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

GoddessBell liked Navy for Moms Admin's discussion NAVYforMoms (N4M) Community Guidelines

Wednesday

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 nicole (ship 12 division 041) on January 5, 2011 at 2:52pm: Thank you everyone for keeping him in your prayers ! I felt relieved when I read that he will most likely get more chances to pass his run because thats what he is most worried about! nkeriru - I know its really hard not to be there but thankfully he has the best medical help! I’m happy to hear that your sailor recovered & was able to catch up on everything he missed while he was sick! Tamme - How long did it take your son to recover from being sick? I’m happy to hear that he recovered & graduated with his division ! I’ll deffinitely keep everyone updated when I find out more information ! I think he will probably be in the hospital for a couple days, would it be okay if I called him to see how he is doing? i don’t want to bother him but I just want to see how hes doing!

Comment by Karla~ (S 12 D 042 - PIR 1/14) on January 5, 2011 at 2:04pm: @ Nicole - praying for your SR. Please keep us posted!

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 5, 2011 at 1:00pm: Love the videos Ash, thanks for sharing; very moving!

Comment by diannep on January 5, 2011 at 12:30pm: Yes, I totally agree with Tamme. At this point, they are doing everything possible to get these recruits turned into sailors. They want none to fail...so, nicole, he will get many more chances to pass that run...even up to PIR date. And you know he will do it! Praying for healing for him soon.

Comment by AshJewell on January 5, 2011 at 11:55am

Comment by AshJewell on January 5, 2011 at 11:53am

Comment by Tamme on January 5, 2011 at 11:45am: When my first Sailor went through boot camp, he got sick two days before Battlestations. He also got pneumonia and wouldn't tell them he was sick. During graduation practice, he passed out from the fever and cut his chin open. They put him through with another division at the end of it all. We didn't know whether he passed until we landed in Chicago and received the "I'm a Sailor" call. They should also let him run again to pass. They do everything they can to help them move on.

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 5, 2011 at 10:15am: Nichole - prayers for your rct to heal and unite with his DIV and finish strong!

8 more day now ladies......the excitment is getting so HARD to contain..... :-)

Comment by Nkeiru on January 5, 2011 at 9:02am: Nicole- My sailor was sick right before christmas. he was running a fever of 102 degress or more. I know how hard it is to not be there, but the Navy has the best medical help. He is probably on limited duty. My sailor was sick for a couple of days, but that didnt set his PIR back any. 50% of the courses the learn is on the computer and recruit sailors teach themselves. Therefore when your sailor gets better he will just catch up with that part of the work on his own. Nicole keep faith and prayer, these guys and girls develop a certain determination and stregthn that they themselves can't explain. I keep your sailor in my prayers and wish you both the best. Keep faith

Comment by navyfam on January 5, 2011 at 1:59am: Nicole=praying..so sorry he is so sick...Please Father God, heal this young man and allow him to continue on and finish strong. Relieve any anxiety and give him sweet rest and please comfort Nicole as well..that she may be an encouragement. We know you are the great Physician....reach out and touch him and give the doctors wisdom. In Jesus' name Amen!

From what I know from talking to experienced Navy Moms the RDC's want them to succeed and pass so they may give him another chance and hopefully he will be back with his division soon. May do BattleStations with another division if he is not back when his division does theirs. But we are hoping and praying for the best! As Lala said you want him to get better. Hugs to you both and keeping you in my prayers!

Looking forward to a good report soon! <3