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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 Mom of Joshua, the MA on September 14, 2010 at 4:58pm: Kate - I must've missed the post ... when and where (and what time) is the meet-n-greet?

Comment by Mom of Joshua, the MA on September 14, 2010 at 3:54pm: Here's the link to the facebook Navy RTC page:

http://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand

They won't always take pics and also, not always of the same division(s).

IF you decide to sign up for this page, make sure you have your profile set to accept messages. They won't even acknowledge you if you don't! Also, make sure you don't have a lot of personal info listed for your Sailor. (I just recently joined and I believe I went through more screening than my son did when he joined the Navy! LOL)

Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on September 14, 2010 at 3:05pm: HI ALL - how exciting that you are about half way there now! yooooooohaaaaaa - letter will come a bit more now and a few phone calls - not to many of those though! Hang in there! My first letters started about about week 4. then I got 6 for the rest of the duration. Only 2 calls and one was the Battle Stations Sailor Call! Just hang in here with each other and DONT let go! I see my buddy oregonmom checking in on yall also! Hi honey!!!!!!! {{HUGS}}

Proudmom - he is currently in P'cola waiting to be classed up onto Air Candidate School (Rescue Swimmer Spe Ops) how about your son?

Comment by oregonmom1 (ship06/Div942pir9/2) on September 14, 2010 at 11:13am: Look forward, count the days and write lots of letters. My daughter said it was the only thing that got her through. I bought some blank note cards from the dollar tree, addressed them to her and placed a stamp on it. Then when I ran into people that we knew and they asked about her, I handed them the notecard and they were able to send it easily, and then she knew other people thought of her as well. I kept them in my purse, and gave them out everywhere.

Anyway I can help, just ask. . this site is what got me through without being in a straight jacket in a padded room. If I don't know the answer, I can find out.

Comment by oregonmom1 (ship06/Div942pir9/2) on September 14, 2010 at 9:18am: Good Morning Ladies~
My daughter had her PIR on 9/2.. and there were 14 divisions graduating that day. We had 2 extra people for PIR and they were both let in. The 4 of us were allowed in right away, the other 2 were asked to wait in another building until everyone had arrived, then they were allowed in before it started. The 9/10 group said the extras were allowed in right fromt he start. The Navy wants everyone to be allowed in. I called Public Affairs and was told typically everyone gets in.

It is also not allowed to add names to other recruit's list that isn't full. Having said that, it still happens, but in my daughter's case, her Petty Officier was very strict on this point.

Good Luck. . Hang in there, I PROMISE it gets better.

Comment by Justins Proud Mama of a Sailor on September 14, 2010 at 5:49am: How do I find the pictures on facebook?

Comment by MRs L* on September 13, 2010 at 11:56pm: did anyone here contact their recruiter for the address. how do they get this? will he be able to give it to be as soon as i call

Comment by suesmom ship7 div 350 PIR 10/29 on September 13, 2010 at 11:54pm: Hello, I have a question about PIR and hope someone knows the answer. The letter I got initially said that only four people were allowed to attend the PIR. Unfortuneatly there are five of us and I don't know who to tell they cannot go. Is there anyway that they let them have more than four people attend?

Comment by niauz(Proud Sailor Mom) on September 13, 2010 at 11:52pm: OMG! i got a phone call today! it was so great to hear my son's voice! he got to call because he needed references for a security check for his job! they could not be related! did anyone else get a call like that? he doesn't know when he will be able to call again. he sounded good and staying positive! and still misses home food!

Comment by TCarp0328 on September 13, 2010 at 11:51pm: Well its actually my Husband but he left 9/7. So that is exactly one week. Iam going to try to call the Navy office tomorrow to see if they have any more info.