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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

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 Lex on December 16, 2010 at 9:59pm: o no I hope they aren't naughty!! Jk that stinks I realli do hope they aren't goofying around they are so close to being done!!! I wish I would just get a letter alredi

Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on December 16, 2010 at 8:50pm: sorry guys i hav\nt been on... since my home comoputer. acted up... BUT mostly have been so bummmed that we didn't get to go .. and my uncle didn't either .. its been heart breaking since he has been praying that he would.. and as far a swe know he hasn't been adopted. :'(

Comment by nicole (ship 12 division 041) on December 16, 2010 at 5:14pm: bluewarriorlady - my boyfriend is in the same division as your husband ! i haven't received any letters from him yet this week :/ i wonder what happened in their division that caused them to lose 4 minutes off the next phone call :(

Comment by bluewarriorlady on December 16, 2010 at 5:05pm: Hey everyone! Hope everyone is doing well! Looks like I will be seeing my husband on Christmas. Super excited and super nervous for some reason! He hasn't seen my belly yet. :-) I received two letters from him today and he stated that the recruits on ship 12, div 041 lost 4 minutes off of their next phone call (which he said was no time soon) for something that they did (I couldn't read his chicken scratch!)

I hope everyone is doing well. Love you all!

Comment by joyceann on December 16, 2010 at 4:34pm: Lynne-Ice storm is horrible! We work 3rd shift and were getting ready to leave last night-hubby decided to skate and bounce down our concrete steps! He was not happy at all-we ended up calling in to work and staying home (inside) where it is safe!

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 16, 2010 at 4:13pm: Thanks Ladies.   Starting to get in the swing.

I haven't made our reservations for PIR yet. We have lots of relatives in the area, and we aren't sure if more family might come up on Saturday and or Sunday so I am not really sure where we will be YET!  But I have no fear that we will be close. There are a lot of things to do in Chi-town.

If you haven't ever seen the Blue Man Group or seen anything at Second City Comedy, check those out. Blue Man is amazing.. SC can be a blast. Also check out Theaters and see what sort of things are available for the weekend!

Comment by navyfam on December 16, 2010 at 4:12pm: Thingamabob-Great news! Don't know if you are aware or not but If someone responds that their SR is in your daughter's division you can "friend" each other & private e-mail right here on the site. The little box in the right hand corner. Hit inbox & then compose, all of your friends come up & it is sent to their inbox.

Tamme-I dont't think you guys need to use private e-mails because the inbox on your page is private...but you might know better since you have been throught this before.

Happy for all of you going to see your Sailor's!

Comment by Tamme on December 16, 2010 at 3:32pm: Thingamabob, great news! I know you are so excited. What division is your SR in? If you post your outside e-mail address, those division moms can e-mail you outside of here and trade names.

DaramaboysMom, I took my 86-year old mother last time and they let you park right across from PIR. They let us let her out and then my husband parked. There is front row seating for them as well in front of each division set of bleachers.

Comment by thingamabob on December 16, 2010 at 3:12pm: WE GOT OUR CHRISTMAS FORM!!!!! Along with a letter!!! Thank the Lord!
My SR asked what the names of the Moms are that I talk with in her ship/division ...going to have to tell her I don't know because we don't use names. I guess we will be taking another SR that is from H.Texas on Christmas day. Now I just need to google things to do on Christmas Day within 50 miles of the base. Oh I so can't concentrate on my work now lol. I have so much to do....Can I go home now? lol

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 16, 2010 at 2:15pm: One more question. My mother will be coming to PIR. She is 90 and has handicap car tag and will be either in a wheel chair or wheely walker. Anyone have any idea how I can get to park close enough for her? If the weather is bad, I want to make sure we can get her out and not have to travel far. She is a WWII vet and very honored to be able to see the ceremony. I possess her only 2 grandchildren and because the oldest is following a long (long) family tradition, she needs to be there.