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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 ProudJaxMom on October 11, 2010 at 9:48pm: Matthew left today for the hotel. He will fly to the Great Lakes tomorrow. He is so ready to start this new life and to make a difference in the world. I look forward to watching that happen! I enjoy reading everyone's comments, am learning a lot, and feel better knowing that I am not alone.

Comment by Tabbi (ship 9 Div 10) on October 10, 2010 at 5:15pm: I started a group for PIR 12/3/10.

Comment by marylou (ship09 div015) on October 10, 2010 at 4:09pm: thanks mtnmom. we should be very proud of what are sons are doing for us, for our family and for our country!

when did your son get to bc?

Comment by mtnmom on October 10, 2010 at 1:10pm: Mayrlou-
Welcome to our group. When my son's box came home, his pants and coat were wet. It rained in Chicago when he landed, and when they were transporting them from the airport to bus, and the bus to processing center. Hope your son's clothes are dru. Please thank your son for serving for me.
Gen

Comment by marylou (ship09 div015) on October 10, 2010 at 10:25am: My son left for bootcamp on the 7th. Got the phone call, but hoping to get the box and note tomorrow.

Comment by mtnmom on October 8, 2010 at 2:50pm: Lynn-
The new job is doing well, overtime started this week, and next, big filing deadline on the 15th. Bobby called me on Saturday and I got 5 "I Love You, Mom's", guess he misses home.
Gen

Comment by mtnmom on October 8, 2010 at 12:34am: Hey lynn--
Eleanor's daughter is in Washington State too. Shes on a big aircraft carrier. So happy that Geoff will be stationed on the West Coast.
Gen

Comment by terese71 Ship 03 Div 017 on October 7, 2010 at 5:11pm: Thanks for the support i will keep you all posted

Comment by terese71 Ship 03 Div 017 on October 6, 2010 at 1:57pm: My son left yesterday for BootCamp

Comment by Proud Mom on October 5, 2010 at 6:19pm: I am looking for a mom I met on 10-4-10. Our sons were leaving Dallas to go to BC. Her name is Christy and she was having a really hard time. I told her that she needed to get on this site and it would help her. I hope she is there. Kathy