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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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.

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Alumni of PIR 08/05/2011

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TG 38 - 10 DIVISIONS (243-250, 817 & 938)

For those that have loved ones graduating Friday, August 5th, 2011

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Comment by lisarobin on June 25, 2011 at 8:35am: amyj96 I saw where you were asking about the Meet and Greet. Please click on the all discussions and click on the meet and greet link and sign up for our dat 8/4/11. I am staying at the SpringHill Suites in Waukegan. I got great reviews and is 3 1/2 miles from base. Whereever you pick, be sure to call not go online because they really will give you a better rate than any you will find on the internet!

Comment by momKdiv938-daughterK on June 24, 2011 at 6:53pm: I keep getting bumped off not my computer anyone else having trouble?

Comment by diannep on June 24, 2011 at 3:53pm: It was posted on here that they are already sold out of their "Navy rate" at Residence for your weekend. We used our AAA rate and got a pretty good deal when there.

Comment by diannep on June 24, 2011 at 3:50pm: amy: The MeetNGreet is Ramada Waukegan. The address is:

200 N. Green Bay Rd

We stayed at the Reisdence Inn Waukegan. Great hotel...studios and 2bdrm/2bath suites, all with full kitchens. Pet friendly, PIR shuttle. Free hot buffet breakfast each day. I highly recommend it. About 4 miles from the base.

Comment by amyj96 on June 24, 2011 at 3:48pm: Does anyone have any advice on where to stay? Does anyone have experience with any of the hotels in the area? And the meet and greet event, is that the ramada gurney?

Comment by CorysNavyMom (Ship 11 Div 243) on June 24, 2011 at 3:28pm: sistersue...AWESOME! So glad you got the box and the letter! My son is ship 11 Div 243. Think they may be brother divisions! Glad your son is having a good time. Mine IS homesick LOL. But he's hanging in.

Comment by sistersue on June 24, 2011 at 3:21pm: (ship 11 Div. 244) Finally got the box with my sons things followed the next day by a letter. He really seems to be enjoying boot camp and looking forward to it getting over so he can see the family. I was afraid that he'd be homesick (no more video games) but instead he is excited by everything that they are doing. So proud of him for joining.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 24, 2011 at 3:19pm: I am so sorry I haven't been on here much for the last couple of days. My wedding is tomorrow :-) Tomorrow is also my parent's 51st wedding anniversary and they will be renewing their vows as well. It is going to be a special day for all of us. We have our family here from AL, MA, MS, SC, & NC and my sailor is home as well. It is a "small" outdorr ceremony in the National Forest. I hope you all have a great weekend and please keep us in you prayers. If you need to reach me about ribbons you can still send me a message on this site or email me at: uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com I will be able to check emails and be back to making ribbons by Sunday evening. Thanks so much for all the kind messages I have been receiving from my HUGE N4M family. Love to you all <3 Lora/Lala the Ribbon Queen

Comment by amberrose on June 24, 2011 at 10:30am: It is posted. It is called "Navy for Moms Community Guidelines" from our Admin friends here. In their article are a few tidbits about safety and privacy. I also included how to make your profile private. :-)

Comment by diannep on June 24, 2011 at 10:26am: Good advice, amberrose. There was a lady on the PIR 7/1 group whose SR got in trouble for something she posted...and he was quite angry with her (wrote her). She was devastated that she had caused this because she had no intention. Not a good idea to share feelings/opinions of Navy personnel, etc expressed to you by your SR either. Schedules are fine, but don't get to detailed on this site. You can private message more info to your "friends" on here if you like. That is ok.