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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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Location: Northcarolina
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Wilmington Area
Started by PamperedMom. Last reply by percussionvalentine Jul 17, 2014. 16 Replies 5 Likes
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Comment by PeggyM on July 26, 2010 at 8:29am
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JB's mom- our daughter left 7/13 from charlotte, and she too did this rather quickly and we are sooooooo new to all of this. We are in Murphy (about 4 hours from you)
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Comment by Jessica Brooke's momShip09DIV302 on July 24, 2010 at 2:43am
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I am in Charlottte and my daughter shipped out July 14. She went to MEPS in June and was shipped within a few weeks so this has been a fast learning experience for us. Looking for other parents in the Charlotte area.
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Comment by HMs' mom on July 24, 2010 at 1:22am
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I am thrilled to announce that my Navy girl is headed home Tuesday. She is finished with A school and Corp school and is now headed to Portsmouth, Va as a HM. It has been seven long mths since I have seen her. Whew, will it ever be good to hang out at home!!!!!
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Comment by Anna on July 23, 2010 at 8:28pm
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OK Moms,
A Navy Mom from another group is asking for help!!! Here is a copy of her post:
My son needs your help. He is stationed in Norfolk, VA. Due to circumstances beyond his control, he must find a new home for his 2 spayed female purebred Siberian Huskies. They are happy, love people & other dogs, current on vaccinations & have had some training but still need some work. If you know anyone within a 1,000 mile radius of Norfolk that is interested he is willing to drive at least half way. The 7month old is red/white with blue eyes. The 13month old is black/white with one blue eye & one brown.
The are bonded & love to wrestle with other so he would like to keep them together but knows that finding good homes for them is more important. This breed is high energy so needs either a fenced in back yard or a nearby dog park so they can run & play. He loves these dogs but knows that he has to let them go. The adoption fee is $200 for each dog to help cover recent vaccination & boarding costs.
If you know of someone who might be interested, please let me know. Also, if you could copy and paste this to some other groups around VA please do so.
Thank you!!!
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Comment by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on July 16, 2010 at 9:51am
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Roller Coaster is what this is. Just talked to the recruiter and they could not get it approved/processed what ever they do IDK. So he is not going anywhere on Sunday. So it was a waster FREAK OUT.......oh well.
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still NO answer......"I will call you as soon as we get an answer."
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Comment by spensmom on July 15, 2010 at 2:18pm
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Been there, done that! All the best and good luck. Hope he gets in!
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someone got hurt so they are trying to get him in that spot. Have yet to get the final call for sure...GRRRR Praying it will come soon, The not knowing for sure is killing me. I can't get anything done, I just keep looking at the phone.
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Comment by sunshine73 on July 15, 2010 at 11:13am
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Wow, Brandonsmom, that is wonderful (but bittersweet) news! I'll be thinking about you this week. Keep us updated.
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Brandonsmom.......What did I tell you? Comes quick.....although this is much quicker than planned. Get used to the sudden changes in plans....that's how it works! :) Is he excited? I hope so. They do change, too.....it is maturing if he can make it through. Good luck. If you need to talk, just send me an e-mail.
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