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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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Undesignated...What's Up With That?

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A place for Moms of Undesignated Sailors to share concerns and support each other.

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Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022

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Comment by Barbara on June 29, 2018 at 2:12pm: Hi guys. My daughter just arrived at BC on Wednesday and she is in the NEW PACT program. So much different than the old program and I am confident that it will be a good experience. Now, with the new program, they get to try different jobs within the Airman rate for 12 months (once at her permanent duty station) and she and the career counselor begin (at 9 months in) to help her decide on a rate. After her 12 months, she is sent to the chosen A School (obviously there has to be an opening in that rate), completes school and then goes back out into the fleet. Also guarantees E4 after 2 years (I would hope she would already be there.... but for those coming out of BC as and E1 that may not be the case. Anyway, I will keep you all posted and let you know how the new program is working and whether or not it is a good choice. They were currently offering a $ 10K incentive to try it, since the old program used to be avoided like the plague and had a bad reputation of keeping the kids in some horrible job for their entire enlistment. Hopefully this is better and it does what it says. Fingers crossed

Comment by misisu on May 8, 2018 at 9:55pm: Congrats, Angella - my son went in PACT as well. It isn't the best route, but he seems to be pretty happy. good luck! It is a lot of hard work and they really have to stay on top of their quals to be able to advance or strike when the time comes.

Comment by Angella on March 29, 2018 at 11:44am: Hi everyone. I am a brand new navy mom. Today is my son's first p day at boot camp. He is A PACT.

Comment by Son#2 on January 5, 2018 at 9:01am: hello all!

cj, michael, and kristi---thanks for the info. it makes me feel a little better about my son's choice.

kel--good luck to your husband!!

Comment by Kelz89 on January 4, 2018 at 7:32pm: I'm happy to see some positive things about being undesignated on here. Its definitely reassuring since my husband is in boot camp currently as A PACT and all I ever read is horrible things.

Comment by cjtizzy55 on January 2, 2018 at 5:19pm: Whatever the Navy needs

Comment by cjtizzy55 on January 2, 2018 at 5:19pm: Son#2, yes he will get some mechanical training. Our son is undes too. He is past the true grunt work and wearing many different hats. Helicopter crew, fire crew, boatswain (of course), coxswain. He should be able to strike very soon (I hope). He has never complained and has made many very good friends.

Comment by Michael on December 28, 2017 at 9:29am: Undes is not horriable. A lot of people told my husband no why did you but he had no choice as my husband aced the ASVAB they wanted him to go Nuke but this route will take him that way which he is doing now to take us to Nuke school we will see what happens unless his mind changes again. Lol

Comment by Kristi on December 28, 2017 at 8:44am: Yes, my son said early on he suggested to some guys that they go back and redo something thatcwasntvquitevfinusged after quitting time and they all made fun of him. He knows that there are some guys that are just there to do their time and collect a paycheck, just like the civilian world. They won’t advance or rate and they are the ones that complain. I can’t bekieve your husband knows several guys that have been on a ship for three years that haven’t rated.