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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 ProudNavyMom on October 24, 2011 at 10:46am: Good morning Ladies!

Comment by Mom of a Corpsman on October 24, 2011 at 10:45am: Good morning Navy family...I hope all of you have a blessed day..

Comment by New2Navy(Class 1205) on October 24, 2011 at 9:22am: Good Morning All!! Yes, thank you Christine, Jasons Mom for the great comments, it helps so much! Looking forward to getting through this with all of you all and hope to meet some of you at the meet and greet sometime in December!

Comment by Pentwater98 on October 24, 2011 at 9:15am: Good Morning Everyone.. Hope you have a great day..

Comment by momshousedivided2-Sh 09 Div 023 on October 24, 2011 at 7:55am: Yep! Today is the day I give my son his wings( or floaties)! I am so very proud if him. I am not sure what I am feeling... Not really sad just a weird anxious- memory- filled appreciation for what is happening. I sure it will hit me in a day or so when I want to call or text him and... I can't , but I know is in the best hands! Good luck to all the moms, dads, gf, bf and friends of those leaving today and tomorrow. See you in 8 weeks or so! Go Get'em SR's! We are PROUD of you!!!!

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 24, 2011 at 7:43am: Christine, Jason's Mom - thanks so much for what you wrote here. You don't know how much it means to me and others here as well that this is all new too. I am having a hard time dealing with my son being gone. It's on my mind constantly and I cry alot. I'm looking forward to this week because from what I am told by so many others, the letters should start coming this week and the first phone call too. I sure hope so because this is the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with. I know my son is being taken care of and I know he is becoming a wonderful, amazing man that I am very very proud of. I can't wait to see him at PIR.

Comment by kristie 09/016 on October 24, 2011 at 12:35am: Hang in there to the moms that are letting their kids go this week. It is such an emotional time. This site has helped me so much with knowing I'm not the only mom out there missing our SR'S so much. I just keep thinking to myself this is only a temporary time and if my son can get through it so can I. New moms be patient. My son left Oct 6th and other then the standard form letter I haven't gotten anything from him yet. But thanks to another member I found out that this week should be a good one, letters should be coming and a phone call. Stay strong and proud!!

Comment by navymom2011 on October 24, 2011 at 12:26am: I've gotten do much support from this site!! Thank u new2navy and the others for posting! Our son left yesterday morning for jax....my husband and I r going in the morning for his swearing in ceremony and to see him to the airport!! Its been a very emotional day for all of us,.but we are soooo proud!!

Comment by New2Navy(Class 1205) on October 23, 2011 at 10:58pm: Navymom2011 and all those with kids leaving today and tommorrow!! Hugs to all, this has to be one of the hardest days of my life so far.... My SR left for Tampa today, MEPS at 4:30am Monday then on to GL at somepoint!! Come on phone call and form letter!

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 23, 2011 at 8:35pm: Kristie - you don't have to being staying at the Ramada to attend the meet and greet. It's for everyone. We are staying at the Navy Lodge, but I've already told my husband that we are going to the meet and greet. I am looking forward to meeting all the wonderful ladies that are helping me get through this.