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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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
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
SHIP 04, DIV 807 & 808
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Becky E. on
-
I thought I saw my son as well, but I'm not 100% sure. I did get a letter and they did Gas Confidence Chamber on 3/24 I thought some of their training was with females, as females are allowed to go EOD?
-
-
Permalink Reply by ochaos on
-
One thing you should do prior to PIR is to make sure your pages are private as well as turning off your latest activity on your personal page. If you have questions about this please send me a pm. If your recruit will be going to pre-buds send me a pm also.
Recruit Training Command has changed the departure procedures for Sailors being sent to A School. For recruits going to A School in Great Lakes; they will check in immediately following graduation where they will follow the schools policy on liberty. Sailors not staying at Great Lakes will fly out on Saturday depending on flight availability. For those few that do not fly out on Saturday, they will fly out on Sunday. key words here are flight availability - some may not fly out until Sunday.
-
-
Permalink Reply by prdmom (ship 4, Div 807) on
-
807 is doing BS Sunday April 3rd.....we're almost there!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
-
Permalink Reply by Ccwalker on
-
My husband made a quick call last night to finalize who is coming to his graduation. I believe he said that 808's Battlestations is next Sunday (April 3-4) night into Monday. He was really hard to hear. It was nice to have a few minutes to talk.
-
-
-
Just posted, but I have a question. My husband is staying in Chicago for pre-buds or whatever it is called and then will start his buds training. Has anyone heard how long they will stay in Chicago for this and when actual buds starts?
-
-
-
It will vary depending on the group ahead of them and can be from 1-3 months depending on various things, like not passing tests, being rolled and when they are ready for them in CA. I will be passing more info on the next phase after your PIR or you can send me a pm.
-
-
Permalink Reply by Kathiofootball on
-
Hi everyone. My son in Ship 04 Division 808! Getting ready to see our grads! Can't wait. Wondering what to do about an extra ticket, I understand we get 4 but I need 5 anyone have an extra? Do they allow you to bring a 5ht person and hope for an extra seat? Not sure how it works! BTW I get a great deal on flights form Atlantic CIty NJ to Chicago $29 each way!! So excited about that!! I used spirit $9 club great ya to go! Hope to see some or all of you Moms and families members at the graduation, getting close!! Enjoy your day.
-
-
-
If someone is under the age of 12 they do not count in the 4 person count and many recruits do not have anyone at PIR. You can take a 5th person and they may have to wait until everyone is seated and then allowed in or they may get to go in with you. they do their best to make sure people get in. Great ticket price!!!
-
-
-
Thanks all my crew is over 12 so I hope that we can get the fifth one in with no problem. Yes what a great price!!! Hope to see you there! Good luck to them all!
-
© 2025 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
