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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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
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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 Gidget on September 4, 2018 at 5:54pm
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Monroviaindianamom... My son is currently active and not in the reserves anymore.
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My son is with NBC 11... My son was stationed here in Sacramento with my husband and I. He was with NCB 18. This whole hurricane weather is a bit new to me and scary. I have been reassured that they are ok. Base is built on a Hill and as long as they follow the curfew rules and take care of their house and cars they way they are suppose to be.. then everyone should be good!
What tesm is your daughter with?
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Comment by Monroviaindianamom on September 4, 2018 at 3:41pm
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- Gidget, daughter not son. Sorry about that
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Yes Gidget I am very worried. Living in Indiana we never experienced anything like that and he has been in Gulfport for 3.5 years now and usually deployed when the storms come in but yes I have told him to keep me updated through this whole thing. It is hard not to worry. Which Battalion is your son in?
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Any other Gulf Port Moms worried about Hurricane Gordon? I live in California and glued to every technology thing I have. My son did say there is a 4:30pm Curfew for tonight.
I shouldn't be worried but it's kind of hard not be!
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Comment by belovedbyHim on September 4, 2018 at 2:34pm
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Catsandkoi-- That is the mental toughness I was referring to!! These videos will make BC easier for your recruit than it was for mine. we had no clue! BC is designed to force them to handle themselves well under all conditions. It is easy when things are going well but they are on a ship at sea or a base overseas and are their only source of help and rescue. They have to be able to keep their wits about them is insanely crazy stressful situations if they want to stay safe! BC is designed to sort that out.
These groups may be helpful too: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmomshttps://navyformoms.ning.com/group/leavinforbootcampinnovember
Join the first and last groups first. They'll help the most with getting ready to leave and then join the BC group once you are not so overwhelmed. You will also want to join your PIR group once you get the letter. Also if you are on FB you may want to join the FB equivalent of these pages. There is a TON of support info that just didn't exist even the 5 years ago that I started this journey and certainly none of it was here when my DH was in the Navy. I can't imagine how tough it was on Moms 30, 50, 75 years ago to have their sons run off to join the Navy! They had to rely on snail mail and if they were lucky an overseas phone call!! I don't know if I could take the heartache of not knowing!
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Comment by catsandkoi on September 4, 2018 at 7:57am
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belovedbyHim I will find the DEP page. Great idea. And thanks for those videos! I knew they'd be screaming, but didn't expect the anger behind it. I hope he can handle it.
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Ladies the Recruit Training Command has been releasing a series of bootcamp videos that you may find helpful/ comforting. You can find them here: https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand/?hc_ref=ARQRK1U...
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Loulou-- Don't worry about taking up space on here. It is good for folks to hear several different perspectives! Yes, the recruiters job is to get them to sign up so they promise the moon and smooth seas but reality is so very different!!
Catsandkoi-- if you haven't already done so you may want to join the DEP mom page. There are more folks there that have kids waiting to deploy and you may find that to be super helpful.
Finally, Yes Mom's know NOTHING!! Our young people seem amazed that we can walk, talk and breathe at the same time! However I'm here to tell you that they do grow out of it!! One day you'll hear them comment that you do/did know what you were talking about and you'll be overjoyed!!!
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Thanks so much loulou! We belong to the YMCA and I think I'm going to hire a trainer to work with him a few times at the track and figure out what he's doing wrong. (because anything I or his dad says means nothing.) I'm so glad I found this group. I feel the same way about the recruiters. "Don't worry about it." They haven't done PT with him at all! Thanks for the tips on breathing. I'm also going to have him start meditating for 10 minutes every day before he goes. I think it will really help with the stress. I wonder if he'd have the opportunity to spend 10 minutes a day doing that at BC? He leaves Nov 14 so we still have some time, but the window is closing!!
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