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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:

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**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).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/13/2012 TG 08 — 07 Divisions (037–042 & 908)

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This group is for families and friends of Sailors who graduated on January 13, 2012. We can share information, concerns and ways to connect as we continue the journey from bootcamp to PIR and beyond.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir01132012
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Mar 6, 2016

Welcome families and friends to PIR January 13, 2012!

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Comment by kev323 on November 7, 2012 at 3:23pm: Shit, gmansmom, I'm out of town Thanksgiving. It would have been awesome to have your Sailor.

Comment by Proud navy mom/Eddie's mom on November 7, 2012 at 12:08pm: Tomorrow is my Sailors 1 year. I cant believe it has already been a year. I miss him terribly but I know he is doing good work, and I'm so proud I could burst.He is so far away I told him not to come home for his Christmas leave its not really worth the money he would spend on the ticket. If he were closer I would have paid for the ticket lol!

Barby - So glad he finally gets to come home for that visit for Christmas, and wow another thinking of joining, I wish my daughter would I think it would do her good and she definately needs to the discipline lol!

gmansmom - so glad your sailor will be close by.

Glad everyone seems to be doing good.

Happy Hump Day!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on November 7, 2012 at 11:45am: hey everyone.... TODAY is my Sailors ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.... wow... soooooooooooooooo hard to believe it

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on November 5, 2012 at 3:29pm: Jacqueline... yup ROLLING WITH THE WAVES... my sailor had his share of "ON HOLD" he was getting discouraged ... but now that he's been with his command for a few weeks.... he said ITS ALL SOOOO WORTH THE WAIT.... Tell your sailor to HANG ON.... it does get better!!! Hugs to all

Comment by jacqueline-rn on October 31, 2012 at 8:49pm: Oh my, Barby! Well, if anyone can handle it with grace and humor it's you! As for my "event" I know my sailor is sick to death of being on hold and more than ready to say goodbye to Great Lakes. I'm happy for him. It's just that when young adults first go out into the world when they get some free time they go home to see the folks. At some point they go visit the folks and after the visit is over they go home. It's natural. We all did it. It's part of growing up. I just feel like this may have been one of my last chances to have him home. Doing the empty nest thing I guess. Okay, I'm through whining now. I am a Navy mom and I roll with the waves!

Comment by Navymomsquared on October 31, 2012 at 8:43pm: Hi all!!!
So hard to believe its almost been a year!!
I do miss my sailor. He is supposed to come home right after Christmas & leave a week before my bday in Jan. His C school is in dahlgren & dam neck. Home port San Diego!!! This mom will be happy to have him so close to home :)
Jacqueline-such a bummer!! I hope that doesn't happen to my sailor.
Hey kev, my sailor put himself on the adopt a sailor list for thanksgiving...got any plans wink, wink, wink.
Hope all are well!!
Happy Halloween!!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on October 31, 2012 at 10:34am: UGH Jacqueline.... I understand your frustration/disappointment... maybe the POPE needs to chat with school command..

My sailor IS COMING HOME for christmas... his chief at his new command saw that he never got the opportunity to get leave so he pushed his chit thru and gets the first part of shutdown to come home...... AND MY OTHER SON IS TALKING TO THE NAVY RECRUITERS... looks like Im going to go thru this ALL OVER AGAIN!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE

Comment by kev323 on October 31, 2012 at 10:26am: And the Pope is kind of religious? lol.

Comment by jacqueline-rn on October 30, 2012 at 10:54pm: My son 's first orders said he was to report for C school in early January and be on leave over Christmas. He just found out that his orders changed and he has to be there in a few weeks. I am a little disappointed. And the Pope is kind of religious.

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on October 21, 2012 at 3:41pm: Hi Everyone,
My Sailor is doing well in Florida, She just got back in port on Friday.
They have been going out ”A Lot” but she loves her job.
She just finished cranking and that she did not like at all lol
But now she is back doing her OS job and happy again.
Glad to hear everyone is doing well nearly 1 year from the start of our meeting.