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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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Comment by M's mom on April 26, 2016 at 10:32pm: Jamie L,

After your son is accepted to OCS, it still may be a while before he is told to report to OCS. Sometimes they are given a report date, and then it is postponed. Sometimes, it is moved up unexpectedly. My son was accepted to OCS in February of his senior year of college back in 2012. He was told that there would not be space for him in OCS until December, so he was trying to figure out what to do for 7 months after graduation, when he got a call from his recruiter the last week of March saying he was to report to OCS in June!!!! Hurry up & wait; it's the Navy way. We Navy moms have to get used to it.

Good luck to your son. Hope you hear good news soon!

Comment by jsefamily on April 26, 2016 at 11:47am: Hi, Jamie L! Welcome!

My DS was in OCS class 01-15 , so he graduated a little about 18 months ago. If all your paperwork is in and submitted all the way through the admin steps, the longest he will wait is approximately three months. They have a review board every three months or once they have enough to have a review, whichever comes first. It's usually every three months though because they have a board with busy schedules. Any wait is hard though, I remember.

Although there is a lot of nonsense and puffery there, too, a useful website for information is www.airwarriors.com. My son never joined it, just read it for info. Some recruiters encourage it, others don't mention it. Remember, some info is puffery, but most is helpful. It's an encouraging group.

Good luck!

Comment by Trojans12 on April 26, 2016 at 12:07am: Hello everyone! So my son is waiting to hear if he will be accepted into OCS school for aviation. All paperwork is in and he passed the Aviation test. Does anyone have any info on how long or how the process is?

Comment by 1after909 on January 29, 2016 at 4:49pm: Noni
I am in Elgin on Fridays. Is that a convenient location for you? I'd love to meet!

Comment by Helomom on January 21, 2016 at 9:53pm: Wow, Anna! What great adventure! We are heading out on our first big post-retirement road trip next month.

Comment by Anna on January 21, 2016 at 9:17pm: Helomom,

I was typing that message quickly as hubby and I were waiting to have the truck looked at, and just in the middle of my message they called us!!! Always the case isn't it. Then I'm doing it on my smart phone - small screen, and with no reading glasses!!! I should have just waited!!!! Then after, I realized I said Pikes Peak instead of Pike Place. Three strikes - - - I'm out!!!!! btw, Pikes Peak is a mountain in Colorado Springs that hubby and I went to the top, twice, once by cog train!!! What an experience!!!!

Oh, and miracles can happen - never say never!!!!!!

Comment by Helomom on January 21, 2016 at 4:13pm: M's mom - Right now we are just hoping for Captain. LOL. As he is a helicopter pilot with a Bachelors degree in Nursing, Admiral would be a miracle. No...beyond a miracle.

Anna - We are in Kitsap County! And you had me laughing out loud with that typo. Pike Place Public Market, a fascinating place. You can find almost anything there.

Comment by Anna on January 21, 2016 at 4:01pm: LOL, that should be Pikes Peak. That's what I get for forgetting my glasses!!!!!

Comment by Anna on January 21, 2016 at 3:59pm: Helomom and M'smom,
I agree WA is s beautiful place to visit and it is on our 2016 travel list. My sailor daughter was stationed at Kitsap and I got to visit twice. Did a little of Seattle, took a ferry, did the needle and Pukes Peak market. Always wanted to see more so I'll get that chance when Son gets there. Hubby and I were stationed at NAS North Island so that is my favorite base. Officer daughter was at Pensacola and I got to visit there. Son was also at Norfolk and Oceana so I've been there a few times.
Yes M'smom, he is Intel with P3s right now and the whole squadron is moving to WA.

Comment by M's mom on January 21, 2016 at 11:12am: Helomom, Seems like a long time ago that our sons were on the Vinson together! I remember reading an article you posted about your son. He's had quite an impressive career in the Navy! Sounds like he's on track to make Admiral before he retires. Maybe then he'll be able to settle down in one place for a while!