Welcome to
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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

Add an Event

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

PIR 1/14/2011

Information

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!

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of PIR 1/14/2011 to add comments!

Comment by lojogo Ship 11 Division 057 on December 2, 2010 at 6:55pm: Tamme, Is it true that it can take up to 5 hours for them to get moved to their new living arrangements? If that is the case then Friday we won't get to spend any time with him. I am praying that we can have him in the evenings but I won't count on it . I am trying not to count on anything so I am not disappointed, but it is hard.

Comment by Tamme on December 2, 2010 at 6:47pm: I mean't to say he wouldn't know util he transferred. It us up to the person in charge at the A-school of whether they have to return in the evening or not.

Comment by navyfam on December 2, 2010 at 6:47pm: Tamme I figured it was something like that...I am hoping I haven't accidently posted something that could be linked to her. She lives in another state so me mentioning my state wouldn't add up...plus my screen name has no identifiers. Profile is set to private. So hopefully the walls are up. LOL

Comment by Tamme on December 2, 2010 at 6:46pm: Who knows is the true answer. Our son who graduated in boot in 2009 stayed at GL for A-school and he got to stay with us all weekend, even evenings. He told us though that he would know if he could stay evenings until he transferred over to the A-school barracks.

Comment by lojogo Ship 11 Division 057 on December 2, 2010 at 6:44pm: Gmaof6, My understanding, is that the ones who are staying will more than likely have to move their stuff to their new location at Great Lakes right after PIR. This takes anywhere from 3-5 hours, but we should be able see them the whole weekend except at night of course. My Son is staying there for A School and my Husband has been researching. So this is what we have been told. Who knows though. I hope this helps.

Comment by Tamme on December 2, 2010 at 6:36pm: Hang in there bluewarriorlady. Live vicariously through others letters. That always helps me. It feels like it is our own just reading others. My son said it is very cold but they have them in so many clothes that it is really a little too warm. That's coming from a southern boy too.

Comment by bluewarriorlady on December 2, 2010 at 6:33pm: Hello everyone! I'm a little sad today -- I was hoping that a letter would come in the mail from my husband - or at least a phone call by now. I'm feeling antsy. Thank God that I have all of you. :-) Has anyone received a call from anyone in Ship 12, Div 41?

Comment by Tamme on December 2, 2010 at 6:30pm: Navyfam, we used first names in talking about our boys plus I'm sure when I posted my e-mail address and it had my last name in it, that was an easy target. I felt so bad. He reminded me not to do that this time. LOL

Comment by gmaof6 on December 2, 2010 at 6:27pm: I'm confused. Is a whole division Grad and Go? My grandson is supposed to stay in Great Lakes, we thought he would have the whole weekend, he is Ship 12, Div 041. Anyone know the answer?

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 2, 2010 at 6:24pm: Our understanding as well is that it depends also on what type of A school and when the A school's next classes start as well as what has already been written. There appear to be many factors. If your sailor is a G~n~G and you have time Chicago is fun even in the winter. There is a wonderful pizza chain called "Giordano's" which is famouse for their Chicago style stuffed crust pizza ( i'ts WONDERFUL) and another eatery called Portillo's ( great chocolate cake shakes! ) You have wonderful museums downtown, and are galleries, and of course the fabulous Miracle Mile shopping. There is a lot to do and I am certain there will be other families will be visiting these places if they have never been to Chicago before. Make an adventure out of it!