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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

Events

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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.

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Graduation Info
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Would love to hear from all OS parents.

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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022

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Comment by jdmom on May 27, 2011 at 6:29am: Hi cms, my son just graduated and is at A school. When was your son's PIR, my son's OS classes don't start until next week.

kathy glad to hear your son loves beins an OS but would you mind explaining what a "crow" is to this newbie. I am still trying to learn all the terms.

Comment by cms on May 26, 2011 at 10:18pm: Hello MaryBeth: My son just graduated and is an OS. He is at A School now. Can you tell me does your son like being an OS?

Comment by MaryBeth on May 19, 2011 at 11:22pm: Hi Everyone,

I'm a mom of an OS on the Enterprise....just wanted to stop in and say hi!

MB

Comment by tks4 on April 26, 2011 at 5:09pm: kanga123 Where did the tiger cruise go and do they do this for everyone???

Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on April 24, 2011 at 11:33pm: Happy Easter OS families!!!! Congratulations Sandra! Like Kathy said, you will ALWAYS remember PIR weekend!

Comment by SandyShip11div90 ma of 2 sailors on April 12, 2011 at 2:00pm: Hello Ladies, I just got back from Great Lakes Chicago IL. and I had the best time of my life. To see my son Graduate and become a sailor it put tears in my eyes of nothing but JOY..

check out our page on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anchors-Away-Mom/190869520950576 give me a "like" on the thumbs up button. I need your support, I will be entering your name in a drawing and when we reach 200 "likes" your name can be drawn and win 3 decals of your choose. Thank and take care, Sandy

Comment by jenmack on April 10, 2011 at 8:56pm: Yes I took his laptop. You either gets the internet at the loft or you buy an internet card at the nex to get it in your room. I took clothes but he wore them in our hotel room. He has not phased up yet so he cannot wear regular clothes. He said with his uniform on he gets discounts or gets in free at places so he really has not cared to phase up. He will have a birthday in a couple of weeks and now he wants to phase up. ha Thing is, I live in Illinois and it took 3 to 4 days for priority mail to get to him. I had to mail his tennis shoes to run in. He hated the tennis shoes that the navy gave him.

Comment by jdmom on April 10, 2011 at 7:42pm: jenmack thanks, he will be glad to know that, he doesn't graduate from BC until 5/13 but already he is looking ahead. Since you skype he has a laptop also? Did you bring that to PIR? One more quick question did you bring him clothes or did you ship them later?

Comment by jenmack on April 10, 2011 at 4:55pm: When he moved across the street , he had only 1 room mate. He stayed at that ship about a week and a half. Then he move to his present quarters and yes it is more like a dorm but with a bathroom. We skype and I had him show me his room. I was curious.

Comment by jenmack on April 10, 2011 at 4:51pm: My son graduated BC on March 4, 2011. He is in A school now. He moved across the street from BC the day he graduated and got to keep his phone then. He is now waiting to get his orders where he is going after A school. His papers said he graduates A school on May 2nd but he didn't start school on the date he was suppose to. I will try to help in any way possible.