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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 12, 2011 at 9:54pm: Well, I was hoping to get the letter today, but it didn't come. :(

Comment by shannonlee123 on October 12, 2011 at 12:23pm: momof5-

Sounds like our sons will know each other. You going to do the Thanksgiving Adopt a Sailor for the Day event? I'm trying to get info on how to adopt your own kid. I found the form to adopt a random sailor or two but still no 411 on how to specifically request your own kid (and a couple of extras too). I see your in MI, I'm in IN but my dad lives near GL.

Comment by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on October 12, 2011 at 11:04am: My son is a rescue swimmer, he trains with a former SEAL every week. He is so into physical stuff, he just pushes and pushes..He can't wait to get started!

Dawn in MI

Comment by shannonlee123 on October 12, 2011 at 10:52am: momof5 -

my son is in spec ops boot camp, he has a SEAL contract. He could have gone Nuke but he wanted the challenge. Sigh. Another thing to worry about.

Comment by shannonlee123 on October 12, 2011 at 10:50am: New2Navy-

From what I understand from the recruiter GL (great lakes) is closed for the Christmas Holidays...I'm pretty sure that your son will be finished just before then. Also, I'm sorry about what you're going through because it was just a few days ago my son left and it doesn't get any easier but you've found N4M (navy 4 moms) and we're here for you. Hug him lots before he goes, it's a big adjustment for sure.

Comment by New2Navy(Class 1205) on October 12, 2011 at 9:52am: Quick question to all of those moms who already got the letter... does it say if your Sailor is Grad N Go (which I know they don't use this term) but how do you know how much time you get?? My son doesn't go until 10/23 so am still hoping he can come home for Christmas, but when will I know what happens after PIR?? Many hugs to all the moms whose kids have left, mine has 11 days and its getting harder each day!!!

Comment by momof5~(1CorpMen1Undesignated) on October 12, 2011 at 9:07am: My son is spec ops but he doesn't leave until Feb or as soon as a spot opens. He brother left the 4th and is a corpsmen.

What is your sailor doing?

dawn in mi

Comment by shannonlee123 on October 12, 2011 at 12:21am: Any other spec ops mom's here?

Comment by Arwen on October 11, 2011 at 10:03pm: The box almost always arrives via FedEx.

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 11, 2011 at 9:50pm: My kid in the box came today. I cried. I didn't think it had come because I was expecting it to come via the US Mail and when I checked the mail there was no box there. But then I thought maybe it came and was sitting outside my front door so I checked and there it was. I cried when opening it and it had the clothes he was wearing and his cell phone in it. Now I just want to get that letter with his address.