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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 tylers mom on February 20, 2011 at 8:27pm: Hi.. My son is ship 11 div 119. Graduation is April 1. I am divorced and he is my only child...I am now an empty nester and 50. Feeling sad and missing him so much.

Comment by Suzi-OH on February 18, 2011 at 2:15pm: texasmom - I'm sure you did it right!! I agree,,,,so wish more moms knew about this site and also about a Navy Moms group on Facebook that I enjoy. There were not many from m y son's division here. But, it might have something to do with t being a push division and thus had 7 weeks of BC and not 8.

JudyB - My son was just thrilled that he was able to spend the whole weekend with all of us together...Me and hubby and his youngest brother, Grandma and his father, my ex. He said he couldn't have asked for anything better. I know having divorced parents can sometimes make things like this difficult. But, I wanted to make sure it was a great weekend for him. I even booked our rooms at the hotel my ex was staying at and we drove everywhere in our mini van.

Comment by Navy Mom Lisa (Ship 11 Div. 128) on February 18, 2011 at 1:58pm: Hello everyone!! Any idea how long would my son have to spend with us after graduation?

Comment by texasmom Ship 11 Div 179 on February 18, 2011 at 12:57pm: Good Morning,

Ship 11 Divison 124 - I have started the group under the PIR group of 4/8/2011. Not many people have responded yet but, I had a mom say that not all mothers are connected with N4M which I think is very said. I really have gained a lot of information from being on this website.

Suzi-OH - I do belong to the 4/8/2011 PIR and I started a group there as well. Hopefully I have done it right.

Comment by JudyB. on February 18, 2011 at 12:12pm: Suzi, T wanted Chipotle also for his fist meal.lol As stated before these sailors are so happy to see/be in the presence of family that they don't really care where they spend their time, but at the end of the day would really like to have quite time.

Comment by mamawalrus on February 17, 2011 at 3:01pm: Michpad--We went to the Shedd Aquarium as well! FYI, if you go plan to be there early, there is lots to do there and check out all the shows. There are a few things on different levels so do not miss it. We almost left thinking it was only fish! hahahahaha The otters and beluga whales were awesome! The huge spider crab was interesting and I mean huge! LOL

We ate some deep dish pizza at Giodorna's (sp) it is downtown on Jackson, corner by Sears Tower. I know lots of moms from my group went to the Sears Tower. The Gurnee Mills mall there near Waukegan is huge,, can stay there most of a day as well! My son really did not want to be out to much in honesty, the day at the mall and best buy for his phone was enough, he said he was not ready for all that stress yet! LOL he wanted to hang out in room, watch movies and eat! Just let your sailor be the navigator for your weekend. They are used to being told what and how to do everything, It feels odd for them to be out and actually have to make a decision. Most of the moms I have talked to agree after PIR it is an adjustment for the new SAILORS!

Comment by SR Mom Ship 11 Div 124 on February 17, 2011 at 10:52am: Thanks texasmom...looking forward to someone creating a group for our ship and division so we can connect with others!

Comment by Suzi-OH on February 16, 2011 at 11:12pm: Hunters Mom - so happy for you....it does make such a difference. My son loved BC...even the food, lol! It's been the best thing for him. He is doing well and in his words..."making big things happen"....lol!

texasmom - do you belong to your son's PIR group here? Often people will form groups through their PIR group.

What are your son's rates? mine is AWV....Aircrew was the only thing he wanted to do and went back to the Recruiter until this job came open.

Comment by texasmom Ship 11 Div 179 on February 16, 2011 at 10:25pm: I would like to start a group for a certain ship and div. Do I do that under groups or somewhere else? Any help would be appreciated.

Comment by texasmom Ship 11 Div 179 on February 16, 2011 at 10:21pm: Ship 11 div 124, it does get better. Your son and my son are together. I look forward to talking.