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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.

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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

Events

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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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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.)

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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

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PIR Reference Information

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A permanent place for information about PIR. Forum discussions have been created to serve as file folders for specific details regarding different aspects of PIR. Please post information in the appropriate forum discussion. Thank you!

Members: 2412
Latest Activity: Dec 14, 2024

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Link to RTC Website: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/index.asp

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Comment by Mama C (PS E-Class 1202-1) on May 14, 2011 at 1:34pm: Had an awesome time at PIR 5/13! Our time with our new Sailor was very short - only about 6 hours on Friday and he flew out this morning at 6 a.m.! We were able to spend about 1 1/2 hrs. at the airport this morning - BTW that wasn't enough time! sigh

When I'm not so tired, I'll post more. Just wanted you all to know how excited and proud we are of our new Sailor and all of the nearly 600 Graduates!

Comment by Sassafras Proud Mom of a Sailor on May 12, 2011 at 12:38pm: About the USO: My Sailor has found the support services provided by the USO to be so very important for making his life easy... and there is an idea that I have heard floating around which seems to be worthwhile...

Are you familiar with the Pennies for UNICEF campaign, promoted annually during Halloween? Or the March of Dimes campaign that was for a long time linked to Easter...??? Well, the idea that came up with some of us the other day is to make a similar 'service' association between the USO and the 4th of July.

The overarching objective is 3-fold: To promote a general awareness of how vital the USO is to all men and women in every branch of the military; To support the efforts of the USO with some sort of (simple) 'fundraising' project (ideally tied to traditional 4th of July activities so that people don't have to 'go out of their way' to participate, but can get involved by doing whatever they normally do... only with one added USO element <smile>); To show ALL our military men and women how very much we appreciate what they are doing for us by supporting an organization that does so very much for them.

Anyway, like I said, it is an idea that seems worth sharing... and I for one would love to participate with others all across the nation in a show of solidarity like this. How about you? (((hugs)))

Comment by WandaG on May 12, 2011 at 11:44am: Mama C, Decarp & Sherilyn- Congrats to all of you! I hope you have a wonderful time with your sailors!!!

Comment by gnomesweetgnome Ship 11/Div199 on May 12, 2011 at 10:12am: Awww mama, that's so nice of you! I want to make his favorite peanut butter cookies too. :)

Safe travels to PIR today/tomorrow!! :)

Comment by Mama C (PS E-Class 1202-1) on May 12, 2011 at 9:16am: LMC - Check, Check and Check!! Even remembered to make his favorite chocolate chip cookies! Hot out of the oven this morning. Granted, he won't get them till tomorrow, but if I keep them in a warm car........they'll kinda have "that fresh out of the oven" taste! He won't care - anything from home will taste good!

Comment by sherilyn on May 11, 2011 at 7:02pm: just got home from work & getting my car washed. driving to PIR tomorrow, YAYY! cannot wait to meet all you ladies & see my SR!

happy trails to all, hope everything goes like it should. don't forget the birth certificates of the little ones!!

Comment by decarp on May 11, 2011 at 2:16pm: thank you so excited cant wait to see my son!!!!

Comment by LMC -mom of 2 Sailors! on May 11, 2011 at 1:17pm: Congrats Mama!! Hope you're packing the good weather. Hug your sailor form us N4M folks. Enjoy your day! Did ya pack the pass, the id's the insurance cards? and comfortable shoes? those are for walking in Chicago.

Comment by Mama C (PS E-Class 1202-1) on May 11, 2011 at 8:48am: TOMORROW!!!!! Can't wait to see my son! We're driving to Chicago - Praying for safe travels and wishing it won't rain too much. Can't wait to see many of you at the Meet and Greet! Blessings to all who will be at PIR 5/13!