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

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

PIR 06/17/2011

Information

TG31: 9 Div (203-210, 931)

Members: 76
Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2012

Make your own Countdown Clocks

Great Lakes, IL Weather Forecast

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of PIR 06/17/2011 to add comments!

Comment by meryl (ship 09 division 208) on June 5, 2011 at 10:42am: Mommabee, I'm so excited that your son knows he's going to Japan! Wow! That's pretty cool. So glad he's feeling better too. Guess you'll start saving up for a visit to Japan one day?

Comment by diannep on June 5, 2011 at 10:01am: Ari'sMom: I agree with what Lala said...take it and you can always take it back home if need be.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 5, 2011 at 9:46am: Ari'smom- I would take her cell and charger and if she has one her laptop. Maybe a few pair of her own undies, they hate those granny panties lol. Or she may buy new ones during PIR weekend. Other than that you can pretty much mail anything else she wants once you get back home. It is usually a couple of weeks before they are allowed civilian clothes so those can wait. I hope this helps :-)

Comment by Navymom on June 5, 2011 at 9:27am: diannep:

She calls herself a Grad n Go but she is going to A school is in Great Lakes. I know this is a stupid question, but I have written to her several times asking her what I should bring of hers if anything, and she writes back she doesn't know yet. I don't know about the rest of you but everyday seems longer and longer until I can see her again at PIR. She sent another letter the other day, if they pass their weapons test on Thursday, they get to make a phone call home! I am going to be on edge all day Thursday. I am praying for all of your SRs that have been sick or injured. She says she is trying to reach E3 before the end of Boot CAmp and can't wait to start her Navy Career. If anyone can answer about what to bring for them I would so appreciate it.

Comment by tysmom on June 5, 2011 at 8:45am: What is a pact program? Wow Japan!!!! What a great place to visit...12 days left!!!!!!

Comment by Mommabee2 on June 5, 2011 at 6:07am: Got a quick 5 min call from my SR last night. Since he is in the pact program he was assigned to a ship already..his ship is in Japan!! He is sooo excited. He is still sick, but on meds and feeling better.

Comment by diannep on June 4, 2011 at 9:32pm: KCsMom: Prayers continue for all of the SRs who are injured, sick, or not passing part of their PFA! Let this just be a bump in the road for them...in their journey to become sailors!

Comment by KC'smom on June 4, 2011 at 9:24pm: Also, at Pianomom'as request, an update: my son is really really bummed out. Understandably. He is not in pain and he is getting water physical therapy. Found out it's not his ankle as I've been saying, the doctor is calling it his foot bone, and it's also the same foot that I injured!! Talk about sympathy pains!! He is estimated to be there 8-10 weeks extra. He was not allowed to get his picture taken with his division, as he was supposed to move to his new ship that day. Instead he sat and watched. He volunteered to do laundry during the days, otherwise he would have nothing to do but dust his boots. They don't even get a book to read. He is afraid that he has a chance of being discharged medically and doesn't want that to happen. He met one guy that had a similar fracture and was sent home. Another guy with similar fracture that graduated. I pray for complete healing.

Comment by KC'smom on June 4, 2011 at 9:07pm: Pianomom- my son called today from RCU (for the injured). I think your son may have been his bunk mate. I know your son's division goes to 204 to sleep. I was telling him about someone that was unable to float for the whole 5 minutes (as I said my middle son just tried it recently for a downproofing class and couldn't do it). 'KC' said his bunk mate and one other guy couldn't get the 5 minute float. One was only able to float 1 minute and i think he said the 2nd person could do it 3 min (last he heard). In RCU he is with all the people who have been ASMOED after not passing the swimming test or running test and could not move on with their division. So, apparently your son is NOT ALONE!! They have a whole section for these people. I hope he does get the whole 5 minutes though. Praying for your boy.

Comment by diannep on June 4, 2011 at 6:21pm: pianomom: You described my son when describing yours "...even though in the last couple of years he would drive us crazy, we still miss him."

Funny how that happens. I think it is part of them really growing up and separating from us...a push and pull thing. Push them away, pull them back, yadda yadda! I was ready for my son to leave for bc, as was he...but I cried all the way back to my house after leaving him. Must just be a maternal thing...