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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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Missing your Husband? Have Questions or just feeling plain lousy without him?? LETS TALK!!

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Comment by CKH on July 31, 2010 at 12:28pm: Thanks katiegail! I am considering going. I have a job but only part time. He will be in A school for 5 months. I dont want him to miss anything. They change so much at this age. Thanks for your insight. Makes total sense that you are not going anywhere. :)

Comment by AliciaH*Ship09Div306/PIR9-10-10* on July 31, 2010 at 12:31am: I was reading somewhere on here, that someone was talking about these braceletts that are made out of the guys uniforms and goes to a group for the navy when they call from deployments. Any one know what the website is called?

Comment by CKH on July 30, 2010 at 8:57pm: Hi! This is my first time here. My husband graduates bootcamp 9/2, we have 2 children ages 4 and 1. He is spec ops and will start in GL before going to A school. Did you all move with your husbands or stay put until after Aschool? Thanks for your help

Comment by proudmom2be09 on July 30, 2010 at 6:12pm: I need to get stronger before then, for sure. I know its going to be normal not to hear from him for long periods of time but that won't make it easy!

Comment by JuStiiN's WiiF3! (iluvmysailor) on July 30, 2010 at 3:01pm: Anyone who has someone graduation aug 6th... can you please help me?

Comment by AliciaH*Ship09Div306/PIR9-10-10* on July 30, 2010 at 3:54am: mamfds- My husband also graduates the 10th of sept. He left July 19th

Comment by proudmom2be09 on July 29, 2010 at 11:49pm: Then again, "normal" is a thing of the past with the Navy. I will figure out a way to talk to him about it when I'm not upset and we'll see what happens. Thanks ladies :)

Comment by proudmom2be09 on July 29, 2010 at 11:44pm: not sure where my post went...but yeah I do want to talk to him but its hard not to sound nagging about it. He knows it means a lot to me. Got a text saying he can't talk so I'm guessing they are in trouble tonight or something is going on. Some people there have been causing trouble by breaking rules. Anyway, I look forward to living together again next month so we can get back to some version of "normal."

Comment by joshswife(Ship11Div212)PIR06/11 on July 29, 2010 at 11:33pm: Thanks Steph...I can alway count on you ladies to help out. He finally sent me a text telling me he was back in his room and going to bed. Even that's good enough for me, just any for of communication I am good with. Good night!

Comment by Steph on July 29, 2010 at 11:30pm: I get that way when my husband is gone, too. Right now he is on a pre-commission ship in another state, so we chat online or he will call me. There have been nights where he was so tired that he just went back to his room and went to sleep. I understand that he is really tired, but it still stinks when I don't get to talk to him. It gets like that when they are out to sea, too. I know he is busy, and can't e-mail me every day, but it sure would be nice to get something even if it's just a short e-mail to say, "Hi".

In my experience, it is better to tell them how you are feeling. Don't nag about it, but let him know that you understand he is busy, and you aren't expecting a 2 hour long conversation, but it would make your day to get some kind of communication even if it is just a 5 minute call or just a quick text to say "I love you". Maybe (nicely) say, "This is how I am feeling right now, and this is what I would like you to do." Don't say, "I want you to call me every day." Instead say something like, "Hearing your voice makes even the worst day so much better. I know you are working late hours, but if you can, it would really make my night to be able to talk to you even if it is just for a few minutes to say I love you."