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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 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: 2414
Latest Activity: Jan 28

In order to make this a reference site, please use the Discussion Forums to post information. ____________ Treat them as though they are file folders. Please use the Comment Wall to post your questions. Thank you!

Be sure to click on "View All" at the bottom and to the right of the list of discussions, so that you will see them all. YMM

Be sure to follow OPSEC rules when posting any comments. See details below. YMM

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

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Comment by lemonelephant on November 28, 2013 at 10:52pm: It is best to wait on the form letter before sending letters.

Reasons to wait on the form letter:

1. The PAO at the RTC asks that loved ones wait on the form letter before mailing letters.

2. The recruiter does not always give the right address and letters that do not have the correct address may be returned or may be delayed several weeks in getting to your recruit since it will not be a high priority for those in the mail room to look up the correct information. Double-check the address the recruiter gave you against those at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp or or Ship/Division--How it Works.

3. Even if you do have the correct information, your recruit will not receive letters that are mailed before receiving the form letter much quicker, if at all, than letters mailed after receiving the form letter because recruits do not receive mail until they are in their permanent ship and a Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. The first Mail Call is on day 1-3 or 1-4 DOT.

See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC and Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit.

Comment by Karina Ship 14 Div 062 on November 28, 2013 at 12:25pm: I saw a post that my daughter's recuiter posted on her facebook, which gives her address, ship # and div#. If I write to this address will the letter get to her? I hear this may not be her True address. I have not received her letter or box yet. She left for bc 11/20/13. Its only been 8 days and I miss her!

Comment by lemonelephant on November 26, 2013 at 11:56pm: Queencity(Ship12 Div 424), I don't know of any school that is not sticking close to those dates for the holiday stand-down.

Comment by Queencity on November 26, 2013 at 11:31pm: Hi lemonelephnt,is this comment for sailors going to culinary A school,that have been on hold since graduation, 11/8 or all A schools.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 26, 2013 at 3:07pm: jrose (ship 13, div 37), yes, you can send packages to "A" School. You may even have your Sailor home on Leave sometime over the holidays since the "A" Schools shut down from close of business on 12/20/2013 and resume on 01/06/2014. Your Sailor will put in a chit for Leave at "A" School and let you know.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 17, 2013 at 12:25am: NJNancy, most have been able to use the pass for the RTC on the main base PIR weekend. Check to be sure.

Comment by NJNancy on November 16, 2013 at 5:57pm: Thank you for the info lemonelephant...diannep had given my numbers and email info....received new passwork yesterday. As my SR is staying in GL is this pass also applicable for pickup/dropoff during liberty weekend? Wanted to make sure I have it if I don't utilize shuttle for PIR, however was under impression it may be needed for balance of weekend as well.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 15, 2013 at 2:22am: 1stTimeNavyMom, NJNancy's SR was originally to have PIR in October, so she does not have the same password that you do and will have to get it from her SR or the PAO since it is a violation of OPSEC for anyone else to give her the password besides her SR or the PAO.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 15, 2013 at 2:16am: NJNancy, yes, the passwords are PIR specific. If your SR's PIR changed you can call the PAO and get the new password. You will have to provide your SR's name, the original password and PIR date and the new PIR date and division number. There is more on that in PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 15, 2013 at 2:11am: nukejusmom, info about BST is treated as a Ship movement and is not to be posted openly on the web until after it has happened. Based on your SR's division number, the "I'm a Sailor!" call could come only a day or two before PIR. See Battle Stations-21 (BST)--there is info there on who to ask in a PM.