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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

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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 diannep on December 12, 2010 at 2:37pm: proudmom: If you go on the calendar at the right of this page, go to January, and click on "13", a list of events will come up for that day. The MeetNGreet is on there for you to RSVP to.

Comment by Vanessa on December 12, 2010 at 2:00pm: I also got my Adopt-A-Sailor form and faxed it in right away! I'm calling Monday to confirm with Public Affairs. I'm soooo excited!!

Ash I bought Chicken Soup for the Military Wives Soul but I can't read it because I just cry, cry, cry!! Though I do love that prayer, it's beautiful.

My SR's last letter said he could only write on Sundays, I'm jealous that some of you are going to be getting more letters now!! Hopefully they can write more soon.

Comment by AshJewell on December 12, 2010 at 12:11pm: A Navy Wife's Prayer

sue ellen groseclose-combs-from Chicken Soup for the Military Wives Soul

How often we've stood on dark flig lines and piers

"I love you," "I'll miss you" whispered through tears

During long seperations, in peacetime, at war

my nights filled with dreams of this man I adore

With only my memories to hold clost at night...

I live for the day God returns my sunlight

Yes, life goes on when your loved one's at sea

but the ache never leaves, the fear stays with me.

Dear Lord, I need your guidance, your love

help me be brave, keep your watch from above

Hhold my dear one so safe in your heart and your hand

bring him home to his family....this hero...my man

Of us, Lord, I pray he'll be filled with such pride

of how we carried on without him by our side

Please, help time fly quickly and soon I will hold

the hand of the man whose eyes chase the cold.

Whose voice brings delight, whos touch eases pain.

How will I ever say "Farewell" again?

With your help, dear God, I'll try to stay strong

and pray this his time here wat home will be long.

Still, "I know that the Navy will need him," I sigh....

but we'll face it together, Dear Lord, you and I

Comment by Marsha on December 12, 2010 at 11:35am: My recruit will be going to A school in Pensacola, FL..too!

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on December 12, 2010 at 10:47am: my recruit will be going to A-school in Pensacola,FL too!

Comment by kdhnc(Ship07Div48) on December 12, 2010 at 9:02am: My child is going to FL for A school. Anyone else have loved ones going to FL?

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on December 12, 2010 at 2:05am: Received 2 more letters...YAY! He still seems upbeat and said his DIV is slowly coming together.

I was a little sad that the blue form for the Adopt A Sailor Program wasn't in one of the letters. I am still holding out hope that it will arrive in time for me to fax it back on or around the 15th :-)

Comment by NS on December 11, 2010 at 10:41pm: My boyfriend (Judie K's son) is going to SC for a school as a nuke. He is leaving for SC on Saturday morning. Your sailor should know by now if he is grad n go. Other than that the liberty schedules are not finalized until the last week of boot camp or even the last day so it's common to not know everything until you're already there! Hope this helps a little!

Comment by Leigh Ann on December 11, 2010 at 10:39pm: @Marsha try the Navy Lodge. Its a mile from the RTC and very reasonable in price.

Comment by Jaysmom (Ship 12 Div 039) on December 11, 2010 at 9:40pm: Does any one have a child that aftet PIR 1/14/10 is going to A School in SC as a NUK? I am wondering if any one has the liberty schedule for this group of sailors for the PIR weekend. Also if you son is in Ship 12 Div 039 and his name is Patrick I am looking to meet his Mom.