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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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October Boot Camp Family

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This group is for Moms and families with loved ones leaving for Boot Camp in October any year. It was started with a group leaving in Oct. 2009.

Members: 137
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2019

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Comment by New2Navy(Class 1205) on November 17, 2011 at 5:12pm: Its so weird to look here and at BootCamp group - my SR left 10/24 and already that seeems so long ago and yet it hasn't been a month!! Can't wait till 12/16 - time does seem to go a little faster after you start getting letters and stuff! He seems to be adjusting better as well!! I couldn't have done it had it not been for this website and all the moms going through it together and the veteran moms who devote alot of time and effort!!! THANK YOU!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 11, 2011 at 3:45am: From RTC FB:

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command The recruits graduating Jan. 6 & 13 will be eligible for the Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor.

November 1 at 6:34am

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command
.....Recruits eligible for the Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor program will be those graduating Jan. 6 and 13. They will be sending home the necessary paperwork about two weeks after they have arrived to RTC.....
November 5 at 7:08am

Comment by Proud Florida Mom on November 9, 2011 at 11:39am: My2Sailors my daughter is also in a WINTR. She is an FN though and from what I understand is a Fireman/Engineer but is also undesignated in that field because she said she wanted to strike as a GSE.

Comment by My2Sailors on November 9, 2011 at 11:27am: Good Morning all...Quick question, does anyone have a female SR that is going to be a GS? My daughter is a GSE & I am looking for other's who have daughter that are Women in Non Traditional Ratings (WINTR).

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 9, 2011 at 1:18am: PIR GROUP 01/06/2011 has been formed. Here is the direct link:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir010612

Comment by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on November 8, 2011 at 10:49am: Pentwater, love your image :) thanks!!!!

Dawn in MI

see you in a few weeks!!!!

Comment by Pentwater98 on November 8, 2011 at 7:47am: Good Morning to my Navy Family.. I am one very happy camper today.. My Chicago BEARS won last night and only 23 days until I see my SR..

Comment by Pentwater98 on November 7, 2011 at 4:17pm

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 7, 2011 at 2:03pm: Here are the current PIR groups:

            PIR: Dec 29, 2011           TG 06 — 10 Divisions (021–028, 904 & 906)

             (Note: This is a Thursday Graduation)

             NO GRAD Dec. 23, 2011 per Recruit Training Command

             PIR: Dec 16, 2011           TG 05 - 5 Divisions (017-020, 905)

            NONE on December 9, 2011 per Recruit Training Command

            PIR: Dec 2. 2011             TG 03 - 11 Divisions (009–016, 802, 803 & 903)

            PIR: Nov 23, 2011           TG 02 - 4 Divisions (007–008, 801 & 902) note it's Wednesday
            PIR: Nov 18, 2011           TG 01 - 7 Divisions (001–006 & 901)

            PIR: Nov 10, 2011      TG 52 - 8 Divisions (367-372, 823 & 952) note it's Thursday

Comment by Pentwater98 on November 7, 2011 at 9:44am: Kendrasue - My SR got to GL on October 4th. His div is week 4 day 2 as of today.. For the Navy moms that are just starting this rollercoaster ride hang in there it does get better. The first two weeks are hell but once you get that first real letter things start to get a little easier. Since I received that first phone call and was able to talk to my son for 22 minutes things have been alot better for me. Just hearing his voice has turned things around. I could hear in this voice that he was doing good and sounded like himself. Now I am getting ready for his PIR which is 24 days away.. Can't wait. Time does seem to go by faster after that phone call.