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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Navy Speak
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Don't discuss future destinations or ports of call!
Don't discuss future operations or missions!
Don't discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises!
Don't discuss readiness issues and numbers!
Don't discuss specific training equipment!
Don't discuss people's names and billets in conjunction with operations!
Don't speculate about future operations!
Don't spread rumors about operations!
Don't assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you so he can kill you, he is!
Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC and COMSEC when using email or phone!
Rules of thumb for parents and loved ones:
*If your sailor indicates to you they can't tell you something, believe them. Don't try to coax them into telling.
*If it is published by the navy about where a ship or unit has been (not going), that is when it's okay to share.
*If your sailor is in a high security area, say a nuke or EOD, consider using a nick name for them and you, a seperate email without your name on it, and don't even tell where YOU live. Let them tell you what they want you to tell others or if they are worried about info, always let them know you are on here. That's why they are careful on here about only putting first names on your profile page.
*Be aware, the OPSEC 10 points are about what they can't talk about. Think about what YOU might share as a parent or loved one of a military member that could cause trouble. You also have a responsibilty.
*Be respectful and teach other parents if they don't know and say too much, no need to be disrespectful or mean to them about it. Just guide them and let them know they maybe need to rewrite or delete the post. There isn't a member on here that wants to cause trouble or harm. They just aren't thinking or don't know.
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Comment by cs3370cs on July 30, 2013 at 11:30am
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Lighthouse, my son was dropped off at O'Hare at 2:30am the day after PIR. He found a recliner in the USO club and slept till we arrived at 11am. We spent the day together until he flew out to California at 5:35pm. I was amazed at the number of people who stopped him to shake his hand and speak a few words of thanks and encouragement. Even though we had a 5 hour drive home I would do it all over again.
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Comment by Beachmom (Ship 13, Div 281) on July 30, 2013 at 11:01am
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Thanks! I'm learning as I go! I appreciate any help!
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Comment by CBGB on July 30, 2013 at 10:44am
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Thanks for the info. I saw your post the other day about DC. We live in NY, I would be pretty happy if he was sent to DC.
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Comment by Lighthouse3 Div203 PIR5/24/13 on July 30, 2013 at 10:43am
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The morning after our son's PIR (5/24/13) the sailors were dropped at O'Hare at 12:30 a.m.--to wait until their flight boarded (his was 8:30 or 9 a.m.) We joined him around 2 a.m. We live 50 miles away. It was a very exhausting morning (and my birthday), but definitely worth it. Our son greatly appreciated our having come. If the sailor shows his military I.D., he and his family get very nice treatment from the TSA.
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Comment by Debi on July 30, 2013 at 10:31am
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Hi CBGB and Beachmom, Here's what I know from my son's experience. When he flew to FLW he flew out of Ohare airport. He flew to St. Louis and then had a puddle jumper to FLW. He arrived the first week in May and is now having his graduation on Aug. 9 (so he will be there for 14 weeks but his 'classes' were 12 weeks.) He is not being sent to Gulf Port (yet) for battle training. He's being sent to Washington DC as part of CMBU 202 , which if I"m correct is an Amphibious Construction Battalion unit detachment. FLW does not do the combat training..that's Gulf Port. So I don't know when or IF my son will end up at Gulf port for battle training. He's an EO so who knows...it's a mystery..ohh wait! ITS THE NAVY :) LOL
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CBGB, My sailor is going to FLW also! I heard they have 3 weeks of combat training but I assumed in was at FLW.
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Hi I am wondering about A school too. My son will be going to FLW. Does anyone know what airport they usually fly out of after PIR? Also how long is the EO A school, I have seen a range from 10-14 weeks. One more question- my son said after A school in FLW he has to go to Gulfport to combat training? Does anyone know about this? Thanks for any info you have I really appreciate it.
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Beloved I think southwest only flies into midway and not ohare. If I was you..I would book my out flight for Sunday instead of Saturday. That way you don't have to worry about conflicting flight times or airports.
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Comment by belovedbyHim on July 29, 2013 at 3:04pm
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If your Seabee went to GulfPort for A school, what airport did they fly out of from BC?? I need to get out tickets to PIR and I'm trying to decide what airport to fly into and out of. We are planing to use Southwest since they are the best price but we want to spend as much time with our SR as we can.
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My son arrived in California for his A school training Saturday night. He told us he starts classes on Aug 5. After 12 weeks he will have two weeks leave and then back to California for parts B and C of his training. He told us PH would be his home base. I understand that there are three Seabee training bases. Are there certain areas these three bases cover when they are deployed?
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