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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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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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PIR 06/17/2011

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TG31: 9 Div (203-210, 931)

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Comment by Sunnyb on June 15, 2011 at 3:28pm: WAITING to REJOYCE with you...!!! where are those I"m Sailor posts..??!!

Thanks diannep.. glad you think their picking on them about this sight was not a serious thing. I didn't want to be the reason he got more to do.. but I told him, I didn't think I could appoligize because this was the only thing keeping me informed, and sane for 2 months. :) Also your words about your son with tears in his eyes during graduation almost brought some to mine. I'm SO sure he would have been proud! My mom has been gone since I was 18 and every now and then I wonder what she would think if she saw my boys. ~feelin mushy~ hugs!!

I think I'm wearing white pants and a red shirt to graduation... hair up! look for meeeee! Will be shoving out in the car about 4am..! woot woot

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2011 at 3:09pm: Amen, tysmom, on the RDCs comment!

And....I hope Grandpa's spirit is felt with you all on PIR day. How proud he would have been...I'm thinking he will have a big smile on his face in Heaven that day!

Comment by tysmom on June 15, 2011 at 2:52pm: diannep.I have tears ...grandpa died 7 years ago and my SR is the first grandson (18 of them) to go in the military...he would be so proud...I am sure your husband would have been proud also!!!!!!

He would always say to him "Grandpa what did you do in the war? "(WWII- Army).

Comment by tysmom on June 15, 2011 at 2:44pm: diannep: You painted a good picture of the 'huddled RDCs" ! They push these SRs to see what they are made of.That's not at all bad....we may see some real changes in the young men and women that left us...changes for the good!!! They are making life decisions......in all the little and big things they do while a SR.

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2011 at 2:39pm: tysmom: From what we know...and remember, the sailors are not allowed to talk about the specifics of BattleStations- it's confidential....they are evaluated on teamwork and as individuals. They also can't fall asleep! Most of them pass, but there are usually a few that have to repeat it.

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2011 at 2:36pm: tysmom: I was so excited before my son's PIR that I drove my older son nuts. I'm normally not that "wild," but since my sailor as there over the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays (delays them a bit) and got asmoed a week, he had been there for a long time. I remember getting upset with my older son during the ceremony because I noticed that he wasn't taking pictures (we each had a camera)...then saw that he had tears in his eyes....I'm sure he was thinking about how proud their dad would have been of our sailor...he had passed away when they were teens. Needless to say, when I saw my son's tears, I felt awful to have been so selfish and not realized how hard this was on him too...he was so close to his dad. Phlewww....

It is just an amazing weekend and we ladies are not responsible for the strange things we do and say! :-)

Comment by Donna (Christopher's Mom) on June 15, 2011 at 2:32pm: KC'smom and Squeekerz-much love, hugs and prayers.

We fly out tomorrow at 7:00am. I'm sure my son's girlfriend and I will be up half the night so excited we wo t be able to sleep. While my husband just sleeps away. MEN, they can always sleep.
Hope to see you all at the meet and greet

Hooyah! Go Navy!!! Peace

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2011 at 2:31pm: Sunny: Some of the RDCs just like to hassle them a bit about this site and comments made. I love to see them trying to connect comments with their SRs. But remember....cities and states are posted here...divisions too in some cases...so they have that info. Plus if any names are revealed...even first names...bingo....plus when anyone posts all that their SR experienced, verbatim....that makes it easier for them to figure it out too. I know that some also pull an SR in to see this site and ask if that is "your mom", etc. But it is all in fun. I picture the RDCs huddled together, reading this site (Hi there!)....and I think it is fun for them to place comments with sailors.

But we LOVE the RDCs, don't we ladies? Seriously, they do NOT have easy jobs with such a mix of different personalities, life experiences, ages, etc...to manage. So they have my full respect for all that they do. They may yell and make your SR miserable for a while, but all to pull out of them what they never knew they had inside or could do (my sailor and I just re-visited this in a conversation this week...). In the end, they are very proud of each and every one of their sailors, as you will see at PIR!

Comment by tysmom on June 15, 2011 at 2:25pm: I am sooooo excited....everyone in our home has to be packed and ready tonight before xbox etc.....one of his brothers can not attend because they only let four of us in.I was hoping my SR could get a "ticket" from some one else.

Can't wait for that door to open!!!

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2011 at 2:24pm: KC'sMom: Only last names are prohibited on here. So you are GOOD!

Still praying for you and Squeekerz and the journey that your SRs are taking. I bit different from the journeys being taken on here, but the "reward" is the same for them....that NAVY cap! So prayers continue....for healing and continued training!