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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 April 15, 2011 at 4:18pm: Nice pic Suzi.

Comment by Suzi-OH on April 15, 2011 at 2:06pm: WenDee - congrats!!!! What is his rate? Did you get any photos? Ask your son who took some. I had gotten this one when mine graduated NACCS. L is the second from the left and has his hand on his hip. He is "going up to the mountain" for the second half of SERE..I'll be nervous for a whole week!!

Comment by WandaG on April 15, 2011 at 1:50pm: WenDeeEvsMom, that is awesome!!! I just read about it from your link. What an amazing accomplishment. I know you and your sailor must be on cloud 9. Congratulations to you both!!! Well done.

Comment by JudyB. on April 15, 2011 at 12:46am: WenDeeEvs Mom, Congratulations to your Sailor on making the cut!! You go Proud Mama!! lol Tell your sailor to have a great time on his journey and stay safe!

Comment by mamawalrus on April 14, 2011 at 6:14pm: http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt- fallen-hero-comes-home-2011041

A reminder of the price that is paid for our freedom.. While rumored to lose his life to friendly fire, he was a courageous HM who paid the ultimate price!

"Fair winds and Following Seas" Sailor, our prayer are with your family and friends!

Comment by WandaG on April 14, 2011 at 3:14pm: Thanks Suzi. It's scary when the kids don't have any sense of direction and as a parent you don't want to see them unhappy in their job. Heck! we don't like to see them unhappy period! Thanks Suzi for the vote of confidence. It's nice to get confirmation that we're doing things the right way.

Comment by Suzi-OH on April 14, 2011 at 2:27pm: Wanda.....sounds like your daughter knows exactly what she wants....good for her!! Some just don't research enough and get stuck in something they don't like. I truly never had any idea how many options there were in the Navy! Looks like you have nothing to worry aout with your daughter. and, that college degree is a real boost to her opportunities. Good luck to her and to you, Mom cuz you are on the journey, too!

Comment by WandaG on April 14, 2011 at 1:53pm: Suzi, thanks for the tip. My daughter really wants MC but if that is not available her 2nd choice is OS (Operations Specialist) and 3rd choice is QM (Quarter Master). She likes all three but her favorite is MC. Her goal is to get into the NAVY especially with the current recession. She graduated college May 2010 and has not been able to get a job! She feels she can cross rate at a later time if necessary. Eventually after being enlisted for a few years her goal is to apply for OCS.

Comment by Suzi-OH on April 13, 2011 at 7:57pm: My son is Aircrew Avionics - he needed a combined 210.Wanda - make sure she only signs for a job she really wants. I've said it before on other groups...my son went back to his recruiter 3 times before this job opened up. He only wanted Aircrew.

Joan - I believe at week 3 we got more phone calls. They can increase the amount of calls if they do well as a division...please their RDCs. My son was lucky and was in a div that really worked together. They were one of the co-ed div. and they had fun, but worked hard.