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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 Arwen on October 30, 2010 at 1:43pm: I FINALLY heard from Chris - he called before dawn this morning. He sounded very mature, the tone of his voice has changed, and the way he talks. What boot camp and A school didn't do, the fleet has finally done.

He said that he is sometimes helmsman (steers the ship) and more often paints the anchor chain, LOL. He's not too thrilled with either job and has lost his interest in gunner's mate. Now he has decided to go for IT again. He's been hanging out with the ITs and may already have a sponsor among them. They told him that if he waits 18 months he can try for the rating again (he washed out the first time, with less than a day's worth of work to complete). By that time he should have matured even more, and things should go far more smoothly.

Comment by LynB on October 21, 2010 at 7:13pm: He's joining Seabee Battalion 1 in Coronado.

Comment by ladypinkhatter on October 21, 2010 at 12:16pm: Hi Pete and thank you.

Comment by LynB on October 21, 2010 at 9:09am: Lori - hopefully it will all go well for your son. I had a nice chat with my kiddo on his (hands free) phone as he was crossing New Mexico yesterday and he's feeling optimistic. He's talked to his new petty officer out in CA and learned more about what he'll be doing and where his group may be deployed and while it'll still be hard work it's vastly more promising than just chipping paint :-) He's still feeling motivated to do his best and is being realistic about how to manage his career if his plans don't all work out. Lots of weird and incomprehensible things have happened to get him to this point, but somehow, it's still all ok. Very okay.

Comment by lori_proud mom on October 20, 2010 at 10:48pm: Thanks Pete and LynB!! My son is scheduled to start class (class up) Friday. He has sent email to the career counselor in Little Creek, but hasn't heard back.

Comment by Floss89 on October 20, 2010 at 2:10pm: I am looking for information. My son was processed and signed for an AO job in Jan. His vision is 20/200. They changed the requirement in May to 20/100. He is in his 5 week of boot camp and they told him he would be undesignated and can be placed in a job in 8 months. My question is : If he asked will they not grandfather him in due to the fact he was processed before the change occured? And why didn't they tell him sooner so he can change jobs before he went in?

Comment by ProudMomof4 on October 20, 2010 at 12:23pm: ok thanks

Comment by ProudMomof4 on October 20, 2010 at 11:58am: Does anyone know if this is accurate? My son dropped from BUDS and is now undes. I heard that if he stays undes for 2 yrs the Navy will consider his 4 year committment finished. Right now he has 2 yrs 8 mos left (roughly).
Thanks :-)

Comment by Tammy-Andrew's Mom on October 20, 2010 at 10:55am: Thank you Pete for your help!!

Comment by Tammy-Andrew's Mom on October 19, 2010 at 11:55am: Hi, my son is at BC right now and is scheduled to PIR on11/12. My question: he is A-PACT and we are hearing of delays for A school at Pensacola. Will this apply to him as he is only suppose to be at A school for 3 weeks? .