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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 Pearl Harbor MA on March 4, 2012 at 11:57pm: The amount of phone calls really depends on their RDC's. We were so blessed that my son got to make 4 or 5 pretty long calls while in boot camp. He left on a Tuesday (his 21st bday!) and besides the I'm here call he called that Saturday and got to talk for prob 20 -30 minutes! They had a guy in his division kind of freak out on the way there and just about went straight to ship 5 so I think that might have had something to do with it.

Toward the end it is VERY true that no news is good news. It got to where I was afraid to look at my phone for fear it was him saying something had happened and he would be held back!

It has been a year now and all that seems so long ago and in hindsight very short!

Comment by SailorKurtsMom (Ship 7 Div 124) on March 2, 2012 at 2:50am: My Son left 2/21- really hard on all of us - getting better each day. Doesn't take much to trigger the tears - Special prayers for all of us, Moms and Recruits (and families) for strength and endurance to get through this rough time - the unknown is the most difficult. What I keep reminding myself is that No News is Good News!!! Cannot wait to hear from him!

Comment by GinnyLa on February 29, 2012 at 12:12pm: My son, Brian, is on his way, probably there already, to sign his contract and he will be a member of the Navy. Waiting for his call. It's been a long road.

Comment by spring932 on February 29, 2012 at 1:26am: Pperez some moms get calls earlier if their SR needs additional information for security clearance reasons. Usually those in specops

Comment by ENMomJapan@8-12(Pat) on February 29, 2012 at 1:03am: It's been one week since my son left for BC. It's been hard and I sent my first letter today. I got mailing address from recruiter, no form letter yet.. . I can't wait to hear from him. I'm confused about phone calls, I've read post saying they received phone calls on Sunday. Whats with phone calls so soon, I thought it takes some time before calls are made!

Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on February 27, 2012 at 9:41pm: Pegadon, hang in there. It will get better. My only son went in just over a year ago. It is hard to let go.

Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on February 27, 2012 at 9:38pm: GinnyLa, congratulations. May the ride begin.

Comment by GinnyLa on February 27, 2012 at 9:18pm: I just joined Navy Moms on Facebook. My son will be signing his contract and getting sworn in as inactive on Wednesday. So happy and proud of him

Comment by peggyproudnavymom on February 16, 2012 at 7:38pm: Thank you for the advice...I will try to be realistic and prepare for setbacks and I will start accepting that this is the way it is going to be..hard. I am very happy for him This is his life his journey this is what he wanted so I am happy for him I just have to sit back and enjoy the ride...relax breathe i can do this, afterall hes the one doing all the work, I am just watching

Comment by ladyayp on February 16, 2012 at 10:10am: Pegodun, My son has been gone almost 2 years and I can honestly say that it is still hard letting go. I hope that things get easier.