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

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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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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 5, 2011 at 10:50am: Alicia- Thanks so much I am so glad you love your PIR ribbons and I can't wait to see pics of you all wearing them. For those who ordered ribbons thank you so much. Be sure to check in the box for a free Navy Scrapbook embellishment. It seems some people didn't know it was in there and it almost got tossed lol.

Hi Sharon, (TiffsMom), it is so good to hear from you again. I am so sorry for your friends son. It sounds like he is definitely a strong young man; exactly what our great Navy needs. Congrats to both of "you" boys on a job well done. Bravo Zulu!!!

Comment by AnthonysMom(Ship 12 Div 096) on March 5, 2011 at 10:49am: Thank you Mollie, I'm hoping he's just an idiot and doesn't realize that I was anxiously awaiting this!!! I'm trying to go with the credo that no news is good news...

Comment by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on March 5, 2011 at 10:46am: Tiff's Mom, my son is Nuke too, did your "other son" give you any indication what time they will leave for GC, SC? on Saturday?? And your story is heart wrenching amazing young men and women we have produces or are in contact with.

Comment by YMM (Ship 12 Div 98) on March 5, 2011 at 10:43am: Tiff's Mom, Thank you for sharing those stories with us. It makes me proud to know that young people of such high caliber and strength are serving our great country in the Navy.

Comment by Mollie (Ship 12 DIV 095) on March 5, 2011 at 10:23am: Anthony's mom, I did get my call but my son said they were all so tired. He said the "Sailor" in the phone area next to him was sleeping instead of making a call. I'm sorry you haven't received the call but I'm sure if something were wrong you would definitely have heard from him.

Comment by AnthonysMom(Ship 12 Div 096) on March 5, 2011 at 10:19am: If any mom's of my son's ship can let me know if they also didn't get the I'm a sailor call yesterday, I would be VERY happy to know that nothing is wrong!!! PLEASE!!!!!

Comment by diannep on March 5, 2011 at 10:06am: Good to see you on her, Tiff'sMom!

How tragic for your co-worker's son! Wow....what a strong kid to keep going amidst such tragedy.

Thanks for encouraging these ladies! We know what lies ahead for them, right? It is truly a remarkable experience. And extra special hugs for your co-worker's son...I know there will be a dad and aunt "in the midst" of the PIR ceremony...who are quite proud of him!

Comment by AnthonysMom(Ship 12 Div 096) on March 5, 2011 at 1:19am: Thank u!

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on March 5, 2011 at 1:15am: Sorry to crash your party... I'm a veteran (young) navy mom, my daughter PIR 10/1/10 but I have two very special boys in your PIR! :) :)

Jonathon is NUKE and dated my oldest daughter and enlisted in the Navy a week after my youngest daughter, Tiff, did, we have known him for over two years and he's like a son to me. He did not pass his first or second PT but his dad got a call today, he passed and will be graduating and then leaving on Sat Morn for South Carolina the day after PIR...

My second boy is a co-workers son, he was delayed going in, his father was very ill and they let him wait a week to go in but had no choice but to take him (per contract) so off he went. His dad passed away while he was in boot, the Navy sent him home for three days for the funeral and then showed up at his moms house to return him to boot, the day of his aunts funeral (his aunt died the same day) but he kept on and will be PIRing on time also! :)

I just wanted to tell you ladies (gentlemen) this will be the best experience you have had since you either married, gave birth or brought this loved one into your life! :) I wish you all well and as they say, take plenty of tissues, I cried before our car even went into the base and by the time I saw my daughter, I was a bawling fool!!! :) :) Best of luck to your sailors!!!!