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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Comment by momof5 on July 6, 2010 at 10:51pm: My son goes to MEPS Monday for his physical (Char.). Can anyone tell me for sure if he will also see the classifier that day. So far everything has kind of been spread out. Thanks so much, Tammy

Comment by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on July 6, 2010 at 8:13pm: ya football was his life in HS. Overall he has always been a good kid. We have had a few problems but got through them. I know we can get through this too. Thanks

Comment by sunshine73 on July 6, 2010 at 6:55pm: Brandonsmom~my son doesn't leave until January. I also have the same feelings as you. I am just trying to appriciate the time that I have with him until he leaves. I was very excited that he wanted to go to community college instead of a university right outta high school because he would be home with us longer. Now I feel like his life is on hold until he leaves for BC. He is 20 and our only child so I understand what you said about ready in a good way. I noticed the football uniform. My son also played football in HS.

Comment by PeggyM on July 6, 2010 at 5:45pm: My daughter leaves on Monday for MEPS, then ships on tues from Charlotte, we live in Murphy, anyone else close by???

Comment by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on July 6, 2010 at 1:01pm: My son does not go to boot camp untill March 2011 as a CS!! Does anyone else have to wait that long?? He has gotten a full time job so that may help the time go faster. I am so ready for him to get his Navy career started. I love him and am so proud that he made this decision. He is ready to go and I am ready for him to go...in a good way. Ya know what I mean. He really needs this! He is 18 and has the "I am an adult and I should be able to do what I want when I want" attitude. I know this will change when he gets to Boot Camp.....
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Comment by Cheryl on June 22, 2010 at 10:44pm: Hey Lynne, and welcome to the group. I'm not far from you at all. I'm a Stokes County Navy Mom. My son will soon be in for two years. He went through C school and is now stationed in San Diego.

Comment by MadisonsMom_Ship 09 Div 302 on June 21, 2010 at 7:07am: Hello All! I am from Sanford, NC and my daughter will be leaving for BC on July 14. Anyone from NC leaving on the same day?

Comment by Lynne on June 21, 2010 at 12:44am: thanks isnt it great that we are all so close to the bases in va,!! for me it makes everything better for now...... my son plans to come home every weeked he can, i know it wont be for too long, but makes me feel reconnected again we have always been close and spending time
together again will be so great!!

Comment by Anna on June 20, 2010 at 1:47pm: Lynne,
Frocking is when your command allows the sailor to put on their new rank as soon as you've learned you passed and are eligible for advancement. When hubby and I served you did not put on your rank until you got the pay. Now they allow you to put on the rank but you are not "officially" that rank until all is finalized and you are getting paid. My son got to "put on" his IS2 back in March but still hasn't received his higher pay yet!!! Any ceremony is up to the individual command. Some will do a little something to acknowledge the advancement others just tell them to "correct" their uniform!!!!
Hope this helps!!!

Comment by HMs' mom on June 20, 2010 at 1:12pm: To Carolina Tarheel: we are just down the road in GSO. I have a daughter who will graduateA- school and C- school July 20th. She is in the Great Lakes now but just received her 1st assignment.. She has just been stationed to Portsmouth, Va. We feel very lucky to be within driving distance for a weekend . at the wonderful Va. beach which is only 20 min away from base. We all have great kids. Happy Fathers' day to all you dads' and single moms!!!!!