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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.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Graduation Info
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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

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 August 15, 2013 at 3:45pm: paigesmom, 9:00 CST, but you need to be there well before that. The last guests are let into the Drill Hall at 8:45. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) for more on how to plan your weekend. http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/grad_day.asp has the schedule, but the site is down right now. I invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and to check out the other Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) as well.

Comment by MomOfFutureAM (Ship12Div387) on August 15, 2013 at 3:11pm: What time does PIR cermonies begin

Comment by lemonelephant on August 10, 2013 at 11:00pm: Kim, Since Division 819 has PIR on 10/04/2013 I think you have misread the date, which was probably written "4 October 13" and PIR is 10/04/2013 keep watching PIR 10/04/2013 TG 47 (clickable link) and join once the group is up. The Page, 800 and 900 Divisions, has some important information for you.

Comment by hlhart69 on August 8, 2013 at 8:43am: pig03let(ship3/div327)

Hello. If they miss their PIR date, when they pass their tests, they will do battlestations and then you will get a call saying that they are a sailor. They don't let them participate in gradaution. They just send them off to A school.

Comment by Pig03let(Bro is Navy Sailor) on August 7, 2013 at 9:12pm: Thanks everyone for the info. That is what I had thought, but both my parents thought he would just do PIR with following week.

Comment by lemonelephant on August 7, 2013 at 9:05pm: Pig03let, Battle Stations-21 (BST) within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will give you additional information on what happens. I invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and to check out the other Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) as well.

Comment by hlhart69 on August 7, 2013 at 8:46pm: pig03let(ship3/div327)

Hello. If they miss their PIR date, when they pass their tests, they will do battlestations and then you will get a call saying that they are a sailor. They don't let them participate in gradaution. They just send them off to A school.

Comment by Pig03let(Bro is Navy Sailor) on August 7, 2013 at 8:23pm: What happens if the SR doesn't pass all their tests before their PIR? Do they graduate the next week?

Comment by evetnaz_CV Mom on August 5, 2013 at 4:00pm: Hi Everyone .. need a HUGE favor .. My SR will be performing in this Friday's graduation even though her PIR isn't until 8/23!! If you are going to PIR this Friday (8/9) or (8/16) can you PLEASE take a picture of her for me?!? She is in the performing division 941 .. holding a S. Carolina Flag. I will pay it forward. Love my N4M family ... xoxoxo THANK YOU!! She's about the 10th flag from the beginning :)