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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
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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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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Discussion Forum
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 proudtrojanmommy on July 18, 2015 at 10:22pm
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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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Comment by Julyasmom on July 18, 2015 at 10:18pm
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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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Comment by Oleander on July 18, 2015 at 7:58pm
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Happy birthday Anna!
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Comment by Vickyrun on July 18, 2015 at 3:43pm
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Happy Birthday Anna
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Happy Birthday Anna!
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Comment by Oneofalot on July 18, 2015 at 1:20pm
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Good morning to Everyone.
Happy late birthday, Anna
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Comment by Anna on July 18, 2015 at 1:18pm
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Hello Everyone!! Sorry I've been MIA lately. Thursday was my birthday and I just had a lazy day and then went out with hubby. We are in a very small town here in Wyoming and yesterday we drove to the Grand Tetons and spent the whole day there. Got to see lots of wildlife - a grizzly, a momma moose and her baby, and a herd of buffalo!!! Today I'm resting up and catching up!!!
lovey,
I'm so sorry your daughter is going to have to deal with this. I've heard stories like this before and it's never something us mommas want to have our girls to go through. All you can do is continue to support her and be a good listener if she needs to vent to you. Such a tough spot to be in!!! Feel free to come here and ramble and vent all you need to!!!
hellraiser,
Welcome!! I'm glad you checked in!! You can always share your feelings here and we'll give you all the support you need. Bootcamp is the hardest because all of a sudden you are cut off from communication with your girl. I am very close to both my daughters (they're twins) and I was heartbroken when the first one left for the Navy!!! Sending you cyber hugs {{{ . . }}}
MamaBear,
I had a submariner son-in-law for a couple years. Communications are tough while they are at sea!!! I know I could NEVER do that kind of job!!! If that's what your girl really wants I wish her all the best and I hope it works out for her. Kudos to those that can do that!!!!!
Hope everyone else has a wonderful weekend!!! While I was checking in here I got a call from my Sailor Son!!! He is back home after a stressful deployment!!! I am so happy he is back with his family!!!!
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Good morning all, welcome hellraiser, my daughter has been in the Navy for six years and is married to another sailor.
Lovey, good job on keeping your mouth shut. I find it is best to stay out of my daughters' marriages. ( I have three daughters). My youngest recently broke off her engagement to a lousier. I said nothing the whole time she was with him, she figured it out on her own. Her Dad on the other hand, criticized her finance. And she don't talk to her Dad much, but she talks to me.
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Yes, moms intuition generally is right....I'm sorry she didn't give you poa instead. Hope sil straightens up quickly!
Welcome to new moms...be sure to wear red today. Prayers for all involved in TN tragedy. Sure wish our military could carry....not be sitting ducks!!!
Have a great weekend!
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Lovey - I can not imagine what you're going through during with your SIL while your daughter is in boot. It was such an emotional time for me, particularly because of the lack of communication. Prayers that by her PIR things will be much better. sending hugs.
Hellraiser - this is a fantastic group where you will get lots of support and good advice. My daughter just graduated A School on Tuesday. She's still in the GL waiting for her written orders but will be home on leave soon. Believe it or not soon you'll be in the same place! It seems like forever during the process and then all of a sudden she'll be completing her training. Write write write. She'll need to hear from you and it will help you feel like you're talking with her every day.
Happy Friday everyone.
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