Welcome to
Navy For Moms

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

RedPhoenix74 replied to Maddie's discussion 'Jack of all Trades'

9 hours ago

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

21 hours ago

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

Loading…

Get Badge

PIR 9/2/2010

Information

For all boot camp grads on 9-2-10

Members: 116
Latest Activity: Dec 6, 2016

~~Div 289 & 290 Aug 25~~ completed

~~Div 291 & 292 Aug. 26~~ completed

~~Div 293 & 294 Aug.29~~ completed

~~Div 295 & 296 Aug. 30~~ completed

~~Div 297 &298 Aug.31~~ completed

~~Div 299 & Div 300 Aug. 31~~ completed

~~Div 818 Aug. 26~~ completed

~~Div 942 Aug. 29~~ completed

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of PIR 9/2/2010 to add comments!

Comment by kelly67 on July 17, 2010 at 1:06pm: If I know another Mom from the same ship/div# & they have an address do you think I could use that with our son's name to start sending letters? Just a thought

Comment by kelly67 on July 17, 2010 at 1:04pm: So disappointed...no letter today. Why is it taking so long to reach NH?? : (

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 17, 2010 at 12:57pm: Yes - if you have an address, start mailing letters today!

Comment by Tisha Div 290 PIR 9/02 on July 17, 2010 at 12:55pm: Thanks I am going to the post office today . . . and tomorrow . . . and the next day, lol

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 17, 2010 at 12:53pm: Sending mail to your recruit. Once you get their address, here's how the envelopes should be addressed:

SR Last name, first name (SR stands for Seaman Recruit)
Ship XX Division XXX
Recruit Training Command (aka RTC - boot camp central)
XXXX Street name
Great Lakes, IL 60088 (there will be a zip + four number too)

Some of you will receive calls during P-days (Processing days - which last anywhere from 4-8 days, then "real" boot camp starts). Those who call home are calling for more information for security clearance reasons. These calls are on the Navy's dime. Some of you will not receive those calls - so now at least you will know why!

Comment by EQ on July 17, 2010 at 12:51pm: Tisha--I am sure you can start sending letters to him since it will take up to 2 weeks for the mail to get to him

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on July 17, 2010 at 12:48pm: Groups: It's best to belong to a PIR group, and then if you want more info on your recruits Division, then open a discussion above. However, JessicaB is correct, it's hard to follow the posts in a discussion. The truth is, all the divisions are experiencing the same things around the same time (within a day or two), so you'll have more input and more support in this PIR group you are already in!

When you finally do get your recruits address, consider updating your user ID on this site. Don't bother with ship #, it's only important for mailing letters. What matters is the Division number and PIR date. That way people can identify you faster. Here's how my User ID looked when my son was in bc:
Sobe Div 201 PIR 6/4

EQ: Yes, the Navy is taking random photo's of the recruits, but they don't post them on the net due to security reasons. They organize them into a boot camp yearbook, called a Keel Book. Recruits order this book when they order their formal portraits and DVD of PIR. The portraits are ready by PIR date (our son ran back to barracks after ceremony to give them to us), his DVD arrived last week (5 weeks after PIR) and the Keel Book will take another few weeks to arrive.

Comment by kelly67 on July 17, 2010 at 12:05pm: Tisha, you & me both! Waiting for this letter is NOT fun!

Comment by kelly67 on July 17, 2010 at 12:05pm: Andrew's Support, I sent you a friend request so I could send you a message on that.

Comment by Tisha Div 290 PIR 9/02 on July 17, 2010 at 11:57am: It sounds like letters and boxes arrive depending on geographical location. My son arrived in GL on 7/07 and I haven't recieved anything yet. Hopefully today!