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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

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.

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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 hellraiser78382 on August 26, 2015 at 6:05pm: Thanks Blondie. Yes she's was out of high school 3 weeks amd left for the Navy. Broke our hearts but especially her 11 yr old brothers heart. They were so close. I haven't seen him more excited then he is. 23 hour car trip I think he only slept a few hours lol. It's definitely going to he bittersweet come Friday and see them 2 together. Can't wait to c her. We will probably just hang out at the airport makes it easier.

Comment by hellraiser78382 on August 26, 2015 at 4:54pm: Well first off we have arrived in Great lakes safely! 2nd our Sailor got to call us! She was excited that we r right down the road. She was able to give us her info for PIR and fly out info. That's where I have a question at.shes to arrive early at airport but Flys out late. Was told she can't go to the Hilton that's attached to airport from what I read on the US Navy Command fb page. But was told by others she can as long as it's not In her name. Does anyone who just recently PIR know about that?

Comment by spyder013 on August 26, 2015 at 11:21am: Yep!

Comment by Oleander on August 26, 2015 at 11:04am: Good morning everybody

Yay!!! Congratulations cjbmom! Enjoy every second!

Hang in there Jean, only a couple more days.

Right Blondie? I watched a couple of PIR's prior to my daughter's hoping I wouldn't make a fool of myself when it was our turn. Nope --- cried like a baby. Something so profound about seeing them for the 1st time since they left for BC - dress whites, marching to the drums in perfect formation, American flag proudly displayed in the hall -- chills from head to toe!

Comment by cjbmom on August 26, 2015 at 8:18am: My baby girl passed all her final tests this week and is a Master at Arms!! (Sharpshooter too!) She should be home this weekend for a couple of weeks before heading over to Bahrain for 2 years! Can't wait to see her and spend some time with her, so excited! Happy Hump day to everyone!

Comment by Oneofalot on August 26, 2015 at 7:58am: Good Morning to Everyone.
We made through half of the week. Only 3 more day until the weekend.

Comment by Oleander on August 26, 2015 at 12:23am: So excited for you hellraiser! PIR is THE BEST! bring tissues - it's amazingly emotional when those doors start to rise to the drum roll ---- wow! I'm teary all over again.

Congratulations to your Sailor and to all of you. This is a landmark moment!

Comment by Anna on August 25, 2015 at 9:31pm: hellraiser,

So exciting!!! Safe travels and enjoy every minute of your time with your new sailor!!!

angelmomma and Ashleighmom,

Oh it's so hard for those first several weeks when you don't get to hear from them!!! Take comfort in the "no news is good news" but I know that just doesn't take the place of hearing how they're doing!!!

roliesmom,

So glad she is enjoying VA. I'm going to be there Labor Day weekend and I'm so excited!!! It is nice that she has some extended family nearby. For awhile when my Catherine was still in WA my nephew relocated there and they had some nice visits!! I hope she and her cousin find good opportunities to get together.