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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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 scubagirl on June 29, 2014 at 10:50pm
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We are in GA. Lots of TX and CA people on here. Not so much for us moms from GA. I guess they are not active on the different groups. I had a friend whose son joined last year that told me about this site and my son also told me about the site.
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doodlebug, my son is 22 and is on Ship 3, Div 230. He and one other guy looked older at his swearing in but I agree most of the guys looked like babies. What ship is you son on? My son does not turn 23 until Jan, 2015. Where are you all from?
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Comment by wendye on June 28, 2014 at 8:17am
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Peter's Mom SHIP 02 DIV 936 - It depends. In A school, my son was the only one in the field he was training for, so he knew quite early. If there are several sailors training for the same field, they may not learn until the last couple of weeks, and there may be competitions for sailors to make requests among the options.
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Comment by Island Girl on June 24, 2014 at 9:10am
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Hi Wendye,
How soon after they get to "a" school, do they find out where he will be stationed? Just wondering? Thx,
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Comment by MomofHAN on June 10, 2014 at 5:25pm
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My son left for BC yesterday (6/9). He is 23 and I already miss him like crazy!
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Catherine,
You won't hear much while your son is at GL, but the time does fly. My son is also 23, and he was considered one of the "old guys" in his group. His maturity was appreciated by leadership. If you have the opportunity to go to graduation, my advice is go!
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My daughter Tiffany left for Bootcamp June 3 2014 graduates july 25.everything is going so fast then I had a son who left the beginning of Jan 2014 for Peace Corps I am so proud and miss them Both
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Hi everyone,
My son is currently in A-school, and we've recently learned that his first orders will be inland and stateside.
I just sent my first care package - some practical stuff, some home made treats, some notes from friends, and some silly things (like a straw with a cheesy mustache attached to the top). Any suggestions for the next one?
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Catharine good luck to your son!
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Comment by CATHARINE on May 28, 2014 at 8:35pm
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Hi.
Our son is 23 and ships to GL on June 10, 2014.
We live in South Jersey.
Glad to find this site. I am gonna need it!
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