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

Cindy commented on YMM (Ship 12 Div 98)'s group 'PIR Reference Information'

yesterday

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 3/18/11

Information

For everyone with a Recruit that has a PIR 3/18/2011 date! Divisions 103-108 and 918

Members: 84
Latest Activity: Jan 24, 2013

Great Lakes, IL Weather Forecast

Make your own Countdown Clocks

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of PIR 3/18/11 to add comments!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 23, 2011 at 1:39pm: if anyone has an SR who will be an AO, Aviation Ordnanceman, let me know. That is what my daughter is and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. I hope you all have wonderful day. I will be away most of the afternoon. I am going shopping, in search of stars for the PIR ribbons. Later :)

Comment by Junebug (Ship 2 Div 918) on January 23, 2011 at 1:37pm: Morning everyone! Today at church a prayer was said for my son, which really choked me up. We are heading out to lunch with some friends then home to watch the Bears game. I'm wondering if our srs will get to watch the game? (probably not) Have a great day everyone. (oh, I changed my profile pic...thought the other might be too much of a giveaway). I love this pic I found. :)

Comment by oregonmom on January 23, 2011 at 12:55pm: Good Morning Navy Moms I hope our srs have gotten some rest by now. I'm so happy to read that they bundle up well IF they go outside. My son always wears layers and here we are in the west. He is a warm weather kid. I'm thinking that better be where he ends up being stationed. Hawaii just might do it (wink wink).

Comment by Angie (Dan's Mom) on January 23, 2011 at 11:51am: Im actually thinking of a road trip to Pensacola for Mother's day

Comment by Angie (Dan's Mom) on January 23, 2011 at 11:35am: Just wondering what everyone's sr job is going to be? My sr is going to be a ctr and will go to A school in Pensacola after bootcamp (Funny how that works..the coldest time of year in Great Lakes and then off to florida when it will be better weather here in the north)

Comment by diannep on January 23, 2011 at 9:01am: Don't worry about your recruits being cold. My son said they were rarely outside and when they were, they were bundled up very warmly, including face masks when need be. They are up for close to 40 hours once they finally get to go to sleep after arrival, and they do this again during BattleStations at the end of bc (up that long). But they are young and they do fine! No worries...remember, they are being well taken care of...medically, physically, and in all other ways. They are safe and secure where they are. Try to claim that and have some peace!

Comment by diannep on January 23, 2011 at 8:58am: K-townMom: If you go to www.youtube.com, there are some Navy boot camp videos on there. You will see the video of the processing of the recruits, and if I remember correctly, there is one showing the computer machine that the recruits stand on to measure for their boots/shoes. You will see the rolled up pants legs then (my son didn't have rolled up pants legs because he insisted on wearing shorts up to GL...a yr ago in Nov.ember..S. Florida boy...doesn't "get" this cold weather stuff!).

By the way, ladies, most of them get lots of blisters from wearing the boots all of the time. So even though they are designed for their feet, they still have to be broken in!

Comment by diannep on January 23, 2011 at 8:53am: No, Lala, I'm sure Donna's son was not allowed to keep his coat. However, I think you are right on the other guess...I bet he is someone who donated that coat knowing someone else less fortunate could use it.

So, Donna, it is obvious that your son has a heart for those in need!

Comment by NavyMaMa23 on January 23, 2011 at 1:29am: Junebug, K-town, you're right....no news IS good news. Just like the other moms, wondering if hes cold and tired. I'm thinking he's probably been up since he left so I'm hoping he will get to sleep tonight. I'm hoping he calls his wife with the "I'm here call". I would love to hear from him too, but seeing how they only get one, I hope it's for her.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on January 23, 2011 at 1:18am: You can always tell when I type something on here from my phone, this thing has a mind of it own.