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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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For Moms with Aviators or anyone interested

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Latest Activity: Feb 3

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Comment by helenp on June 16, 2015 at 2:58pm: My DS is in Primary/Basic in Milton. He's kind of down in the dumps. So much time passes between his flights that he finds he has regressed by the time his next flight comes around, so he's not flying as well as he feels he can. he has only one more flight with his onwing before his sola and feels stressed. Now he's been sick and vomiting every day for 5 days, yesterday he say the nurse and grounded himself. he's no better today, so he's going to see the Dr which means he'll get grounded medically. So now he's worried that he'll really regress by the time he can fly again. just venting. This is the first time since he started NROTC that he has been upset. I know he'll be fine. Kay M, congratulations on your DS's accomplishments and winging. The E-6 is one of the planes my DS is interested in flying.

Comment by Paymaster on June 15, 2015 at 3:47pm: Helomom.....Oh yes, Navy first, family second. How well we know. Good luck to your son in his new position. At least we get to have him stay in SD!

Comment by Helomom on June 14, 2015 at 11:44pm: Thanks everyone. This is a career milestone for DS. Paymaster - This may be our DS's last flying gig. Next he has to check off his joint tour as they didn't credit his tour in Afghanistan with ISAF as a joint tour. If that is positive and in the right place, with the right people, he could screen for major command. If the planets align... You know how it goes; needs of the Navy, hard work, Navy first-family second, and luck.

Comment by Paymaster on June 14, 2015 at 12:00pm: Helomom, congrats to your son, ours is leaving his squadron and going to a staff position. It will be a huge change for him and his family. After 14 years of flying, being behind a desk will be an adjustment. But he knows he needs to do this for his next career advancement.

Comment by NYNancy on June 11, 2015 at 10:39am: SusanW, I'm a sideliner too, lol. Congratulations to your DS. We attended our DS's winging in Corpus last year. What a proud moment.

Comment by J/J Mom on June 5, 2015 at 11:52am: So So exciting for all of you & your Navy families.

Congrats to all.

Comment by Barb on June 5, 2015 at 9:18am: Wow! Congrats to everyone, what exciting times!

Comment by Helomom on June 5, 2015 at 12:14am: It's been an awesome two days! Yesterday was Change of Command and our DS flew in to North Island as the new skipper of HSC-15. It was very cool as he and the former CO led the eight helos in from the USS Carl Vinson flying in formation over the Coronado bridge. Today we went to the fly in of HSM-73 and to the arrival of the Vinson. Very emotional couple of days.

Comment by CheriH on June 4, 2015 at 11:06pm: Got a text from DS yesterday with a picture of him in front of an F18...he had just finished his 1st solo flight! Hubby asked him to rate flying it on a scale of 1-10 and he responded with a 25! Guess he liked it! Can't believe he actually flew one. Seems like such a long time since he first decided that was his goal. Wow.

Comment by jamielss on June 1, 2015 at 10:01pm: SusanW, my DS shouldering next month in corpus! I would really appreciate any tips on what happens! Thanks so much and congrats!