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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Location: Northcarolina
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Latest Activity: Sep 25, 2019
Discussion Forum
Wilmington Area
Started by PamperedMom. Last reply by percussionvalentine Jul 17, 2014. 16 Replies 5 Likes
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Comment by Anna on March 10, 2010 at 8:54pm
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SuzieB,
That sounds like a fun time for me. Would we be able to include hubbies?!!
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Comment by matthews_mommy on March 10, 2010 at 11:35am
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hello everyone. I live in lenoir NC and figured i would join to have other people to talk to that have people they love in the military. Th more i look at the site the more i see that most everyone is just starting there jurney with the navy or military. I was in the navy for 3 years and am married to a sailor so any questions any may have is more then welcome to ask and i will answer thm the best i can. If anyones loved one is going to VA or going to be a BM (boatswain's Mate) I have started a group for them.
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Comment by HMs' mom on March 10, 2010 at 1:13am
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How many moms from NC are attending the PIR 3-19 and staying at Ramada-Waukegan?
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momoffour,
Sorry - I missed your post!! Have a safe trip and enjoy your visit!!!
Lillian,
No I hope our sailors are not judging against our cooking!!! You may have missed it but I gave you the PIR info in my Mar 3rd comment to you!!
By the way - one of my daughters favorite choice at bc was a cereal!!!
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Anna-
Now I hope that's not a comment on our cooking!
Now, momoffouri, PIR, that is Pass and Review? I think I saw that on the bootcamp website. Wow, I think i could get the hang of this!
I told my son, to tell me his favorite meal at bootcamp. Who would have believed? Have a good evening, ladies.
Lillian
Pat's Mom
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Lillian,
That's funny!! My daughter said she loved the food in bc also!! Mentioned it in several of her letters!!!
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Comment by momoffour(Ship 11 div 119) on March 9, 2010 at 9:25pm
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Well, I am packing and leaving the best weather here at the beach to leave for PIR!! As long as I get to hug my son, I will even take the low 40s and rain as predicted (yikes).
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Cathy:
Yikes. Your son told you some things you wish he wouldn't have told you about the flight deck. Again, yikes. Well, all I have to say is....angels watch over him everytime he is out there! And angels watch over all of our sons and daughters.
Navy ladies-I finally got a letter from my son, Pat. Yay! He said boot camp is not easy WHATSOEVER (his words not mine!) but he's hanging in there. Can you believe it-he loves the food-breakfast, lunch and dinner! He's tripping on being bald though. I'm going to be the same when I see him I'm sure!
Thanks for being here, ladies.
Lillian
Pat's mom
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Cathy,
Thank you - I'll let you know if it works!!! Best of luck to your son!!!
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Wow ladies-
Thank you for your warm welcome. I don't even like to go on the computer since I'm on most of the day but this is fun!
To those who greeted me personally (and I hope I have everyone's name right)-Suzie B, Martyzmom(Cathy), Connie( Matt's mom), and Grasshopper! To those who just said hi in your hearts, hi back at you!
Computers are not my forte (email is about as complicated as it gets for me!) so I'll just learn as I go along.
Still waiting to hear from my son, Pat. Heellllooo, Pat!
Grasshopper-I live in Woodlake on the South Side! How about that.
Well, it's really is nice to have a place where people all know your name(isn't that a song or something?).
Lillian
Pat's Mom
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