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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 SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 31, 2010 at 2:22pm: Performing at PIR: They always need performers, so don't worry about which division gets to do it! The performers at graduation are made up from many PIR groups, not just the one graduating that week - which is why you will want to ask your recruits when they will perform on other dates, then go to that PIR group and wait for the photo's they post after graduation (you'll probably see your kid!).

Also, RTC has a profile on Facebook. You can only "like" the page, but you will get their weekly updates which always includes photos. Once on FB, go to Friend search and type in U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command to find it!

A note on creating individual groups: Most seasoned N4M moms will agree that having one group (like this one) for the PIR date is the best way to get information, share stories and offer hope to each other. For individual Divisions, it's best to have a Discussion started above, but I will admit, the discussions are hard to read (they go backwards). Not all moms and wives of recruits know about this site, so even though there is at least 80 recruits in each division, you may only have 65 members on this page - so it will be even smaller if the group is just for one division. This is just what others have suggested, so thank goodness we have a free country and anyone can create anything they want - Go Navy!

Comment by Mom-to sailor-Alli_Div950-10/29 on August 31, 2010 at 2:10pm: understand that she was sooooo excited before she left that she didn't sleep. So she wrote that she got there ok, was really pumped, but had not slept in 48 hours. She could not wait for things to get underway! I sent off 4 letters today - I write daily- kind of a diary.

Comment by Mom-to sailor-Alli_Div950-10/29 on August 31, 2010 at 2:00pm: My daughter is on Ship 06 Div 950. I started a group with that name so that thoseof us with kids in that group can get to know one another. Her PIR date is 10/29 also....

Comment by suesmom ship7 div 350 PIR 10/29 on August 31, 2010 at 12:18pm: I got my daughters box today. Told myself I would not cry but she had written on the inside box flap " remember to smile I love You." so of course I cried. I still do not know if this is her correct group or not will wait for letter to come.

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 31, 2010 at 12:00pm: Two 900 divisions, how cool! (949 & 950).

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 31, 2010 at 10:50am: Elaine- no matter where you go I will find you lol. I need to post one with silver letters as well. And I wish the pictures did them justice. The pics are good but they don't even compare to how good they look when you see them in person.

Comment by Elaine-PIR 10/1/10 on August 31, 2010 at 10:19am: Lala, you've done it again, I heard from my SR yesterday and I look here this morning and you've posted his ribbon. I LOVE it. It is also now the wallpaper on my phone. He sounded great and I got the best sleep I've had in three weeks last night. When those calls start coming for you moms, if the phone shows "Withheld" you better ANSWER IT!!!! That is what my phone said and though I usually don't answer such calls, one mom on another site said that was what was on her phone and she missed her call. I answered my phone, he said "Hi, mom" on the other end and I almost fell out of my chair. Please tape a note to your computer somewhere that it is possible the call will say "Withheld". I would hate it if someone missed their first call from their SR.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 31, 2010 at 9:26am: When my daughter had PIR there was 2 900 divisions as well. Also there wasn't a PIR the week before hers. They do this a few times each year to give personnel some time off, or so I have been told. :)

A couple of you have seen my PIR ribbons and have already placed orders and wanted me to post a pic here. If you have any questions about them or anything else please send me a friend request. :)

Comment by suesmom ship7 div 350 PIR 10/29 on August 30, 2010 at 11:57pm: I figured her recruiter did not want to try to find her address. It is Ok as long as I know she is Ok I can wait. I write her everyday. She will most likely hate it when she finally does get all of my letters. LOL....

Comment by Mom-to sailor-Alli_Div950-10/29 on August 30, 2010 at 11:33pm: Got more info in the letter - address makes more sense.. She is ship 06 Div 950 and PIR date is 10/29... Cute 4 line note from her at the bottom of the letter!!