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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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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

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 hlhart69 on July 27, 2013 at 6:40pm: NavyMomAFWife- http://navylive.dodlive.mil/ i just check it and its on there. Good luck

Comment by NavyMomAFWife on July 27, 2013 at 6:28pm: Does anyone know of a way to watch yesterday's PIR besides waiting for the DVD? I hope it is online somewhere that I am not finding.

Comment by TLC72 on July 26, 2013 at 12:41pm: The recruits weren't actually given the wrong information. There usually are 4 guests permitted at PIR unless there are more than 12 Div's graduating. At the time the form letter and first draft of the guest list is filled out, all the Div's aren't formed yet, so they don't know at that time how many there will be in that particular training group. That's why they're given a chance prior to PIR to tweak the list.

Comment by MJ's mom on July 26, 2013 at 9:40am: I just received the graduation video from my son's PIR for June 7th and although it is marked with the correct date it is from the graduation on May 31st :o( Any idea who I can contact to rectify this?

Comment by NavyMomAFWife on July 24, 2013 at 7:47pm: My daughter is wanting her eyebrows waxed and hair trimmed. Can someone please recommend a place near by?

Comment by Bobbo on July 21, 2013 at 2:46am: shello, Gurnee is a very good place to stay. It's only about 10-12 mins. from the base.The mall is there and several good restaurants. The Point Pancake House is a Greek owned place that is great. More than just breakfast. There is a local ice cream shop there that's the same company as the local dairy.

Comment by GrannyShip03Div271 on July 20, 2013 at 10:21pm: My Sailor (Div 271 completed BS21) said that Six Flags allows new Sailors to visit free on the day of PIR. Is this true?

Comment by shello63 on July 18, 2013 at 9:29pm: Thanks, Bobbo and lemonelephant for the info. I decided to fly into Milwaukee and rent a car. It seemed the easiest for me. We are staying in Gurnee, and planned the whole weekend even though my SR will most likely fly out early Saturday morning. I will be taking his girlfriend and my daughter to Six Flags, if time allows. I hope, however, that I have some time with him at the airport AND by luck he will fly out later that morning or early afternoon.

Comment by lemonelephant on July 16, 2013 at 3:11pm: Here are the current PIR groups:

PIR: Jul 19, 2013 TG 36 - 7 Divisions (265-270, and 936) 4 guests

PIR: Jul 26, 2013 TG 37 - 9 Divisions (271-276, 815, 816 and 937) 4 guests

PIR: Aug 2, 2013 TG 38 - 12 Divisions (277-286, 817 and 938) 4 guests

PIR: Aug 9, 2013 TG 39 - 13 Divisions (287-298, and 939) 3 guests

PIR: Aug 16, 2013 TG 40 - 13 Divisions (299-310, and 940) 3 guests

PIR: Aug 23, 2013 TG 41 - 11 Divisions (311-320 and 941) 4 guests

PIR: Aug 30, 2013 TG 42 - 11 Divisions (321-330, and 942) 4 guests

PIR: Sept 6, 2013 TG 43 (to be updated, begins with Division 331 and contains Division 943)

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