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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Nuke School Charleston

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My husband is in Nuke school at the NWS in Charleston, SC. We are enjoying it here! This group's for anyone who wants to talk.

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Latest Activity: Jan 26

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Comment by DebbieinCA on March 17, 2010 at 11:42am: Happy St. Patrick's Day all!
For each petal on the shamrock, This brings a wish your way, Good health, good luck & happiness, For today and every day! - Irish Blessing

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on March 17, 2010 at 12:05am: There were no restrictions on pictures just be sure to take your ID with you. I saw all sorts of attire at A school graduation just as with PIR.

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 15, 2010 at 9:55pm: Barbara Joe, my son says the PMB costs $10 a month. They got 7 months for $60. It's definitely worth it! I sent his laptop and he got it the day UPS delivered it.

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 15, 2010 at 5:21pm: Barbara Joe- My son and his roommate went in on a PMB box together. Only one name can go on it and that person has to be the one things are addressed and the one to pick up the mail. My son says, "We're nukes mom. We can figure out that mail from California is for me." Hee, hee. I love how proud he is to be a nuke!

Comment by DebbieinCA on March 15, 2010 at 5:15pm: A jury summons just came for SEAN. Of course, I can't get a PERSON on the phone and none of their automated options fit the situation. Ergh!!
I finally just called any local courthouse number I could find to get a human being and, after a few trials and errors, I got the the Jury Supervisor. It turns out she is a nice Navy Mom who totally helped me out! She let me sign it as his mother and fill out U.S. Navy Active Duty as occupation and put his base as current address. I love Navy Moms!!! Hooyah! ;^)

Comment by connie on March 14, 2010 at 10:00pm: Casey - thanks for the directions. We are driving from Fort Lauderdale, Fl. We will be staying at the StudioPlus hotel. Wish us luck we have a 2 year old and 4 year old with us.

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on March 14, 2010 at 2:19pm: Colleen in PA,
I know what you mean about letting go. My son had already lived away from home with a job and some college when he joined the Navy. I worried he would get lost at the airport and all sorts of other things. He has been fine and if he has a question he has called to ask (and they have been very few). I've been so impressed that he has remembered so many of my 'teaching moments' when I thought he wasn't really listening. And so very proud of the man he has become, more so since he joined the Navy (which I knew would happen). I keep telling him that it's hard to let go entirely when you have been in charge as a mother for the last 18 years. It's not something you can just turn off suddenly. I still worry about some of the next steps he has to take but learning to keep them to myself.

Comment by Colleen in PA on March 14, 2010 at 1:58pm: Casey and Dana,, Thanks for the info. I'm sure Nate would find the mim NEX but as his mom, it's hard to let go, I have to take this in "baby steps"! I am getting better though, afterall, as he said in a letter, "I'm all grown up now."! He will be 19 on 09APR.

Comment by connie on March 13, 2010 at 10:52pm: Hi I am new to this site. I am Navy mom. My son Janus is graduating A school on Mar 19. Where do we park and how long is the walk to graduation hall.

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on March 13, 2010 at 9:50pm: Mini Nex and Subway are right next to the barracks or at least the closest thing they can walk to that isn't school. He will find it very, very, fast. I think it's the first thing they all go to when they are giving the opportunity.