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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 09/14/2012: A global force of TazNavyan Momsters!

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We've survived Boot Camp and now dedicate ourselves to supporting, comforting, and sharing the next steps in ours and our sailor's lives!

Location: United States of America
Members: 125
Latest Activity: Dec 8, 2018

Welcome to PIR 09/14/2012! A place for friends and family to stay connected!

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 Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours 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 to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. 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 FresnoNavyMom (Nuke School) on September 28, 2012 at 10:23am: I've always wanted to learn how to salsa dance. I've taken several other dance classes, but not Salsa. It seems a little scandalous to Salsa with a man who's not my husband... which probably shows how ..naive.. I can be!

Comment by MamaLamaDingDong: AO/Pensacola on September 28, 2012 at 10:02am: Good Morning Ladies!!! Ok! Let's follow Angie's lead and pull ourselves out of this pitty pit several of us have fallen into! I'm ready to embrase the new day, are you? (Maybe that's just Friday talking, but I'll run with it!)
So....question of the day: (picking up on daubersmom and momof 2) What is something that you've always wanted to learn how to do or wish you could volunteer to do? I'll give you my answer when I get into work!

Comment by Momof2sailors on September 28, 2012 at 9:54am: Good Morning Everyone! I am going to try to stop feeling sorry for myself! I am going to head out and sign up to do some more volunteer work! Something, anything, to make me feel "needed". I already do many volunteer activities for my church and son's school. But maybe it's time for more!

Comment by Angie CTT/Pensacola on September 28, 2012 at 8:47am: Good Morning Ladies, I pray all is well. Daubersmom try scrapbooking...I'm looking into a hobby myself. I would like to start a book for my son Naval experience...so google "scrapbooking class in your city"...and that will give you a good start. I'm quite sure we have some season scrapbookers on this site.

Comment by Sherry (MA, San Antonio) on September 28, 2012 at 7:21am: Ladies I am feeling the same way. I think I'm more teary eyed now than I was while he was in bootcamp. I think reality is hitting me. He text he almost daily. I did finally get a phone call last night. He enjoying what he's doing and it seems the girls are falling at his feet! I miss sitting on the deck with him after I've had a long day at work and just shooting the breeze! I feel like he doesn't need me any more. I know this is what is supposed to happen but I'm not ready for it. Another thing that is bothering me is he is supposed to start spec ops recon classes for medics on Monday. I wish we all lived closer together so we could have a pity party and a couple of drinks at the same time!

Comment by daubersmom on September 28, 2012 at 6:54am: Angie, you are right.. I think I just need a hobby... any suggestions? Now keep in mind I am not very creative( cant even draw a straight line) so keep it easy for beginners...

Comment by Mike's Mom (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on September 28, 2012 at 12:14am: I'm still revelling in him being able to communicate when he wants. Probably be bad when he leaves for Japan 'cause i'm pretty sure we won't be seeing him for at least a year. I will try my best to appreciate thevfact that he is really starting his own life. I too am looking forward to grandbabies in a couple of years, I hope.

Comment by Angie CTT/Pensacola on September 27, 2012 at 11:17pm: So are y'all telling me I'm the only one enjoying this time??? I've been counting down the time my daughter have until graduation. She don't graduate until 2014. LOL...JK(Just Kidding)

Our babies are doing fine. Especially since they have started meeting new people and somewhat finding their way. No they can't come home, but remember you're able to visit them at any time.

Dauber's Mom, I'm looking forward to the day when my son marry and start his own family as well (Hopefully years from now).

It's going to be amazing when they PCS and we get to see how many of our kids are station together. We can even plan to visit them at the same time. (think vacation time)

Ladies there so much joy ahead of us...

MLDD as far as the leave is concern; I'm not 100% percent sure about Thanksgiving because most commands get that Friday off and usually they will have to put in a chit plus show proof of a round trip ticket to go home that (every command is different so it's at the command discretion). Christmas is a different story because a lot of the schools closes during holiday standown and they encourages them to take leave and go home. Now if they take leave during Christmas depending on where they're station they probably won't be able to come home after A-school. They only get 2.5 days of leave per month and the commands aren't going to let them go negative (except the first time they go home / and emergencies).

They will know around the beginning of November so keep asking.

Mom's I'm praying for everyone strength and know that God has them covered and protected!!!

Comment by MamaLamaDingDong: AO/Pensacola on September 27, 2012 at 9:21pm: I hear you Fresno! Crazy week! So, does anyone have any info on how they work leave status if they aren't classed up for A school yet? I'm talking about like coming home for Thanksgiving. There's a possibility that my girl won't start A school until Dec.

Comment by FresnoNavyMom (Nuke School) on September 27, 2012 at 9:08pm: I'm so glad you guys are here. Sorry I've been absent lately. Life happened.