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

NavyMomThrower liked Proud Momma's discussion His Work Is Done

yesterday

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

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

Alumni of PIR 7/15/11 TG 35 - 227-230, 816, 935

Information

So we can all still keep in touch

Members: 53
Latest Activity: May 19, 2015

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of Alumni of PIR 7/15/11 TG 35 - 227-230, 816, 935 to add comments!

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 15, 2011 at 8:58pm: Keger, I sent you yet another message about 25 mins ago. LoL

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 15, 2011 at 8:52pm: Diannep!! LoL you are so right. Boot Camp is no fun. It is stressful. I would be concerned for the SR who said he loved being there.

Comment by diannep on June 15, 2011 at 8:46pm: keger: That is what the Navy does best! They take a group of SRs, who may have never been close friends in the civilian world, and they turn them into sailors who "have each other's back." I'm so sorry that your SR is feeling like this right now, but it won't stay that way. This is still a breaking down process for this PIR group...painful and discouraging. But when the build-back-up process starts, I bet your SR will be good! Just keep encouraging like the other ladies say...I am never worry about the SRs that are unhappy and frustrated in early bootcamp---that is so normal to hear. I'm more worried about the ones who say they LOVE it...because believe me...it was not designed to be LOVED! Being "changed" and "refined" is never a fun process for anyone. That is what they are going through---changed, refined, and functioning as a team. I have a feeling that there are some others feeling as your SR does, but maybe haven't spoken out. I will pray that there is a real sense of "teamwork" that comes over your SR's division, that doesn't exclude anyone---all feel a part of it.

Comment by keger2001 on June 15, 2011 at 8:00pm: Thank you Lala Ribbon!

Comment by keger2001 on June 15, 2011 at 7:56pm: Sandy, I have sent you 2 also..LOL

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 15, 2011 at 7:48pm: TexasSailorMom and Lala Ribbon Queen. I agree.

My son called me after his second PFA to tell me he had failed. After that, I was almost scared to get a phone call. Everything worked out in the end.

My son's division only got to call if everyone was on their best behavior. Working as a team. This is hard because there are about 60 guys and they all have different ideas as to how things should be. I think It really depends on the RDC. Some RDC's won't let them make any calls.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on June 15, 2011 at 7:41pm: Keger, I've just sent you 2 messages, LoL

Comment by TexasSailorMom on June 15, 2011 at 7:35pm: Most do get phone calls at the end of week three or early week 4 but no calls are guaranteed, not even after Battlestations. if they have watch or an appt (medical/dental) then they may miss when others in their div get to call. Like Sandy said "No news is Good news". that is the only thing that is for sure, if they get held back they will have them call. otherwise, assume they are having PIR when scheduled. (I did not get a call after BS but he did PIR on time)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 15, 2011 at 7:27pm: I just added an really encouraging questionnaire to the discussions above. I wrote this one and sent it to my daughter. It is funny in some places, and has a paragraph to help them understand and get through the remainder of bootcamp. You can just copy and paste it and tweek it to fit your needs ( remember my sailor is a girl). This one should be sent between the half way point and about 2 weeks before battle stations. You can even send a couple extra copies for your SR to share with friends. I hope you like it. :-)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 15, 2011 at 7:19pm: keger- I would encourage him to just keep doing his best, that is really all anyone can do and I am sure they will come around. Maybe he could offer to help out a couple who are struggling at something he is good at. You know maybe offer to help someone study or shine boots for someone who is terrible at it and maybe they will offer to help him with something as well. I hope this helps :)