This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
Religious Program Specialist
Information
Information for families of Navy RPs.
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Religious-Program-Specialist/217319430612?ref=nf
Members: 54
Latest Activity: Aug 8, 2019
Discussion Forum
Another Newbie With Questions
Started by Xtinah6912. Last reply by Lindsay Jan 10, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello all! Just wanted to introduce myself a bit and hopefully get some answers. I am a Navy wife and have been married for just under two years. My husband is set to graduate basic this coming…Continue
Hello from a Newbie
Started by lieu2010. Last reply by RebeccaS Nov 4, 2013. 4 Replies 1 Like
Hello All - I'm new to this page and to this group and thought I should tell you all a bit about myself. I have 3 kids. My oldest son, a Marine. My middle child (another boy) is my Sailor. He's an…Continue
Job Details
Started by Shari. Last reply by prwt Mar 24, 2013. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Hi! This is my first post. My son went through MEPS today and due to his "color blindness" was offered a position as a Religious Program Specialist. His very outgoing, good with people but was…Continue
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by Malia on March 2, 2012 at 6:18pm
-
Thank you so much Senior Chief Quinn for the update! You just made my Friday even better :) Have a great Weekend and I am looking forward to meeting you at graduation.
-
Comment by AmyD on February 29, 2012 at 4:27pm
-
Senior Chief Quinn.
You just made my day! Thanks!
-
Comment by RPCS Quinn on February 29, 2012 at 4:02pm
-
This is Senior Chief Quinn (at the school in Fort Jackson). AmyD and Malia -- Your Sailors are doing great down here!!
Nice to see involved parents out there!
-
-
Thank you Mar and jeffiner .... booked my flights and anxiously waiting for the graduation. Now, all I can do is praying for him to do well in all that he is doing and that he is healthy and happy.
-
Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on February 20, 2012 at 4:57pm
-
Malia. I thnk it varies. My SA graduated on a Thursday and hus class left that Friday to Camp Lejuine. Mine stuck around t have his wisdom teeth pulled and have a little rest before CREST started. He got to CREST on Monday and they started up on Tue. They had to be iut of their rooms for the new PIR grads coming in. My SA had a chance to meet them since he was able to stay back.
-
Comment by Mar ProudSailorMom on February 20, 2012 at 3:59pm
-
Malia...
I think you can plan to have an extra day with him. J grad. on a weekday as well and then he had a couple days before he had to leave for CREST. Crest (for J) was in North Carolina @ Camp Lejeune, I believe - and he had about a week between. We spent the evening after his graduation and then the following day with him. He had more flexibility AFTER his grad there then he had after BC. They still keep a tight reign - so you may have to plan to spend the day ON base - but there is a movie theater and a bowling alley there - so we just made the best of it!
Where in WA?? I grew up there! I actually spent time on BOTH sides of the mountains! Had all my kids there and lived there for many years! I still have family there and go back often. :o)
If there is anything I can do to help - let me know. I LOVE looking for flights and often find some great deals.
All the best!
Mar
-
-
Mar, thank you so much for the info. I decided to come to his A school graduation. I do have to fly in from WA state. I am trying to decide how long should I stay? He said the graduation is on a Wednesday, so I am flying in on Tuesday night, staying the Wednesday, and flying back home on Thursday, or should I stay an extra day and fly home on Friday? (with hope that he is not getting shipped right away) He said after A school, he will go to CREST. What was the graduation like and how much time did you have to spend with your sailor afterward? .... any info is greatly appreciated .... :)
-
-
Mar I wish I could have been to all the grads. I saw on fb that my SA friend mentt got a BZ for showing "break dancing techniques n Thailand. . He had a dwner week last week. But one of those kind that he just has to listen to mom say love you...now cowboy up. And yes pray pray, pray. He is not gifted n secretarial skills and his chaplain is riding him hard about it. An education specialst told me that he'll never be able to have a job using such skills. Well here's testimonie of how God guides one out of comfort zones and against all odds; victory! He has proven thaose specilsts wrong as God is honing on those skills. Praise Him!
-
-
Malia -
I was at ALL the graduations!! :o) But it wasn't too bad since we only live about 5 hours away (driving) from where he was. It was a small ceremony (nothing compared to the boot camp one!) but it was really nice. We stayed at the Navy Lodge there on base, so it was really easy to get around. Are you or any immediate relatives active or retired military? If so, you can book a room there. There are also some decent inexpensive hotels near by.
Did you have any specific questions? We had a chance to meet his roommate while we were there and spend some time exploring. Two of our other kids went along and we enjoyed making it a family thing!
Jeffiner - I too am glad this is his rate. I know GOD is working through it and growing him....but there are some challenging days too. Prayer - Prayer - Prayer!! (I'm growing too!!!)
-
-
Thank you jeffiner-desert-wind and Mar ProudSailorMom for your welcomes. AmyD, your son and my son must be in the same RP class. Let's connect. I sent you a friend request.
Anyone on here has been at RP A school graduation? My son seems to really want me to be at this graduation. Any advice?
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Religious Program Specialist to add comments!