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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Comment by ProudNavyMom on November 2, 2011 at 4:30pm
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Thank you Christine!
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Here are some pics of our Belle and Tinkerbell.
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Hi Ladies. I'm new to this group.. Just found it while searching in the groups. I've been on N4M's for about a month now.
My son left for boot camp on Oct 6th and is now just about at the halfway mark and will PIR on 12/02/2011. The first couple of weeks were very hard, but I received the first letters from him last Thursday (he sent 3 in one envelope!) and my first call from him yesterday. I got to talk to him for a whole 17 minutes!!!
We have a 13 year old female dachshund named Belle and a 2 year old white/yellow kitty cat named Tinkerbell. (I'll try to post pics but not sure how in this forum).
I'm looking forward to contributing in this group and hopefully making new friends along the way.
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Comment by Nan(Ship 9 Div 247) on July 23, 2011 at 6:46pm
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It took her a few days to get used to it, she kept looking at her arms and feet and asking me what was up with that. She was so hard to keep unmattd and dry. Her outer coat was 8" long and pretty smooth then all of the sudden she came up with this extremely curley poodle undercoat. What a mess
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Abby before her haircut
Abby after her Sailor Haircut
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Beautiful, they look like they have adjusted well.
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Kathleen, We adopted a kitten of about the same age who needed a lot of care. She was also "sassy and demanding". Now, 15 years later, she is in charge of the entire household. She rules everyone with an iron fist, even our 50 pound puppy is no match for her 5 pounds of determination. She does what she wants, when she wants, and gets whatever she wants - no is not an option for her. Good luck.
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Comment by Lisa-Chris's Mom on May 22, 2011 at 4:58pm
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Kathleen I agree, lots of love and tlc, they say time heals all wounds. Keep us posted:)
Deb, as for the grooming? I tried grooming my last Springer because she was so frail but to no avail, the clippers kept getting stuck in her thick fur and boy did I make a mess of her then I tried just scissors how hard can that be? Omg the poor thing, I took her to the groomer and they did her on the floor instead of the table and she looked sooo much better lol. We are charged only $35 which I think is good for the fur that they have. Good luck!!
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Comment by DebS on May 22, 2011 at 10:44am
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Hello all .. thought I would ask this question .. Does anyone groom their own dogs? I am trying with my yorkie but he doesnt seem to like it at all. Any tips or tricks .. professionals in this area are too expensive.
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Kathleen, sounds like she may just need time and to start training from the beginning. Lots of love and being taken out everytime she has an accident. Hopefully, like most young puppies, she will get it with time. No telling what her first 5 months were like. It is a wonderful thing you are doing. Good luck.
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