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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:
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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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by JayDee659 on September 29, 2015 at 11:21am
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I didbthe same thing Amanda's mom. And you can only guess what that super puppy nose was doing. The box was on the table and the pup was walking around it smelling and looking confused. I washed everything almost immediately hoping the puppy would settle. And she did, on the sofa by the clothes.
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Comment by Amandas Mom on September 29, 2015 at 11:17am
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Aww Jaydee659 such an adorable picture.. I actually smelled all her clothing, it smelled just like she was in the room, she uses a body spray from Victoria Secret, my other daughters looked at me like I was nuts, but it made me feel close to her and I cried..
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Oleander, we're most likely taking the pup up to PIR. Trying to keep it a secret from our daughter. Just hoping her boyfriend or sister don't spill the beans.
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That box of personal belongings holds so many emotions. I waited to get it then sat and cried with every item I took out. My daughter wore some of her favorite items up and asked me to launder them and bring them back up to her when we came for PIR. I laid them on the sofa and her dog jumped up and laid next to them all night. Poor puppy still doesn't get it. She runs to the door when she hears the boyfriends car hoping he's brought her girl back to her.
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Comment by Amelia's Mom on September 29, 2015 at 9:19am
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Hello! I am a newbie here, thank you for the warm welcome! To be honest with you, I never thought I would find myself on the Navy For Moms website! I have a son who is currently serving in the US Air Force and when we went to his graduation from basic training, Amelia told us that she was NEVER joining the military. Here we are one year later... We spent this past summer looking at colleges and she found herself frustrated, none seemed like a good fit. At the beginning of August, she went to the county fair with her boyfriend and it happened to be military day. He had been seriously considering the Navy for quite some time already and his recruiter was there in a booth. Amelia talked to him (the recruiter) and things just seemed to click. She told us she was really interested in learning more about the Navy. At first, I was upset because I felt she was doing this because of her boyfriend. He talked about how they would go to bootcamp together, have the same jobs, etc. Amelia and I had long talks about how this was not going to be the way things would work out. Long story short, it turns out that she is really doing this because she wants to, not because of her boyfriend. She has decided to apply for the NROTC scholarship (finishing up today actually!). Her boyfriend is going in enlisted and swore in last Monday. It's been a whirlwind these past couple of months that is for sure! Even though I have spent a lot of time reading about the Navy, there is so much I don"t know. The one thing I do know is that I am proud of Amelia for making this decision to serve her country. I look forward to getting to know all of you better!
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Amanda's mom, how cool of her to leave the text for you.
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Good morning all..
I received my daughters box yesterday..Of course sometimes she is to smart for me, she had text herself a message on her phone to me, and yes started crying. Anxiously waiting for a letter or address.
Blondie.. my daughter also loves the color pink, she was happy when they told her she could wear a bit of make up for her picture, she only took mascara and blush..
Shawna & Vickyrun.. I bought these packs of cards shaped as dresses, everyday I look for and encouraging and inspirational quote, at first i thought it would be silly but I think that she would love it, just something to keep her positive.
Everyone have a great day!
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Comment by Catsmom on September 29, 2015 at 8:18am
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Good morning everyone,
Vickyrun, love the pictures! You have a beautiful daughter.
Blondie, hope you enjoyed your long weekend.
Welcome all the new moms, this is the best place to be. Awesome group of Navy sisters here.
Shawna, no personal note just the form letter. They have to earn the right to write letters. Hugs to you, and all the boot moms.
Today is my Monday, hubby had a colonoscopy yesterday. Dr sad do it again in 10 years. Good news. Justin had his check up yesterday, he weighs 12.6 pounds, and is 24.1 inches long. Just wish Iwas closer.
Have a good day everyone.
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Good morning Blondie - welcome back! I'm starting to not like weekends. Spent all day Sunday hoping and waiting for my gal to call, but nothing. Will be glad when she's out of boot camp! Hoping maybe they will let her call me on my birthday. At least when I'm at work there are other things to focus on.
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Comment by Oneofalot on September 29, 2015 at 8:12am
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Blondie, sorry about that. That really bites.
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