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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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 sarahsmom on July 19, 2015 at 6:50pm
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hellraiser, I understand what your going through. My daughter is not one to admit to showing emotions but in her letter she said they had sweet potatoes and it reminded her of hoem and she teared up. Sure made me cry.
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Comment by hellraiser78382 on July 19, 2015 at 2:00pm
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Afternoon ladies. Sitting here hoping my phone rings and it be my daughter, Shes been gone since June 29th. I believe shes about to start her 3rd actual week (not counting pdays). I received my 1 letter Saturday and I was heartbroken, she kept saying she misses home and please make sure We dont forget about her. I write her everyday. Shes gonna be flooded with Mail. Hope graduation hurries up and gets here.
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Comment by Anna on July 19, 2015 at 12:52pm
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And thank you ladies for the birthday wishes!!!
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Good Morning Jean!
And a Good Morning to everyone else too!!!
julyasmom and proudtrojanmommy,
No matter how much time we have to prepare when that day comes it will hit us like a brick!!!! I understand how you feel and let me just say - you are entitled to all your crazy emotions you are and will go through. Don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise. Yes, we are so doggone proud of our girls and we are happy they get to follow their dreams. Doesn't mean we have to like the separation!!! I hope the time does go quickly, especially the first 3 or 4 weeks until you can get a letter or phone call from them!!! Always feel free to come here to chat and share.
Tammy66,
So happy to "see" you here!! Congrats on one week down. So glad you got your letter so soon, some have to wait 2 to 3 weeks for that blasted form letter. When my daughter was in bootcamp I never got my form letter. It got lost somewhere and my daughter couldn't send another one. So I just had to get all my info from her by letter!!!! Pretty soon you'll be making those plans for her graduation!!!
Good luck to all you just starting this amazing journey!!!
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Comment by Oneofalot on July 19, 2015 at 8:40am
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Good Morning to Everyone.
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Comment by Tammy66 on July 19, 2015 at 6:56am
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Hi all! Wanted to introduce myself, since I just joined the group yesterday. My daughter left for boot camp on 7/9, so we have a week in! We got the form letter yesterday, and her PIR is 9/4, and I am one excited mama!! Amazing how even that letter with their handwriting brings excitement, or maybe it was just finding out when we have a chance to see her again!! I have found that for me the best way to deal is just keeping busy! I have started to work- out again to help deal with all the crazy emotions that come in a day!
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Amen julyasmom. Heres to a quick 9 weeks. Hope you enjoy the last few days with your daughter. Hugs!!!
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Comment by Julyasmom on July 18, 2015 at 10:30pm
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Proudtrojanmommy....my daughter ships Wednesday too! Your thoughts are mine exactly! So let's you and me take a deep breath...we can do this! As so many other moms on here have said we have awesome daughters! And again may the next 9 weeks go as fast as the last 9!!!
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I haven't posted here before. My daughter ships out on Wednesday. Didn't think it'd be this hard. Time went to fast. Had a year to prepare and feel completely unprepared.
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Hi Ladies! Sorry to have been away for a bit. Well the going away party is done. How did the time go so fast!?! Tuesday she heads up to MEPS... We and her boyfriend will go and have dinner with her. Then of course Wednesday off she goes. What a crazy last few months!!
Here's hoping the next 9 weeks go as fast as the last 9!!
Happy birthday Anna!
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