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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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 P3PilotMOM on March 25, 2011 at 6:39pm: I am not sure about the housing for Whiting questions. My son was at Pcola then Whiting. They opted for an apt that was half way between. Kings Mill Apartments. It was lovely, visited several times... screened in porch and lots of grass. They have a largish dog, and that was fine, they supply the baggies and have plenty of green space. As far as aparrtments go, it was the nicest they have ever been in, without the stresses of having to do lawn work etc. Hope this helps.

Comment by angie79 on March 25, 2011 at 11:01am: I was wondering if they did give base housing for API. My husband is currently at OCS for SNA. We had looked at off base housing, but we only have one car right now and would like to try for on base for convenience. Thanks for the info! May I ask one question, did they have a wait list?

Comment by P3PilotMOM on March 25, 2011 at 8:04am: Rosemarie... all our SNA's have ups and downs. Try to remember how much the Navy has invested in them. They will do everything they can to keep them in. It does happen, but I have known several who have had their two strikes and had to meet the CO and even fly with him, yet are still progressing and some are even in permanent squadrons now, very successful. It is a stress management issue and the Navy even has tools to help the SNA's with stress management. It will be fine.

Comment by P3PilotMOM on March 25, 2011 at 8:00am: Fran... has he done instrument (I think they say IRR) where they fly with the blackout on the canopy?

Comment by snowmc on March 24, 2011 at 9:22pm: Failure of a specific event. You can get 2 before going before the progress review board, if you pass that you get to go before the skipper, then more likely you are out. This info is from my NFO son.

Comment by Rosemarie on March 24, 2011 at 8:50pm: Does anyone know anything about pink slips in API?

Comment by lsP3Orion on March 23, 2011 at 8:18pm: I don't think Shelia is very happy, poor girl! :)

Comment by Paymaster on March 23, 2011 at 8:07pm: Sheila...Congrats on the school date, we can't tell if you happy or not:)

Comment by lsP3Orion on March 23, 2011 at 7:09pm: Leslie - if you go into your "Edit Profile" on FB, under Activities & Interests, add US Navy and I think you'll start getting the posts - don't think the "like" or 'join" will get them.