Welcome to
Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**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
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

NavyMomThrower liked Proud Momma's discussion His Work Is Done

yesterday

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

yesterday

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

ALUMNI OF PIR 04/06/2012 TG 21 — 07 Divisions (109–114 & 921)

Information

This site is for families and friends of Sailor Recruits with PIR, April 6, 2012. This is a great way to share information, concerns and to connect as we continue the journey through bootcamp to PIR and beyond.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir04062012
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 52
Latest Activity: Feb 2, 2014

Welcome to PIR 04/06/2012

OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Recruits/Sailors are not allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture.

CLICK ME

for

OPSEC

and

N4M's COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Countdowns

YoWindow.com Forecast by NWS

CLICK ME for the LINK to the RTC WEBSITE

CLICK ME for the LINKS to the PIR 04/06/2012 Meet and Greets

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 04/06/2012 TG 21 — 07 Divisions (109–114 & 921) to add comments!

Comment by diannep on February 21, 2012 at 1:40pm: Welcome, Amac! You may want to start a Division discussion above for 112...don't think there is one started yet. That way, there is a place for you all to "chat" and get to know one another who have SRs training together. Please stay on this page too though since we will be answering questions here/dispensing lots of info. There is also info posted above in the discussions by FTLW, so please go through to read up on it!

Comment by Amac23 on February 21, 2012 at 12:30pm: Hello, Everyone!

I received my form letter last week- Ship 09 Div 112. I see several others with the same! My husband is 31, so I am guessing he is one of the oldest there, haha. Poor guy :).

I booked Residence Inn Waukegen and want to squeal with joy every time I think of going to his PIR and seeing him! He goes onto San Antonio, so from what I read, only get Liberty friday. But I praying like crazy that something changes and he gets more time. (please please, more time!). I live in Socal, own a dance studio, and hope to get to know all of you a bit more!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 21, 2012 at 10:56am: Oh, that's right this PIR is on Easter weekend. Those who stay in Great Lakes may get an extra day of liberty so you may want to plan your trip to allow you more time with your Sailors just in case.

Andrewsmom I am sure someone will have an answer for you about where he will have his very short A-school.

Comment by Andrewsmom on February 21, 2012 at 10:48am: And, if they get leave on Easter Sunday because they are staying in Great Lakes, what time is curfew?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 21, 2012 at 10:41am: I'm not sure Andrewsmom but maybe Diannep or FTLW knows more about that :-)

Comment by Andrewsmom on February 21, 2012 at 10:38am: Question for the Veteran Moms. My son is S-PACT undesignated. What do they normally do after boot camp? Do they stay in Great Lakes for a while longer? If so, how long generally? And then where to they go? I'm trying to figure out whether he will have leave on Easter Sunday.

Comment by diannep on February 21, 2012 at 10:20am: Welcome, MysticEyes. Glad you are here! I am one of the N4Moms veterans along with Lala, Betsy, and FTLW...and a few others...who are here to help. Ask any questions that you like and please be sure to scroll through the discussions above for lots of info!

ragdoll: You may want to start a discussion for your division up above. Just like MysticEyes did for her division. Please be sure to stay on this page too because we N4Moms veterans don't have much time to scan the discussion groups for questions---better to post them here.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 21, 2012 at 9:20am: I hope you all get great letters this week. Just remember with yesterday being a holiday you may have to stalk the mail man an extra day. If you get that first letter and your recruit seems down or homesick try not to worry. It is very common for the first couple of letters but it will get better and you can tell from their letters and calls that it does, They start out hating it and wondering what the heck they got themselves into but by the end they usually love it and are very happy with their decision :-) Hang in there, letters and calls will come and you will feel much better :-) I have you all in my thoughts and prayers.

Comment by indymom on February 21, 2012 at 6:29am: Good morning everyone,,one day closer to seeing our boys/girls,,,,was a very rough weekend for me,,but looking forward to a letter this week,,my son told me when he called on the 12th,,that div 109 could start writing letters on the 19th,,,i guess come thursday it will be time to stalk the mailman,,,,have a great day everyone

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 21, 2012 at 1:29am: Welcome to all the new members!

Hang in there!

Read the Discussions up above for info about BC and PIR...Knowledge is power! Ask questions...that's what we "veteran" moms are here for! No dumb questions,K?

Also, bend our ears...there is always a virtual (HUG) waiting!