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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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RTC Graduation

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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.

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PIR 11/12/2010 - Alumni

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This group is for everyone who has a recruit with a PIR date of 11/12/2010. Let's get to know each other, share stories and offer support! Can't wait to meet everyone!

Members: 91
Latest Activity: Sep 19, 2013

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Comment by Diana PIR 11/12/10 on September 22, 2010 at 5:28am: Hi Megan and Devin's Mom - Welcome to the group!

Comment by Diana PIR 11/12/10 on September 22, 2010 at 5:01am: OMG Ziggyi! I lived in Cedar Rapids for 3 years before moving to Florida....Do you happen to know a Lynda O?

Comment by Megan (Zac's Mom) on September 21, 2010 at 11:35pm: Hi all - my name is Megan & my son Zac left for BC last week on the 15th. I'm working off the info the recruiter gave me, Ship 11 Div 368, so I'm crossing my fingers he'll be in the 11/12 group. Zac is 18, my first one to go...and we're in California so it's a long way to Great Lakes! Zac is going to the nuclear program after BC - anyone else with a sailor heading there?

Comment by HeatherSRfiancee(Shp2/Div952) on September 21, 2010 at 10:59pm: My name is Heather and my fiance sailor checked into GL last Tuesday. We have 3 children (mine from a previous marriage) but he's a great step-dad! He is going into the Intelligence field, as a specialist. I am incredibly proud of him! We're from Missouri, so I'm not too far from where he's at. We're getting married next year, so while he's gone, I'm making wedding preparations, working full time, going to school part time and taking care of the three kids :) I have many things to keep me busy but it doesn't stop me from thinking about him every other second :) I'm just extremely proud of him! It's nice to meet you all!

Comment by ziggyj on September 21, 2010 at 9:55pm: And I forgot to say that we are from Bettendorf, Iowa and our son will go to Corpsman A school in Great Lakes after BC. I didn't even know he liked medical stuff- it took two Navy corpsman to give him shots when he was four, so maybe that was shades of things to come! HA

Comment by ziggyj on September 21, 2010 at 9:51pm: Hi all- so so glad that you are all here. Our son's recruiter called my hubby yesterday with the address- so we're just guessing too on the date. He's our only one- so our house is suddenly very quiet and I haven't bought any milk or gater aid in a week. My husband and I were both in the Navy- my husband retired as a Master Chief, but it's completely different from a parent's point of view. Plus, things have changed a ton! I did go the whole day today with no weepiness- it's progress!

Comment by Devin'sMom (Ship 11 / Div 367) on September 21, 2010 at 7:32pm: Hi everyone...well, I guess I'm in the same boat as most of the moms...I'm guessing that my son's PIR is 11/12. His name is Devin and he is 18. He joined the Navy in January of this year and finally DEP'ed out last week.I received a call today and my "kid in the box without the kid" arrived today...since I'm at work, I haven't had a chance to open it. I'm nervous, tearful, but very proud of my son...this is the best decision that he has made!

Comment by Diana PIR 11/12/10 on September 21, 2010 at 7:28pm: It was nice having you even for a short time! Feel free to hang around and chat if you feel like it....

Comment by Diana PIR 11/12/10 on September 21, 2010 at 5:35pm: Hi Marianne! Welcome to the club! We are all "guessing" at the PIR date at this point, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we are right.

So - let's get to know each other! I'm from FL, my son was in MD with his dad before he left. After GL he'll be going to Pensacola for CTR training....how about you guys?

Comment by HeatherSRfiancee(Shp2/Div952) on September 21, 2010 at 3:04pm: I checked my mail when I went home for lunch, no form letter today :( Hopefully soon!!! Good Luck to you Marianne, maybe your will come and you can fill us in!!