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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 WandaG on May 18, 2011 at 9:56am: Tobianne, thanks for your input. This is the latest update.

My daughter went to MEPS on Monday, May 16 for the 2nd time this month to select her rating. She did select a rate. It wasn't what she wanted but she did not want to wait until next month to try again. She wants to join the NAVY asap! So she settled for "IC" (Interior Communications Electrician). She did state on her paperwork that if "IS" or "OS" comes up she wants to switch her rate. So as it stands she will be shipping to boot camp Sept. 21. She is excited because she swore in and signed her contract. Besides who knows what can happen now till Sept. So my girl is officially a "Depper". She was also excited about ringing the bell at MEPS after she swore in and signed the contract :o) I am very proud and excited for her.

Comment by Tobianne on May 18, 2011 at 9:09am: Hi all, Suzi I saw your comment about Navy females... lol, I am (maybe I should not) assuming it was Kayla?? lol

Wanda, I would be happy to talk to you. I may even be able to get Kayla to text your daughter about her experience. I will say this, Kayla loves what she does (well she right now is doing school "again", but she is happy. As all of our kids they have their moments.

Woman in the Navy, they are treated pretty much the same. They motto that my daughter has been told and now lives by is... the Navy only see's blue and they see no sex!! So race is not seen, and gender is no issue. The females (as they are called and when she goes to BC she will learn to hate this word) can and do a mans job. Kayla is among males mostly. (well for her rate) well actually that is the Navy really. My kiddo gets along better with men that woman, the drama factor still rears its ugly head in the Navy, trust me, I have heard all about it.

Your daughter will do well, most do. She needs to go in with a clear mind, and the idea that no matter what happens she needs to finish what she can.

I will say this, they learn how to take care of themselves. I would not go against my daughter wishes and she is a stronger girl now than she was a year ago.

Good luck and send me a mess if you would have any questions. Now let me say first though, my kiddo is not and never will be on a ship. I can not answer that type of question, sorry. Suzi, we do have a few moms in our Ohio group with daughters, so maybe we can help this momma and her daughter out however.

Comment by Marcy on May 18, 2011 at 8:38am: I am new here, but wanted to say, mamawalrus, what a great video. I was tearing up a little watching it. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Comment by mamawalrus on May 16, 2011 at 1:45pm: Doobie Brothers - Far From Home - Navy Dads

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Hope you all enjoy this!

Comment by sjtina on May 10, 2011 at 12:23pm: mamawalrus he is still in GL. he has been med rolled a few times, but yes I do plan to visit him when he gets there. actually my 14 yr old daughter wants to go, but doesnt plan to ever come back. She wants to be a cali girl. lol