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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Discussion Forum
OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by AveryMom on October 22, 2013 at 9:10am
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@Ken-55- Even though I joined this group after my son finished boot camp, you made me intrigued about the Tiger Cruise..
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@WackyWaveUSN- thanks for the advice regarding sending things to my son when he's deployed. I actually was talking about when he's still in A school.
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Comment by joshmom on October 21, 2013 at 11:24am
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Hey y'all, will anyone be attending A school graduation at GL on 10/29? If so, please let me know. I would love to have some pictures of my son. Thanks!
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on October 13, 2013 at 4:51pm
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Comment by WackyWaveUSN on October 11, 2013 at 11:16am
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AveryMom, UPS is probably faster while in school, but when your sailor is deployed, I have found that flat rate priority mail via USPS is the best way to ship because it won't matter how fast it gets to the military post office, it still depends on when they have a delivery going to the ship, that your sailor will get it. The good thing about the flat rate box is that you can pack it full and not pay extra for the weight.
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UPS got my son's things quick! LOL
I rather use them than the USPS
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Comment by blm on October 4, 2013 at 2:38pm
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Oh and although I have never done it you can actually go online and have free boxes and labels shipped to you and free pick up.
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Where is your son stationed. I have heard that it may be awkward to get the package from ups if overseas. Plus usps is only 14.85 for a large box up to I believe 70 lbs.
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I sent my son's things through UPS, not post office. Here the post office is rarely open. UPS is open all day, & it's convenient. I also let my son know that his things was sent through UPS & he told me he'll check on it.
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It depends on when they have enough to start a full class. Mine waited about a week. Did some other training in the mean time
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