christopher is doing well, you must be very proud of him.
NAS is Naval Air Station and DEP is Delayed Entry Program.
Funny how it all works out, isn't it? Troy was never one to study in high school either. Now when he comes home on leave, he brings home manuals to study. Troy is an AW and flies as aircrew on MH-53E helicopters.

Comment by CathieRenee on April 28, 2009 at 8:05pm: Hi Sheila... Troy went to Northview High School. Waiting wasn't Troy's favorite part, but he always managed to find things to do that helped him achieve his goals. The time does pass quickly, I can't believe it's been 5 yrs already!