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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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How to prepare for deployment!

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A group to prepare for deployment of our loved ones.

Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Members: 100
Latest Activity: Jan 8, 2022

Get ready for deployment!

Use this group to help prepare your Sailor and yourself too. Learn what we can do to help them, and encourage each other through this time of change and transition!

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Comment by kim ann on January 17, 2009 at 2:26am: Your pulling on my heartstrings there with those! Really, they are wonderful! Thanks for the beautiful messages, the caring spirit, and the peaceful thoughts!

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on January 12, 2009 at 1:47am: Thanks for the info Mary....yes, let her know she is missed by all of us here!

Hope Kim doesn't mind but those are all great resources Carla. Thanks!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 11, 2009 at 8:49am: Neese lives...down the street from me but I have not heard from her since Christmas. Her son was getting married during the holidays and I just don't know when she is returning from that trip. If we don't hear from her this week...I'm sending out the rescue dogs!!! :-D

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on January 11, 2009 at 2:23am: Care Package Ideas Group

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on January 11, 2009 at 2:21am: Hi Kim, Do you know what's become of Neese? Haven't seen her on for awhile now.

Oh, check out the new group that was added earlier today....hmm, Care Packages Ideas....something like that on the first page of groups. Check out all the great info on there and there's lots of recipes too.

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on January 9, 2009 at 8:01pm: As Diane mentioned down below we are approaching the half way mark....as one day passes, it's one more day closer to homecoming. Both our boys are on the same ship. It's been tough and I haven't really enjoyed it but it's always nice to hear my son's voice over the phone when they are in Port or receive emails from him.

Comment by Vickie - Rooney's mom on January 9, 2009 at 11:44am: Leaving tomorrow morning to spend the last few days with my son before his first deployment. I tear up every time I think of it. He has made a list of things I should bring to him - I'll be baking cookies tonight!

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 7, 2009 at 5:11pm: HI all...my son is currently deployed about 1/2 way througn...we hope....
I can't tell you the day the ship left port....my heart went with him...and girls...I thought bootcamp was hard.....
But it does get better...Lots of emails..LOTs...so commuciation is quite good..
Mail stinks...but all is good