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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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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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 Wall
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Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on August 15, 2014 at 7:30am
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Thanks Lorraine. I have found the moms out here to sooo supportive! While I do have several other family members that have retired from the Navy, I am not close with most and my uncle was in 50 years ago. Needless to say, things have changed drastically. SO its so nice to be able to ask questions out here and people be willing to answer cuz they were newbie parents too once.
Happy Friday Moms!
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Comment by Lorraine on August 14, 2014 at 8:58pm
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Welcome, FlowerPower NM. We're here to support one another. Ask any questions you have. My son is a submariner nuke MM. He's currently on the east coast but is moving to the west coast (WA) later this year.
I just met with 5 other moms from Branch & Hillsdale counties who want to start a Blue Star Moms group.
I enjoyed a visit from an AZ Navy mom in July. Who knew my son's Navy experience would bring so many new friendships with some wonderful moms? I've enjoyed evry Michigan meet up I get to. You ladies are the best!
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Tysmom, thanks for the welcome!
Yup, I joined the PIR for his date.
The card making sounds fun, will you do that again? I already know I cant make the 20th.
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Comment by tysmom on August 13, 2014 at 6:32pm
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Hey FPNM!!! Welcome to the site. I live in Jenison and have good friends in CP.
I am having a card making day on Aug 20. You can read about it in several posts below.
I would encourage you to seek out your PIR group on N4Ms. There are some seasoned moms that help you out all along your groups way. Your PIR date will be the group name.
PIR was the best!!! When those doors open and you see your son.....nothing like it!!!! Yep lots of tissues!!!
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Thanks for the welcome, Colleen. I am in CP, super close.
My son was polite to start, but I know this will sharpen him above and beyond! I will take boxes of tissues!
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Comment by Colleen on August 13, 2014 at 3:57pm
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Welcome FlowerPower! We are a great bunch of Ladies here. I am in Rockford. There are a lot of Moms on the west side. You will see your son transform into a very polite Sailor the next time you see him. Take lots of tissues!
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Hi All!
My son reported to BC, August 5. He will train to be a MT.
We are from Western MI.
Nice to meet you all!
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Oh no we will not cancel, but anyone who wants to come is asked to reply on this comment wall. We are going to make cards for OWH that day. This opportunity is being made available to all of you. It is a fun hobby to participate in.
My son just left for a short underway this afternoon.
Check out Navy.mil and RIMPAC 2014. Navy is awesome! When you see the subs his is the first in line!!! Go Navy!!!!
Thanks.
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Tysmom, I was hoping to make the 20th but I don't think I can. If you cancel, please post that in the discussion above as a mom indicated she might come.
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Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on August 5, 2014 at 10:32am
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Kathy B, sorry to hear about your friend.
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