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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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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

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 1/14/2011

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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on January 14th, 2011. Here we can all support eachother through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2011

This PIR group includes Divisons 39-48, 908!Best of luck to all of them!

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Comment by bluewarriorlady on December 4, 2010 at 8:08pm: He called!!!!!!!

Comment by mmaya1109 on December 4, 2010 at 7:42pm: lex- so u are flying now cool it totally beats driving :) where are yall comin in at n how long u yall stayin

Comment by AshJewell on December 4, 2010 at 5:44pm: I'm sorry Judie. Yea, I talked to NS, we have been texting while she's in Disney. He probably puts most of his time into writing her, so just have her keep you update. I know my husband finds it hard to write more than 1 letter on sunday but he managed to send a small letter to his brother and one to his sister. My hubby also said him and James keep each other in the loop between what NS and I write to them! I'm sure James misses you very much, but he's young and in love!

Comment by JudieK on December 4, 2010 at 5:14pm: Ash- I still haven't, but my son called NS to talk to her... so we know he's doing OK. No letter yet either... but he never was much of a letter writer.

Comment by Lex on December 4, 2010 at 4:27pm: yes i got plane tickets and a hotel finallyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im staying at the courtyard by marriot!! got such great deals on plane tickets and a hotel cant wait for graduation, im so happy i dont have to drive 12 hrs!!

Comment by joyceann on December 4, 2010 at 3:29pm: Lynne-I would be in trouble all the time!!! My son is a very quiet person, our whole household is really very quiet. He wasn't a recluse or anything, but he never did anything to get in trouble here, so he wasn't disciplined for doing things wrong. He followed our rules and we all got along. I can't imagine him getting yelled at for folding a shirt wrong, or ironing wrong. I couldn't even imagine what a shock it would be to deal with the frustrations of that. I can slowly hear the confidence building in my son through his letters though, and that is such a relief.

Comment by bluewarriorlady on December 4, 2010 at 3:17pm: Guess im not getting a call.

Comment by susanm(ZEKESMOM) on December 4, 2010 at 2:46pm: I got a call from my son last night. It was short, only 10 minutes. He seems to be doing OK. He said he is Grad and Go. He will be going to Florida. Anyone else's recruit going there. He didn't know what day he would be leaving.

Comment by Lynne on December 4, 2010 at 1:13pm: I know it is hard but consider this....you all come in here and vent everyday...and sometimes many times a day just to check in say hi, see how things are, ask how others are... your recruits get up speak when spoken too, chant, count, study, eat, chant, count, study, eat, chant, count study, and maybe get to talk before bed...think about how hard it would be to go without talking al that time...how much trouble would you be in???

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 4, 2010 at 12:58pm: Change your facebook picture to a cartoon character from your childhood. The goal? To not see a human face on facebook until Monday the 6th of Dec. Join the fight against child abuse, and invite your friends to do the same!