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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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 9/24/2010

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FOR moms, dads, siblings, wives, loved ones of recruits graduating from Naval Basic Training on Sept 24.

Members: 83
Latest Activity: Aug 28, 2012

PIR 9/24 Welcome and share your news or ask questions or just chat!

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Welcom Navy Loved ones! This site is so helpful for support and finding information and sharing information. Being a Navy Mom and Wife is such an honor. It isn't always easy to wait to hear from them, or to know that they have been, or will be in harms way, but we couldn't be more proud of our boys. The youngest boy said recently, "it feel pretty awsome to be part of something so big, and respected"... He is still in boot camp... My oldest has served three years and is a wonderful young man, who now believes serving their country is something all young men should do. We are so proud of all of our NAVY sons, husbands, daughters and wifes, boyfriends and girlfriends... Please share, ask questions, and enjoy the support provided by Navy for Moms.

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Comment by Margaret (RSJMom Ship13/Div322) on August 7, 2010 at 5:52pm: Hello everyone! YAAAY...I got my letter today!!! Raymond is Ship 13 Div 322.

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 7, 2010 at 5:10pm: Hi everyone, I'm going to lay low this weekend, but will pop in occasionally. Just wanted to share some info from N4M moms who are at PIR this weekend. Quite a few stayed at the Ramada (where I stayed) and they said it was awesome, no smells and they felt very safe and comfortable there. Also, they have a "normal" shuttle bus that holds quite a few people. You need to be out front by 6:45 and it leaves at 7am. Picks you (and your sailor) up at 11:30am - which is just under an hour after PIR is over - that's a good thing too, because it gives them time to run back to their barracks to get their pictures and grab Navy swimwear (for hotel). I still preferred driving because I got there earlier and got an excellent seat too - and I got my sailor to myself instead of sharing him with everyone on the bus! He was a Grad & Go, so wanted every minute to count!

Welcome to the new Moms! There are several of us here who have been through this and we are here to help - we are not experts, just moms who want to "pay the favor" forward, as there were seasoned moms who walked us through this ordeal when our kids were in bc!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 7, 2010 at 9:40am: Hi ladies,It is so good to see different groups becoming friends on this site. I don't know how I would have survived bootcamp without N4M's site. My daughter recently had PIR 7-23, she was in the choir in the 900 divisions, She was a grad and go on a chartered flight to Pensacola. I planned the meet and greet at the Ramada and I made ribbons for all those in our group who wanted one and it has grown so much that I am now making them for other PIR groups as well. If anyone has any questions at all, about bootcamp, letters home, meet and greet, grad and go, chartered flights, ribbons, anything, feel free to send me a friend request. I will be happy to help in any way I can.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 7, 2010 at 9:39am: The performing divisions have the band, the choir, the drill team and the flag corp. They may get to perform at graduations before their own and sometimes you get lucky enough to find a pic of your SR performing. I did and that was a GREAT Day lol.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 7, 2010 at 9:34am: newmom60- Being a part of the performing division is a great honor. Send me a friend request and we can chat about it. :)

Comment by newmom60 on August 7, 2010 at 8:54am: Moms: My daughter's division is 945 (9/24). She told me (She called me to request some medical information) that it is a "performing" division and she was asked/selected to be part of it. Any information/comments?

Comment by Mary on August 7, 2010 at 12:59am: Hi everyone i got a quick call today from my son,joseph, today too. He needed info. It doesn't matter. It was awesome just hearing his voice. I haven't gotten my letter but i am out of town. I had preaddressed an envelope to take to post office. Just found out that i forgot to put great lakes, ill and zip code. He is ship 3, div 318. 3600 ohio st. Can anyone give me the zip please!

Comment by navy on August 6, 2010 at 8:33pm: YAY!! I am glad you got that information!! I am getting ready to write to my son right now. I write every day, He will love getting the letters!! Mail is their favorite part of the day! .. No, he might not be missing the 116 degree weather.. but he is missing home... and you! I am sure of it!! He should get to write Sunday, so look for a letter Wednesday or Thursday... I hope you get one!!

Comment by weimy Ship 06 Div 945 PIR 9/24 on August 6, 2010 at 7:01pm: Hi everyone...just got my son's form letter in the mail with his PIR date and division info. This is so hard....I've been writing him every day so at least I can finally send them to him! I can't wait to actually get a letter from him. I'm sure he is not missing the 116 degree weather we are having here though!

Comment by navy on August 6, 2010 at 4:41pm: Stephanie, I am so glad you got to hear his voice! It is funny how those little bits of time become so important.. it wasn't that long ago that I took my son's "Hi Mom" everytime he called me for granted.. and I can hear in over and over in my head now...I'm so glad for you!! . So did the little brother get his stuff?...lol