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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Comment by Courtney (Adam's wife) <3 on June 23, 2010 at 2:18am
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we are working on our third (due Sept. 2010)... I have had baby fever for a while... now I think we are done :p
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Comment by RightHereWaiting on June 22, 2010 at 7:43pm
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Lol 3 wks is average. :] Glad you finally got some. <3 It takes a while for letters to process through so that may be why he hadn't received any when he wrote that letter. Date and number your letters so he knows when they were sent. :] And the homesick/beat down feeling-- normal. We all feel it oging through. Boot sucks. ha!
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Comment by RNnavywife(ship10 div254) on June 22, 2010 at 7:14pm
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I have been sending mail, and I just got letters from him today!! It took 3 weeks, but I got them! And he hadn't received any of mine yet :( He's doing ok, homesick and a little beat down. Can't wait until PIR!!
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Are you in contact with any of his family to see if they've received anything? Maybe he can't remember the address to send to, lol. :] And do you have his address? You can contact his recruiter and get it from him if not.
And it's hard, but that's why these sites exist. Glad you're reachign otu. :]
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Thanks! He's been gone since May 31st. That's nice that they actually have a class, I didn't know that. I have found a lot of info on this site so far and I'm so thankful! And you're right, we'll be in the Navy for a while so I'm sure I will pick up on everything as I go along. It's just a big adjustment. Good to have access to other wives for support!
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How long has he been gone?
I know it's hard, but trust me it is for him too. Boot sucked! lol
Not so much the same time, but he'd call every day. He's always been a doll. Reason I married him. LOL!
You'll be learning for a long time, so don't try to hard. And there IS a class!! At least at my command. Maybe his command will have a course for you to take. I know we provide a class that kind of helps the non-mil spouses learn about the Navy and kind of "get" why we do certain things we do. :]
But if you have questions, feel free to ask!
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He graduates on July 30th...can't wait! I feel like he's been gone forever, and still no letters yet :'( so that makes it really hard. That's so sweet how your hubby called u at the same time every day, what a sweety! I am still learning all about this Navy stuff, it's a lot to take in. Just the simple things like terms and paperwork..they need a class, lol!
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It's hard when you don't know people that "get it." And it's hard to learn how to deal with the seperation too. But no worries, it gets easier after boot. You learn to appreciate a simple phone call. My hubby would call me every night as soon as we were both off. This was back when we were still dating. Always such a darling. <3
:] When does your hubby graduate RNNW?
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Hi everyone, I am new to the site so I'm glad to hear that there are so many others out there going through the same things I am! I have no friends with husband's in the service so I really need to start making some. SWCCWife7, it seems like what you say is very true. People have no idea, and my husband also is only in bootcamp. I guess this is how it's gonna be from now on, so I'm glad to find people that I can go to when I need some friends! So thank God for sites like this, and hello to all the navy wives :)
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Comment by allisonG on June 21, 2010 at 1:00pm
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rochelle_talia_midori_geo- my husband and I got married before he got PSC to the middle east and it was such a good idea.. we get BAH and the best part is I get to visti him.. something I wouldnt have been able to if I was still the fiance. If you know already that you want to marry your man.. why wait?
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