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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.

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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 Sea-n-Melody on September 17, 2010 at 2:17pm: y boyfriend's mom and I are trying to plan airline tickets, but not sure how long to stay there. I am pretty sure he is not going to be in GL for A-school b/c when he first signed up, they said he would have A-school elsewhere. Does this mean he is a Grad-and-Go? Does anyone know how long it takes to find out if he is a Grad and Go and how much time we will be able to spend with him?

Comment by Justins Proud Mama of a Sailor on September 17, 2010 at 1:52pm: Hi Brei, I find myself also going into my sons room, it comforts me some on the days I feel like I'm about to break down. I dream about him and think about him often, don't get much sleep. I haven't got a letter yet from him. Miss hearing his voice so much!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on September 17, 2010 at 10:04am: Good Morning everyone, I hope everyone had a great week. Happy Friday. I had to have my car towed from the interstate yesterday. New radiator today "OUCH!!!" Last month it was a new rear end for our truck while we were in FL for Vacation. I am def tired of repair bills.

My daughter is now a part of this group, her fiancee is in div 353, and she was in the choir in div 936 and had PIR 7-23. I am sure she can answer lots of questions about boot camp. She is almost finished with A-school and will get to come home for a visit very soon. :)

Comment by MRs L* on September 17, 2010 at 9:38am: Brie your links work :) all you have to do is click them

Comment by Brie on September 17, 2010 at 8:52am: I know Proudmom, it is so hard to not know how and what they are doing. I find myself just walking into my son's room alot. Sometimes I clean and sometimes I just stand there. It makes me a little sad, but I guess it makes me feel closer to him too.

Also, I found some youtube videos about Navy boot camp if anyone is interested. Although I know they are "cleaned up" versions of what they are going through, it still was helpful for me to see what the facility looks like and have an idea of some of the things my son is doing. Here are the links, but you have to copy and paste them into your browser. I don't know how to add hyperlinks on this site. What I tried didn't seem to work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHt56NdERo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYREP-35Ylk&feature=channel

Comment by JoshsWife_ET-GL on September 17, 2010 at 1:15am: I got 3 letters today!!! so nice to here from my husband... said he has a job port watch security leader that sounds exciting!!!

Comment by Mom-to sailor-Alli_Div950-10/29 on September 16, 2010 at 9:23pm: doing the Happy Dance.... I got TWO letters -- full of information - I sent her a questionnaire (she didn't actually USE the one I sent, but she did answer the questions. She still has her sense of humor -- she is a vegetarian and so eats a lot of cottage cheese!! She did say that the person passing out the letters like to "sail" the envelopes - and apparently my cards really sail.... But she said chasing them was not bad...
Off to write more letters... Happy Happy Joy Joy
Off to write another letter

Comment by Brie on September 16, 2010 at 8:04pm: Hi cbmom- in my son's form letter he wrote that all of the guys in his division seem solid.

Comment by ProudMomS of a SAILOR! 10/29/10 on September 16, 2010 at 7:23pm: Krissanna's Mom-Do they have assigned ironing time, and some are in the middle of the night? My son mentioned that he did not like folding and stowing. I'm surprised he did not mention ironing, because I know he does not like that either!

Comment by MRs L* on September 16, 2010 at 7:04pm: congrats to everyone who got letters!!!! hopefully my hubby gets my letters soon so he can write me.. he misplaced my address so he cant write me.. :(