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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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PIR 8/20/10

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Comment by Sailor's Sweetheart on July 24, 2010 at 1:31am: faeriequeene11 - I am confused??? So do you and your mother-in-law have the same name on here? Is the post below from your mother-in-law.... and is her name Angela??? If so, "Hello Angela, welcome!" ?????

Comment by faeriequeene11 *Ship 07 Div 283* on July 23, 2010 at 11:53pm: Hey! It appears my mother-in-law used my user name! Say hi to Angela, everyone!

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 23, 2010 at 9:19pm: faeriqueene11: oh, and the answer to your other question is "no", they are not allowed to wear anything but their Navy issued uniforms all weekend. Even if they want to swim in the hotel pool, they must grab their Navy issued swimwear from their barracks after PIR and wear those! There are grave consequences for being caught dressed in anything else - and yes, they are watching! The folks who work at RTC live in the area. The only place your sailor can unwind and dress casual is in your motel room. So bring him some comfy clothes for that!

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 23, 2010 at 9:12pm: faeriqueene11: My advice is to stay away from Six Flags, at least on PIR day when they are wearing their Dress Whites! The lines are long, it's hot and you really don't get any time with your new sailor at a theme park. But, if your son has his heart set on it, do it on Saturday - when they are wearing their "peanut butters"!

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 23, 2010 at 9:10pm: Hi everyone,
I just read some of the comments/concerns in a discussion on another PIR group and wanted to mention that Grad & Go does not mean Gloom & Doom ladies, there are perks that you have to look forward to!!! Honestly, I've been through it. PLEASE go read the info on the Grad & Go Info group, it will help. My son was told he was leaving RTC at 2am on Saturday, turns out they changed it to 5am and his plane didn't leave til 1pm, some sailors didn't fly out til 3pm. AND..... you can hand them their cell phones at the airport - instant contact forever more! Those who are not G&G can't be handed a phone, so their loved ones have no contact for another week or so. Check out that group!

Comment by faeriequeene11 *Ship 07 Div 283* on July 23, 2010 at 8:55pm: Hi all. I am new to this and think it is wonderful. My son is in ship 7 div 283. I have had a lot of questions answered here. We are staying at the Navy Lodge. We were also thinking of going to six flags but if they have to be in uniform how in the world will they keep from ruining them whites? Are they allowed to where something else?

Comment by JDs~Angel~ (RCU) on July 23, 2010 at 7:13pm: I was thinking about sushi..... just I am really leery about trying new sushi restaurants. no sense getting food poisoning and losing time with my JD :)

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 23, 2010 at 5:30pm: JDs: There really isn't any "excellent" restaurants right there in GL or Gurnee, but if you go to Navy Pier in Chicago, you'll have quite a few to choose from.

Comment by JDs~Angel~ (RCU) on July 23, 2010 at 3:57pm: Ok.. for those of you who've been up there... restaurants... any idea where I can find a list of GOOD ones? I see a few that I might like but I really don't want to spend money on food that tastes like ... well.. blech.

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 23, 2010 at 3:49pm: Must share this!
I've been writing to several recruits who don't get mail from home, and one of them graduated today, PIR 7/23. My N4M friend who is there for her boyfriends graduation took a picture of my adopted sailor this morning and sent it to my cell phone, with a message from him. THAT MADE MY DAY!!!! I now have a face to put with his name. I then had my grandson take a pic of me on my phone and sent it to my N4M friend, so she could show it to my adopted sailor (Kyle). My poor N4M friend, she wants to visit with her BF, but she takes time out to put me and Kyle together via phone! LIFE IS GOOD - Thank you Lord!