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Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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for girlfriends or wives that have someone they love in the Navy.

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Latest Activity: Aug 20, 2020

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Comment by navywife<3 on February 4, 2010 at 10:56pm: The second goodbye is VERY hard but just think of it this way A school is not like bootcamp you all can communicate everyday :) I promise A school is sooooo much better!

Comment by Janie - ProudSailorWife on February 4, 2010 at 7:32pm: Just having not seen him for almost 10 weeks, and knowing how hard it will be to say goodbye again.

Comment by Cp7 on February 4, 2010 at 5:47pm: why are u nervous newbie?

Comment by Janie - ProudSailorWife on February 4, 2010 at 5:11pm: 2 weeks from tomorrow I will be with my hubby. I can't wait but I'm honestly a little nervous too.

Comment by Janie - ProudSailorWife on February 4, 2010 at 2:38pm: iamhisprincess- I don't think I could really sleep the first week. This site has helped a ton just wish I would have found it much soon than I did. If you ever need to talk feel free to email me.

Comment by Sailor'sWifey on February 4, 2010 at 1:28pm: Hello everyone! My boyfriend of almost 5 years just left for bootcamp yesterday... got the call last night that he's arrived safely.. I am terribly missing him... Im glad I found this site where others can relate to what I am feeling right now.

Comment by Janie - ProudSailorWife on February 3, 2010 at 11:50pm: Hey everyone. I'm on cloud nine and determined that Wed's are the best day of the week. Got my letter from hubby. 2 more weeks and I'll be headed up to Chicago for PIR. YAY

Comment by PumpkinHead on February 3, 2010 at 5:11pm: Hello, I am new to this group, bf first official day of bootcamp is today. I got a call last night at eleven saying he made it okay, I miss him tons already. This site is so helpful, anyone else's bf in Great Lakes? Cant wait to find out PIR date!

Comment by sschick02_new navy wife on February 3, 2010 at 1:23pm: Hi there. My bf just left feb 1 for boot camp.

Comment by Janie - ProudSailorWife on February 3, 2010 at 12:16am: Depends on what you want to do. Ed Debevic's is a great little dinner(one that the waiters and waitress kinda pick on you and are rude but in a funny way) Gino's East if you want true Chicago Pizza. Shopping on Michigan Ave is amazing. I could be there for weeks and never shop enough.