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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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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 Mike's Mom (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on September 17, 2012 at 6:40pm: I found Mike to be very off balance at not having someone telling him every step to take. He liked it but it was so different, it made him uncomfortable. We talked a lot about how boot camp is an indoctrination program. After that, life gets more and more "normal". My last 3 years in the Army were pretty much like any other job (except they can require you to do things your other employer can't!).

Comment by Mike's Mom (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on September 17, 2012 at 6:37pm: Posted some of my PIR pics to my Facebook. If they are privated, let me know and I'll add you as a friend. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4027479482923.2148688.115...

Comment by Angie CTT/Pensacola on September 17, 2012 at 6:27pm: Luke Mom, I think I can help ya on this one, I was the same way ba k in the 80's. Well long story short, I told my Mom I was grown ( I was 19 stationed in CT). She goes on yeah, alright I will respect that. Not even a good 2 weeks I was calling my Mom for some of my things. Well she goes grown people don't have to call home for things that I bought they would have just replaced them. I ate my words, she mailed me my things but I learned I will always need my Mom. My advice send hI'm a text just to say hi and remind him you're there for him. He just going through a phase. I promise he will be calling you real soon!!!

MLDD, what is your daughter rate? My son is in FL as well (Corry Station); most of the recruits went to NAS Pensacola .

Comment by Lynda (MA-Little Creek, Va) on September 17, 2012 at 6:23pm: Not going anywhere either. I'll love talking with all of you. Sailor has settled in. Likes his roommate. His roommate is in his 4 week. But, has been a wealth of information.

Comment by maboltship on September 17, 2012 at 6:12pm: sherry, I loved your pictures. Also, feel a little better found a really good one on the navy facebook page of my son:)

Comment by Sherry (MA, San Antonio) on September 17, 2012 at 6:08pm: My son was the same way when he first went away to college. He completed almost 1 1/2 years before deciding the Navy was a better choice for him. He also said he didn't join the Navy first because I drilled college college college. Wish I could have shown more support for the Navy back then because he talked about joing all through high school. But as they say thins happen for a reason. My hubby says I'm more proud of him now than when he went away to college.

Comment by Johnson x 2 Mom on September 17, 2012 at 6:03pm: Thanks!!! My son is 19 but just graduated from high school
& this is his first time away from home. Im hoping he's just trying to feel like a grown up & thinks having contact with his parents makes him feel childish. Hopefully he will soon realize that our support is important to him whether he's 19 or 49....

Comment by Sherry (MA, San Antonio) on September 17, 2012 at 6:00pm: My son was lucky enough that his bunk mate will be his roommate at Fort Sam! He hung with us at the airport on Saturday and seemed like a really nice guy.

Luke's mom how old is your son? I think sometimes they hurt our feelings without meaning too. With my son being in an all male division for eight weeks he had forgotten how inquisitive us females are. I understand your position though. I want to text him all the time now but I don't want him to think I'm smothering him. If you ever need someone to talk to who's in the same boat as you just let me know. I'm only a phone call away.

Comment by maboltship on September 17, 2012 at 5:52pm: MamaL, I'm glad you mentioned how your daughter is feeling. I talked to my son yesterday and he kept saying "I'm having an off day". I prayed for him last night for a long time. I felt so bad. Then I started getting depressed, thinking now it really feels like he has moved away. Before, I just thought about how I can get through these first eight weeks.

Comment by Johnson x 2 Mom on September 17, 2012 at 5:49pm: My son has kind of hurt my feelings. I tried to text him the first night there & ask questions about his roomie & stuff & he got upset with me & said I ask too many questions & that he is on his own & doesn't need his mommy checking in on everything. I've just left him alone since them & am just going to let him contact when he wants to. I feel like I did so much to help him through BC & now it's just not needed. Not sure how to handle it.