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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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Moms of Aviation Rescue Swimmers

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Members: 317
Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021

This group is for family members and friends of Aviation Rescue Swimmers, or sailors in training to be Aviation Rescue Swimmers

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Comment by SMW729 on November 2, 2015 at 3:55pm: Good Afternoon, I am new here and just wanted to stop in to say hello. My son has his PIR on Friday and will be heading to Pensacola. I am not too up to date on all the schools, training etc, but I hope to learn a lot from you all. Have a great day.

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on November 2, 2015 at 12:24pm: Cool on the lobster dinner, Ridgegirl. Those boys sure get to have an exciting life don't they? My son learned to surf in Pensacola and is still enjoying it in SD.

Hi Aster, I'm doing fine, just looking forward to the Christmas break to see my son. It will be a year, thank goodness for FaceTime lol. How is life treating you?

Comment by Ridgegirl on November 1, 2015 at 10:45pm: Hello group, just checking in as it has been a while. I went to SD a couple of weeks ago and got to see where my son's squadron was located. He is set to be done at the end of December but they are setting the grad date for Jan 22 at this point. Of course I've learned how to be Navy Gumby. I am excited to see what squadron he will be assigned to and proud to follow him in his job. Blessings to you all. Welcome to those just starting out.mit is a long road for sure but does go by quickly. My son is married and living off base and has been free diving in the ocean. Had lobster dinner when I was there, his catch!

Comment by Jeanine on November 1, 2015 at 10:26pm: Thank you Aster! He is doing great so far.

Comment by mtnestr on November 1, 2015 at 3:17pm: ha ha yes, we'll be sure to get to SD while he is there....it'd be crazy to be from Iowa and not try to get to CA...I'm thinking mid-January would be perfect! :)

Comment by aster on November 1, 2015 at 1:10pm: proudmama - hello! My son is with the Bluehawks also! He is currently on the USS George Washington. How is your daughter doing and her w children?

Jodi-alumni Ship 4 how you?! you have been so helpful to me since my son went to Boot Camp June 2012.

Jeanine, congratulations, it will go so fast! Enjoy this time! ;)

mtnestr- Yes another Romeo! My son loves San Diego and so do we (my husband and I) if you are able to - visit him and stay at the Navy Lodge North Island, wonderful!

Comment by mtnestr on October 27, 2015 at 6:00pm: My son is graduating mid-Nov. from A School (Romeo) and heading directly to San Diego and is starting SERE before the end of November. We're hoping for a nice long leave over Christmas!

Comment by Jeanine on October 27, 2015 at 8:58am: My son started RSS this week! So excited and nervous for him. I've been on this page a while. Thanks for all the info you provide!

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on October 27, 2015 at 8:30am: Hi, proudmama, glad to hear that your son is doing well. I hope things have settled down a little in your life after all that has happened to your family in the past 2 years. Time goes by pretty fast, doesn't it? It's hard for me to imagine my son has been in over 3 years :)

Comment by proudmama on October 26, 2015 at 10:28pm: Hi everyone! Yes. It seems that many get married young when in the military... wise words about how to handle this topic from the members in this group!

I thought I would hop on for a moment. I remember joining this group in winter of 2013 when my son was just in DEP..I read everything I could get my hands on regarding this pipeline!! Beyond that, I remember having the support of everyone when my daughter was medivac'd from Guam to SD, when my son's eye test came back a little off, and when my son went through RSS. He has since graduated from the pipeline in August...and is attached to the Blue Hawks. Anybody's son from that squadron on here? He is working on those precious wings... he's making good progress-but he is Romeo so I am not sure how much longer it may take to get that gold! I look back and had support from so many- made some wonderful friends.. and have even met one or two for lunch!

I actually have a tear in my eye as I say thanks to Melissa, Jodi... and of course LYDIA...and so many more... I don't know how I could have handled this without your support and encouragement. Thank you all!!!