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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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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!

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Comment by ProudNavyMomma(13/169) on April 18, 2013 at 2:44pm: RTC Family and Friends, at this time there is no planned change to the PIR scheduled for tomorrow, April 19, 2013. For up-to-date information on weather conditions and forecast, please visit the link below. For information on roads and traffic in Lake County, where NAVSTA Great Lakes is located, visit http://www.lakecountypassage.com/index.jsp
or if you are traveling to RTC by train, visit http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/schedule.html for service advisories. For guests flying in to O'Hare or Midway airports, visit http://www.flychicago.com/Pages/LandingPage.aspx for the latest travel impacts. Lastly, for guests traveling in to Milwaukee's Mitchell airport, information can be found here: http://www.mitchellairport.com/.

RTC encourages all family and friends traveling to graduation to exercise caution when traveling in adverse conditions. We look forward to seeing you all safe and sound tomorrow to welcome the newest, sharpest Sailors into the United States Navy!

Comment by ProudNavyMomma(13/169) on April 18, 2013 at 2:40pm: "Congrats and have a great time with your Sailors this weekend for all that have PIR tomorrow, my date is moving up the list quickly and I get more excited everyday! Hooyah!

Comment by Micah's mom on April 18, 2013 at 12:07pm: My son graduated a couple of weeks ago. He told me the airline and flight number and which airport. (they fly out of both Midway and O'hare). We were at the ticket counter before they got there. Then the USO man walked us through the procedure to get our gate pass. We were able to be with our Sailors the whole time - taking pictures!

Comment by Bobbo on April 18, 2013 at 11:34am: First, my condolences to you that you won't be able to spend more time with your new sailor. We were lucky in that my son didn't fly out until Sunday afternoon and he was allowed to even leave the airport with us so we just used cell phones. As soon as they go through PIR they can get their cell phones back. Regarding your sailor, you should meet up at the USO at the airport. They have plenty of info at PIR on what to do and also this website, I think.

Comment by chrisw on April 18, 2013 at 11:13am: My son graduates May 3rd and from what he has told me he will take a shuttle to the airport around 1am on May 4th. Does anyone know how you are able to meet up with them at the airport? I've heard you can hang out with them until the flight leaves.

Comment by HizproudMama on April 17, 2013 at 7:30pm: Ty, NavyMom for the kind gesture. Hopefully his phone reception will not be a problem down there.

Comment by NavyMom2013 on April 16, 2013 at 8:27pm: HizproudMama,

I am not sure what issues you two are talking about but I will be in Gulfport for a few weeks after 5/24/2013 PIR. If there is anything I can do to support your boys, PLEASE let me know.

Comment by HizproudMama on April 16, 2013 at 10:47am: Thanks Micah's mom, that's good to know. He's headed to Gulfport MS afterwards and hopefully he won't have that issue when he gets there like your son does. lol

Comment by Micah's mom on April 16, 2013 at 9:41am: HizproudMama, I also have AT&T and the service was fine at Great Lakes and Chicago. (You will lose your signal when you are in downtown Chicago due to the tall buildings, but I think that would happen with any cell phone). I will say if your son is going to A school in Charleston, that AT&T is TERRIBLE there. My son has to stand outside, face south, and stand on his head to make a call and it is still terrible reception. :)

Comment by HizproudMama on April 16, 2013 at 8:41am: I have an unusual question for anyone who knows the answer. I have in-laws in WI about 3 hrs from Chicago. Each time we go home I lose cellular phone signal and just turn my phone off altogether.I have AT&T service. Not sure if this may be a problem while I'm there. My husband is thinking of just getting me a go-phone while I'm there just to be safe. I just don't know whats the popular service provider there. Does anyone know??