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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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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by WendyJ on September 1, 2011 at 9:15am: Angela - thank you for sharing. I feel blessed and posted your brother's song on my facebook page.

Comment by LuvMySailor!~Michelle on September 1, 2011 at 8:37am: Hello! My son is graduating next week 9/9 and is going to A school in GL then off too the USS Iwo-Jima!

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on August 30, 2011 at 3:17pm: Welcome mommadash!!! Jump right in, the water is wonderful here!!!

Comment by mommadash on August 28, 2011 at 4:42pm: Hi! Good to be here.

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on August 28, 2011 at 2:22pm: Sue, Hi, our son will be going to the Enterprise soon. The Big E was placed in the ship yard, so all were safe. I am not sure where all the Sailors went, I thought they were to report to the ship. I am sure by now you have heard from him and all is well. We are blessed that it wasn't as severe as first suspected.

Comment by Suzi-OH on August 24, 2011 at 8:46am: We always used Rank for the pay grade. At least when my my first husband was in the Navy. I always think about that when I ask so someone doesn't think I'm being nosy asking how high or low their sailor is in rank. lol! I have not had a lot of luck finding people that have a sailor with the same job as my son, so I'm often asking. But, my son is loving it, so I guess that's most important.

Comment by CathieRenee on August 24, 2011 at 8:33am: LOL Suzi... I wasn't sure if you meant rate or rating. Rate is the pay grade and rating is the occupational specialty.

His rating is AWS.

Comment by Suzi-OH on August 24, 2011 at 8:22am: We didn't decide on the next get together.....but, I'll be sure to let you know. We also keep a list of our Navy kids' birthdays...we pack birthday boxes to send them. It's been fun for us! I'll let you know about that.

Oh.....almost forgot....we were talking about going to an Indians' game. I couldn't make it last year and hope to get there this year.

Comment by Suzi-OH on August 24, 2011 at 8:03am: Diane - yep, I'm in Solon. We meet monthly and change the locations to make it easier for everyone. Out picnic was in Canton. We also have an Ohio Navy Families group on Facebook.