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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

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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

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

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Comment by momm2five (GM MOM) on October 22, 2013 at 9:50pm: Does anyone know when Sarge's meet & greet for 11/27 will be posted?

And has anyone gone to the Full Moon or Flanagan's? If so, is it something you recommend? And how does it work?

Comment by Tys' mom on October 22, 2013 at 7:20pm: Andimc14 the same here. This is also how I felt a week ago when I received my KIB. Seeing that phone was heart breaking and made it seem so final. Now I call his phone a couple times a week and leave him a message telling him how proud I am of him. Sometimes I leave him encouraging words or just a funny joke. I know
wherever the seas may take him over the next 4 years of this journey he will know I am alwsys with him. God Bless all us Navy Moms for undertaking this journey with our children. I do beleive we are all in for the ride of our lives!!!

may take us)

Comment by andimc14 ship13 div37 on October 22, 2013 at 6:09pm: Well reality has just set in, my kid in a box came today with my sons iphone and a tee shirt. My son's phone was glued to the palm of his hand 24/7. We could communicate via text and facebook at all hours. It is so silent now :-(

Comment by lemonelephant on October 22, 2013 at 12:20am: CShells, You can print out the Graduation Program through a link on the RTC website, but I don't think that anyone gets it at PIR besides those with an Honor Recruit or Award Winner. I agree that the form leter should work. You may also want to supply a copy of the hotel receipt to prove she went.

Comment by NausetMom on October 21, 2013 at 3:13pm: I didn't see any programs. Why don't you give a copy of the form letter.

Comment by andimc14 ship13 div37 on October 21, 2013 at 9:54am: If my son was shipped out to RTC on Oct. 17th would his anticipated PIR date be Dec. 13th?

Comment by scubed on October 20, 2013 at 9:52am: Thank you for the suggestion shesh

Comment by scubed on October 20, 2013 at 8:46am: Thank you lemonelephant.

Comment by lemonelephant on October 19, 2013 at 8:48pm: scubed, MWRGL may have some deals for you. You can check http://www.mwrgl.com/special_services/itt/itt.htm for more information on that.

Comment by Shesh on October 19, 2013 at 6:39pm: Not sure about any links but my favorite part of Chicago is Navy Pier. You should try and get there, scubed. I'm sure you could google it.