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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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San Antonio MA's

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Going through A School at San Antonio?

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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022

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Comment by MorningSun on July 24, 2018 at 1:57pm: My daughter flew out of O'hare. Very early arrival at the airport. Hurry up and wait. Good luck to your sailor!

Comment by Wiffer peanut on July 24, 2018 at 12:50pm: One shock that maybe I’d share here. When our child graduated from A school, they have to check out of their quarters that day.

Comment by LavonneLavonne on July 24, 2018 at 12:25pm: Great information. Thank u Lemonelephant. My son just got to A school San Antonio on Saturday.

Comment by Carla on July 24, 2018 at 10:32am: My son just finished A school in June. They don’t really follow that week to week break down. My son got OC’d about week 6. They changed the training quit a bit for their protection. Recording it is also no longer allowed. The best thing is to communicate with your sailor. They know their specific schedule. Also my son was allowed an overnight chit.

Comment by pokey1042 on July 24, 2018 at 10:02am: Very helpful info, thank you!

Comment by lemonelephant on July 23, 2018 at 10:56pm: kuuipo, the first week in OC spray. See Break down week by week.

Comment by lemonelephant on July 23, 2018 at 10:54pm: Christina, if she is a member of N4M, then she can join.

Comment by kuuipo on July 23, 2018 at 3:05pm: When do they usually get OC Sprayed? What week?

Comment by lemonelephant on May 21, 2018 at 5:55pm: NewNavyMom, graduation is usually in the morning, but is sometimes in the afternoon. (My Sailor's was at 1 pm.) Your Sailor should know the date and time of graduation. The ceremony lasts about 30 minutes to an hour and then the Sailor's take a few minutes to have someone pin on their badges.

The newly pinned MA's then march back to the MA School Quarterdeck before being released for Leave for those going home or for Liberty for those on HOLD. Some will also have to go to their barracks to be cleared. That all usually takes less than an hour to just over an hour for most who are able to go on Leave depending on the size of the class.

If you book a late afternoon or an evening flight, then you should be fine. If your Sailor is going on Leave (usually for 10 to 14 days), then check with him and you may be able to book the same flight.

Comment by MorningSun on May 21, 2018 at 4:55pm: My daughter had two weeks before she had to leave for Bahrain. We ended up staying in San Antonio for a week, then flying home to WNY for a week. Graduation was at 10 am and lasted maybe an hour. Then the kids had to be out of their room by early evening. Good luck!!