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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 8/27/2010 Proud Navy Moms/Wives !!!

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Getting ready for PIR 8/27, pull up a chair, stay connected and make lasting memories

Members: 44
Latest Activity: Feb 9, 2014

Make your own Countdown Clocks

Battle Stations
Aug 23 Div 941
Aug 24 Div 285, 286, 287, 288

"I'm a Sailor " calls start around 2:30 or 3 pm EST the next day.

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Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 16, 2010 at 9:31pm: CathyJ - my son is average height and on the skinny side. He gained 10 lbs at bc and looks great! All muscle too, he loved the PT they did daily and misses it right now at A-School - but that's the ONLY thing he misses!

I may not be new anymore, but I have no idea what some of these acroymns mean! Since there are a lot of newbies to both this site and the Navy in general, it would be good to spell the rates (jobs) out. My son is studying to be an IT (Information Technologist) at Corry Station, which is a few miles from NASP (Naval Air Station Pensacola). He was a G&G and knew it within the first week of bc (boot camp).

Comment by JoeysmomAOVFA22 on July 16, 2010 at 9:00pm: CathyJ its cool our boys are in the same division.

Comment by JoeysmomAOVFA22 on July 16, 2010 at 8:59pm: My son is going to A school in pensacola. He is an AO. ya I know thats tough!! LOL Im sure he wont mind afterall we live in Ohio. Thinking I may have to go down for a visit... My yougest son Ben wrote Joey to tell him about LBJ and that Lance Armstorong wasnt doing well in the Tour. He signed it Love your brother Ben. Teared up at that.

Comment by diannep on July 16, 2010 at 8:17pm: Cathy: Usually at PIR, you will see the new sailors in GREAT shape. Some lose weight and ALL put on muscle weight. Mine looked great as did most of the others. They are really in great shape! Just wait until you see your son!

Comment by TxNavyMomWifeCPO(Ship6Div941) on July 16, 2010 at 7:43pm: MA school is still in San Antonio. The only "A" school that will change in the near future is Corpsmen School. I have a friend stationed as a "C" school instructor (advanced school) in Wichita Falls Texas. They are moving all the "medic" type schools to San Antonio, but not by the time my daughter grads from BC. However, we have hear through the Navy Grapevine(also known as "scuttlebutt") that it may be moved there by the time she graduates. Not holding my breath(I learned this as a Navy wife many years ago) so will will see.

Comment by diannep on July 16, 2010 at 7:09pm: Cathy J: Just so you have your son's rate correct, it is MASTER at Arms. Just preparing you for the "Navy talk" when you get to PIR! :-)

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 16, 2010 at 6:18pm: cathyj - how funny! My son is in A-School to be an IT - that scared me when I first learned what IT meant in boot camp!!!

Hey, guess what? There's a brand new PIR group (9-2-2010), so you guys aren't the youngest anymore - which means you are that much closer to PIR. Thought I'd say something to cheer you up!

FYI: Their rate (job) for A-School "shouldn't" change, but the school location could change. Hope that helps the question below.

Comment by djloch (Zac's Mom) on July 16, 2010 at 5:30pm: How funny CathyJ!! And I wasnt sure where you were located..as you can tell I havent really looked at everybodys page..sorry.....but thats about half day drive for us :( Not that Missiourri is much closer..looked and its 9hrs

Comment by djloch (Zac's Mom) on July 16, 2010 at 4:56pm: ok..mine is a Seabee EO (equipment operator if noone knows, Im really slow with the lingo still myself).. San Antonio is pretty cool..is that close to you?

Comment by djloch (Zac's Mom) on July 16, 2010 at 4:44pm: oh man ..no form letter for me yet...I hope its there when I get home today..his recruiter told him he be going to A school in Missiouri..can that change in BC?