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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.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022

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Comment by Catcat49USSHopper on January 31, 2012 at 8:27am: Good morning everyone. I haven't been on in a while. Tksmom how is your daughter? Please keep in touch and let us know when she is fiinally coming home. She has been on my mind. Anyone who gets a phone call or text at least once a week or more, you are lucky. Trying to get mine to call or text is almost impossible. He does post on facebook occassionally.

Comment by Dustin's Mom on January 31, 2012 at 12:50am: Thanks, again! Will do.

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 30, 2012 at 9:56pm: Dustin's Mom: Hang on to your gate pass from PIR because depending on the guard at the A school gate you may be able to drive him to his ship on base, we were able to do so for the most part but 1 guard in the am would not let us.

Print up a few so you can leave 1 in the car so you don't forget it. I printed 5 lol

Comment by eljac913 (Ship 12 Div 053) on January 30, 2012 at 9:48pm: Thank you everyone for the answers to my question.

Comment by Dustin's Mom on January 29, 2012 at 11:28pm: Thanks, Leese/K's Mom!

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 29, 2012 at 6:57pm: Dustin's mom: you are Right after Pir you will get about an hour on base with him then he has to report back to his RTC ship to move over to A school then they will march them down to the main gate of A school and will have liberty untill 10pm but have him back at the base by 9-9:30 because the walk back to the ship is just that ”A walk” then Sat-Sun you can pick them up at 6 am to 9-9:30 pm no over nights. Enjoy PIR and your new Sailor.

Comment by Dustin's Mom on January 29, 2012 at 6:27pm: Hi everyone - Happy Sunday to you! My son graduates on 2/10 and then will transfer to A-School to train for his job of OS. My question...he seems to think that he will be able to spend the weekend with us at our hotel. I have not seen anything to back this up on any group's conversation on this website. What I have heard is that they get Friday afternoon after PIR and after they transfer their things over to the new area, then Saturday and Sunday, most of the day. Anything different in any of your experiences? Thanks - less than two weeks until I see my boy! Yipee!

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 26, 2012 at 9:09pm: After he moves over to A school he will get liberty and you can give it to him to take back to his Aschool ship

Comment by KayKay on January 26, 2012 at 9:00pm: Hey you guys I have a question. I want to get my son a really cool Ronald Reagan Jelly Belly collection for graduation. Will he be able to take it over to A-school with him to keep in his quarters?