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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

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Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2024

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Comment by newmom on July 31, 2017 at 12:05pm: Noni...my LO should graduate Oct.27th. I have the same concerns as Eaglemom. can that graduation date change?

Comment by Eaglemom01 on July 31, 2017 at 12:04pm: Noni,

Tentative grad date is Oct. 6th. No plans will begin until after first RLP and GQ at the end of this week my teacher nature has me thinking ahead! What kinds of things happen on Thursday-Friday? I have heard of hi moms and then graduation but nothing else. What do I need to plan on while there? We are driving in from Texas and hope to see "FALL" on the east coast.

Comment by Noni on July 31, 2017 at 11:32am: Eaglemom01
Don't plan to far in advance. I understand being a teacher for I dothe same. You LOay roll and then everything will change. You should be able to hook up with your LOs class on FB. What is the tentative graduation date

Comment by Eaglemom01 on July 31, 2017 at 10:20am: Am thinking ahead to graduation in October. Where can I find a timeline of events so I can prepare my travel plans. As a teacher I am taking a week off to travel to Newport so those plans have to be made in advance. Thanks for any insights I need to prepare for.

Comment by Matt's mom on July 30, 2017 at 10:47am: Welcome. I sent you a private message.

Comment by newmom on July 30, 2017 at 10:43am: Thank you Matt's mom!! much appreciated!!

Comment by Matt's mom on July 30, 2017 at 10:40am: http://navydads.ning.com/m/group/discussion?id=2150375%3ATopic%3A25...

Our son read this article before he left, and we read it each week while he was there. It lets you have an idea what they are doing each day/week. Navy For Moms and Navy Dads have been great resources.

Comment by Matt's mom on July 30, 2017 at 10:26am: New mom - your LO will text you the morning he gets there. It will have his class number and address to write him. Shortly after they arrive keep checking Facebook for the class page. Also, every Tuesday the Command Center will post pictures of each class. You will receive a letter from the Commander the first week he is there with important information. We heard this week that they are shortening the school to 10 weeks from 12. That sounds good. The best advice I got was to write as many letters as possible. Many families shared that their loved ones told them that's what got them through the first few weeks. God Bless

Comment by newmom on July 30, 2017 at 9:58am: Does anyone have a child starting in the OCS class of Aug.6th? I am new to this, and need some guidance. I don't know my son's class number yet either.I would like to get on to a facebook page. I have questions about how we can contact them once they are there.