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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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Navy Mom's From Florida!!!

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Latest Activity: Nov 20, 2022

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Comment by pjay(ship04 div811) on March 24, 2012 at 2:51pm: Snowskiier--You are right, my SR is a diver. He stays in Great Lakes for another 6-8 weeks after BC then he will go to Panama City for 15 weeks (per his recruiter). Maybe navymom3 can give you more info. That's what is so great....when you post something here there is always someone who can give you more info.

Thanks navymom3!

Comment by navymom3 on March 24, 2012 at 2:22pm: It just depends on there job as to where they go to school. All CT, IT and aviation rates go to Pcola for school. Both of my sailors went to Pcola for school.

Comment by snowskiier on March 24, 2012 at 2:17pm: Hi pjay...wow do you have the info!! I think my SR will be going to Pensacola for A school. At least that is what he shared prior to leaving. I'll have to ask for an update. We will stay till Mondayif he gets time over the weekend for sure. Yours is a diver and mine is search and rescue I think....

Comment by pjay(ship04 div811) on March 24, 2012 at 1:51pm: Hi snowskiier! I did receive the pics and I sent you an email. Hope you got it. Thank you so much! I am going to look at lodging shortly. Will see if Navy Lodge has something. I think we will arrive on Thursday and leave on Monday. From what I understand they will only have a short with us on Friday right after PIR because they will have to process into their new barracks there at Great Lakes for A training. Suppose to take 3-5 hours for that and then they will have liberty until about 7:30 (depending on what their superior says). Then liberty Saturday and Sunday until about 7:00. So I am going to get all the visitation I can. Lol! Didn't know if you knew this. There is so much on this website. It is great!

Comment by snowskiier on March 24, 2012 at 1:20pm: Hi pjay!

I received the laundry...his girl received the form letter. Nothing personally written yet. I did make reservations this morning at the NAVY LODGE. Great rates (65 a night) and close to the PIR. I am planning to stay through Sunday just in case extra time comes available. Working on the plane reservations now and the rental car. This site has been great in helping us to understand his new world. Thaks to all the other moms for their feedback and support!

Comment by pjay(ship04 div811) on March 23, 2012 at 8:19pm: snowskiier--I am glad you found me. Our guys left together 3/13. We received the box with form letter on Sat. 3/17. It was much quicker than I expected. Still no letter from him. Hoping it will come soon. Starting to get homesick for him. Have you made any travel/lodging plans?

Hello to everyone else! We are from Flagler/Volusia counties.I love reading all the posts. Helps to hear what is going on.

Comment by palmbeachnavymom on March 23, 2012 at 8:53am: I'm going to BESS graduation on Monday..finally got tix on miles for cheap. I am soooo happy!

Comment by navymom3 on March 22, 2012 at 9:36am: congrats on everyone getting letters soon. They are wonderful to read. I know a mom who when she wrote did like a questionaire type letter as her son said he never knew what to write. But just keep writing as they love to get mail.

Comment by mdamon70/SHIP11Div.134 on March 22, 2012 at 8:07am: I ran to the mailbox almost midnight when I arrived home last night... no letter but then this morning I saw other posts from my son's division... looks like I'll be receiving the first letter any day now...