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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

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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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RTC Graduation

**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.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/10/2013 TG 26 11 Divisions (177-186 and 926)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 05/10/2013. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, UIllinois
Members: 104
Latest Activity: Sep 10, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 05/10/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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Comment by Coach Shelia on April 1, 2013 at 2:16pm: hello all! I am praying all moms have received everything: form letters, phone calls, letters from their SR's. I am learning patience through this experience. It really makes me appreciate how precious your time is with your Navy Loved One! God Bless You & Your Navy Loved Ones! 38 days, 19 hours, 13 mins 14 secs until PIR: 5/10/13!!!

Comment by diannep on April 1, 2013 at 2:12pm: Posted the BattleStations discussion above. This group will start them most likely the last week in April.

Comment by Paulzmom on April 1, 2013 at 2:04pm: Thanks ellen0502! Good to know and awesome of your son to pass it along!

Karen, yes, they call with a calling card but beware because 60 minutes is really only about 5 minutes because of the long distance. Our SR had only a couple of minutes and he thought he had 45. Good idea to mail one today, so am I!!

Comment by Riverlady ship 13 div 181 on April 1, 2013 at 2:03pm: Karen,

you can do that or you can write to callsforrecruits@gmail.com and they will email you several calling cards (a phone number and a series of pin numbers good for 20 minute phone calls) you can transfer that info to a letter to send your SR.

Comment by Karen on April 1, 2013 at 1:56pm: I am confused...is that how our Sr's call us...have to have a calling card???? I am going to go buy one and put it in the mail..today...

Comment by ellen0502 on April 1, 2013 at 1:13pm: There are calling cards that you can find with 400 or more minutes, not expensive and can be recharged. I found on with 800 minutes for $30, wrote down all the numbers so I could recharge it and keep track of the minutes. I also activated it at home.

My son passed his on when he was through with it, it has been reused several times. I am not putting additional minutes on it, but others are as they are using it.

Comment by Paulzmom on April 1, 2013 at 12:54pm: Super bummer that our SR got to call Saturday but only had enough minutes on his calling card to talk to his dad for a few minutes and then got cut off. I need to find a better calling card! :) At least his info was confirmed; Ship 09 Div 185. Now I can work on planning the trip to IL and figuring out which 4 people are going to PIR since our son is loved my so many and really has a great support from both sides of our families! Looking forward to connecting with all the other Navy Moms and hopefully meeting at PIR 05/10.

Comment by madeatwin on April 1, 2013 at 12:25pm: I am looking forward to seeing my son. It seems as if he has been gone forever. I have not received a phone call yet. I did get the box and his mailing address. I have been sending letters but no reply yet. He did speak with his girlfriend on Saturday and it sounds as if he is okay.

Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on April 1, 2013 at 9:59am: Morning All- been having a rough time- I miss her so much- never fully realized all the things we did together, that now I'm doing alone- Yesterday was tough- but Got a letter and a call on Saturday she'd been on limited light duty for rolling her ankle- she says she should be back to fit for duty today- she says the watches are boring- she's happy- and that's all that matters- Have a good day all