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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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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 Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on February 24, 2009 at 10:24pm
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What ground hog are you watching Lisa...you live in Michigan!!!
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Bill Kennedy was older than dirt but had some great movies and they were perfect on a cold nasty day. We just unofficially started referring to them as "Bill Kennedy" days. Wow, haven't heard of the Ghoul in years!!!
Everyone seems to be missing our sailors again, well it's been a couple of months since Christmas for those that had that luxury. It's just weird in our house this week, our sailor turned 22 yesterday, hardly a baby but it is his first birthday away from home and on Thursday - he will mark his one year anniversary with the Navy...that sure went by fast!
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Wow - sounds like what we used to call "Bill kennedy" day! Bundle up and watch an old movie! Does anyone else remember Bill kennedy ...or am I dating myself?!!!
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How's the snow land doing today? I hear there was alot of snow ...up north?
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Comment by Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on February 21, 2009 at 1:32pm
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Joyce, My thoughts and prayers are with you. I know exactly what you are going through. My son didn't tell me that we could go to Lansing to watch them be sworn in, but I guess that was a good thing since I would have bawled my head off. I cried so hard when Allen left, but only after he walked out the door. He told me not to cry, but I am very emotional and still cry when I think about him being gone. He is so mature and able to take care of himself now. It is amazing to see them grow & mature. Allen has been in the Navy for 1 1/2 yrs now and it is getting easier to deal with, but I still miss him. You will make it through all of this! We all do, what choice to we have? My best to you and Donnie. Penny is so right! Everyone at this website it so awesome and supportive. She made it through and she was having a really tough time too.
Penny, you sound so good! I am so happy that things have gotten so much better for you!
God Bless you all!
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Morning Michigan Moms! Happy Friday -
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Our son had his wisdom teeth removed before boot camp ...the money we could have saved!!! LOL However my old Navy sailor hubby had his all removed in boot camp...a couple of years ago our dentist informed him...he needed them out again............we did not think that was medically possible (?)
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Penny, you sound so much better and more in control of your feelings dealing with Jon being in BC! It is wonderful to have this website to come to for others to support you in whatever stage you are in with your sailor (or whatever branch). It is wonderful to see your growth just in the last month. It also helps to know that others are praying for you and your child. I can't wait to talk to you after PIR on March 20th, you will be so amazed how much your son will have matured. God Bless!
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Joyce, Allen left for BC August, 2007. He graduated PIR on October, 2007. Went to A School in San Antonio until Dec, 2007 and is now stationed in Virginia Beach, VA til whenever. He really loves being in the Navy and what he is doing. He still has to go to more K9 training in San Antonio to become a full fledged Handler, but is looking forward to that too. It is very hard to let go and you, I am sure, will cry lots of tears when he does. But, once you hear from him and see him @ PIR it will all be worth the pain & struggle. He will come back to you a MAN! You will be amazed. Hang in there! We all can relate, because we have been right where you are at one time. God Bless!
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Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! Penny you are so right about how hard it is to let go and trust someone else to do our job. It is so awesome to have all of you to turn to for support.
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