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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Seems as if a lot of moms are nurses.. Just checking to see where you live and what kind of professional setting you work in.
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Comment by KathyLong on October 15, 2012 at 6:50pm
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Been an RN for 34 years. Currently wound care certified and working as a night supervisor on Rehab/LTC, west coast of Florida.
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on October 5, 2012 at 5:57am
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dannysmom, wish I lived near, would work for u! Ask around, maybe someone has military background...and knows what it is about. Good luck
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Comment by dannysmom on October 5, 2012 at 2:45am
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hi, i am in atl, seasoned RN, presently nights on IV therapy. my son is in his second week of boot camp, ship 12 div 009, set to graduate on 9/21. i am scheduled to work thanksgiving and so i know this sounds pretty sick, but i hope his graduation is delayed because of my schedule, i can get time off after thanksgiving but finding someone to replace me on nights on thanksgiving is going to take a miracle from God.
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Hi Stephanie, I suggest you get into a BSN program ASAP if you are going full time. With the exception of FEW, it took folk I knew 3+ years to get the assoc degree! BSN programs are a set curriculum and the opportunities down the road are greater for a BSN (mostly because u won't have to go back and get it later.) I am not an advocate for "the ore letters u have after your name the better you are", but if you want to advance, u will need it. Good Luck!
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Comment by Ry'smom Ship04Div818 on September 25, 2012 at 12:36am
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Hi Stephanie! Yes since you are young and starting go for the BSN... many jobs these days require it... there are more opportunities and I am not sure so much in the pay but I am sure there is some and just the fact that some positions require it makes you more marketable... I am 49 and have debated as I only have an Associates... but I am working for a school district in Oregon and they just require RN, and I have 10 years in school nursing now.. so love it, love my schedule there is retirement bennies so I am content... My daughter is in a BSN program and will grad with 2 bachelor degrees (biology) wants to eventually be a Nurse Anesthetist
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Welcome Candy! This is a great place to share and make friends, And congrats on finishing your degree! I assume you are in VA also? My son is in Norfolk finishing C school then to the Truxtun.
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Comment by candyr on August 30, 2012 at 2:36am
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Hello everyone! I'm Candy and my son Manuel is stationed in Virginia waiting for the Newport News to become sea worthy. I currently have two classes left in my RN program and will be graduating in December. I really hope my sailor will be able to attend my pining ceremony. I'm a LVN and work part time while I finish school. I look forward to sharing on this site and making new friends.
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Comment by Mike's Mom (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on August 12, 2012 at 2:40pm
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Hi all. My SR will graduate 9/14/12. I live in Seattle and work at the VA hospital here. This is my second career (28 yrs as medical technologist). Love our patient population! Besides, I'm a vet too -Army. My son is first in a couple of centuries in our family to go Navy, but I think it will be great for him.
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Comment by Runnermom on August 2, 2012 at 7:19am
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Welcome Jenideer- Some of the most rewarding work I ever did was with veterans. They seemed to truly appreciate anything we did for them. And I loved the way they would just get up and go help a fellow patient. Don't see that most places....
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Welcome, Jodi.
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