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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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PIR 10/29/10 Alumni Group!

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Family and Friends Sharing Memories of PIR 10/29/10 and also to follow these sailors on their new adventures.

Members: 99
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2012

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Comment by MRs L* on September 24, 2010 at 8:31am: when Chad called that one night for 2mins he called twice before i finally heard my phone on the 3rd call but idk if he was using the card but if so he used alot of minutes but he said that he had bought one at the NEX but i bought him a 600min card and sent it to him in the first letter.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 24, 2010 at 8:07am: Good morning everyone, our group is growing and that is good. I just wanted to mention that you may want to send another phone card to your SR. Most calling cards use 35 min on the card for every call made from a pay phone. So that means if you don't answer and they call another number they just used 70 min not including the amont of time they talked to you and if they call other parent and g/f b/f other friends they will use up a 300 min card very quickly. You want to make sure the have plenty of min left for the call after battle stations. They can call collect if they are out of min but many cell providers do not allow collect calls. And those that do are very expensive. My daughter called collect from BC and it was 9 bucks for a 10 min call. Of course I wanted to talk to her so bad that I would have paid 90 lol.

Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on September 24, 2010 at 7:27am: I am pretty sure they can call another number, my friends daughter graduated BC in the Spring and she was able to call the house and her cell phone. She also had to have a phone card, which she was able to get at some sort of store on base but I sent the girls with one just in case and probably should send another one. My friends daughter called home a lot more than our recruits are. I think she heard from her weekly. Just goes to show you that every BC experience is different!

Comment by ProudMomS of a SAILOR! 10/29/10 on September 24, 2010 at 6:39am: Starting today, the phone is attached to me! I hope they give them a chance to call another number if there is no answer at the first!

Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on September 23, 2010 at 10:20pm: I know! I am hopeful that they all did well. It has been over 4 weeks now and I am hoping they will be able to call.

Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on September 23, 2010 at 10:09pm: Ship 02 Div 949 I'm a mother of twin girls and I got letters from both of them today! They sound good and they hope they all do well on their test they took Wednesday so they can get privileges to call home hopefully Friday! They left 8/24/10 so I am so excited to hear from them - I will be attached to the phone just in case they can call!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 23, 2010 at 7:57pm: Hi everyone, I have been out all day shopping for ribbon supplies and I found some really cool Navy Scrapbook stuff at Hobby Lobby. My sailor has some letters waiting on her from her fiancee, He is in div 353. Now for the really GREAT news: My sailor is coming home tomorrow YAY.... My mom, her grandma hasn't seen her since May 23rd. We haven't told her that she is coming home. My dad is going to take her out to eat for a "family" dinner and we will meet them there and once we all sit down (our sailor) will walk to our table in her dress whites... I can't wait to see my moms face :) And I especially can't wait to have my sailor home for 10 days!!!!!!!! I may not be on here as much for a couple of days but don't worry I will be back and will be checking for ribbon orders and friend requests daily. :)

Comment by ProudMomS of a SAILOR! 10/29/10 on September 23, 2010 at 6:43pm: We got three letters today. One for me, my husband and my other son. He answered my questionaire. I can't wait to see him on October 29th! I miss my son sooo much!