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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Ship 6 (Sick or Injured Recruits)waiting to return to a division to finish BC

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For loved ones wo have a recruit on ship 6 in recover for an injury or illness during bootcamp Here is a place for us to meet and talk about things!!!

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Latest Activity: May 19, 2018

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You need to be a member of Ship 6 (Sick or Injured Recruits)waiting to return to a division to finish BC to add comments!

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on September 21, 2010 at 11:03pm: I'm with you, mitchsmom. Our son usually was able to call on the weekends, but not always.

Comment by mitchsmomship13DIV330 on September 21, 2010 at 10:03pm: What's hard is not really knowing what is going on. When he called it was two minutes, I didn't ge to ask anything. How long before they let him really call and actually talk to me? This is driving me crazy. After crying all day now I am just plain mad that I don't know a damn thing. 37 HOURS OF LABOR I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW !!!!!

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 21, 2010 at 9:15pm: mrssauce... just let me know!!
Mitchsmom... we will be here to support (we, 10/1) and once you get his new addie, let me know... LADIES will they get new addies once in ship 6?

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on September 21, 2010 at 9:15pm: mitchsmom - With only two weeks of BC left, your son may finish up on his own and not be assigned to a new division. My son finished up on his own, joining other divisions just to do firefighting and Battle Stations. He had a little less than two weeks left. (I think more like a week, since his division did BS early in the sequence.) He chose to finish up on his own since it would be faster that way. I was a bit disappointed that he had no PIR, but that was his decision and I understand how much he wanted to finish up. As he put it, his division, that he was a part of, had already graduated, and I know he wouldn't really have felt a part of any new division with so little time left.

Your son may indeed finish up with a division, but I thought you might like to know of another possibility.

Comment by Tobianne on September 21, 2010 at 8:26pm: Mitchsmomship- welcome sad that is they way we say hello in the sick ship sick, but glad you are here. Many moms get the call and to let you know I can testify they do get out. Mine was there since 8/13 and finished BS-21 this morn. It is a long road, you will feel helpless, understandable, we have all been there. I hope he heals well and ya never want it too fast since that can lead to bad things down the road.
My daughter will still need to have surgery but she is not opting to have this done in GL.... Oh well she is able to make her own mind up and unless the Navy disagrees (they own the Sailors) this is fine.

Comment by mrssauce60 on September 21, 2010 at 8:23pm: Okay,mitchsmom-stay on this site! Your SR will get through this and so will you! It is so hard at first, but he will adjust. Your SR needs tons of letters and tons of encouragement! Prayer goes a long ways also! My son was in RCU for almost 6 weeks with a leg fracture, but by the time he went back to a division I believe he was stronger than when he entered boot camp because of the physical therapy he received in RCU.

Comment by mitchsmomship13DIV330 on September 21, 2010 at 8:15pm: Hello everyone I guess I am joining your ranks after this morning. My SR called and told me no PIR on Oct. 1 He has a stress fracture in his leg, said 6 weeks to heal and then finish the last two weeks of bootcamp.

Comment by Tobianne on September 21, 2010 at 8:15pm: they say up to10 days before PIR and they still get mail. So Its is a crap shoot to know for sure. I was told about 7 days. to be safe.

Comment by mrssauce60 on September 21, 2010 at 8:09pm: Tiff's Mom-Thanks for offering the parking pass! I would only need one. I talked to my son's recruiter and he also said to call the Public Affairs Office. I will do that tomorrow and if I still can't get the password, I will let you know. How much longer do you think the PIR 10/1 recruits will be writing?

Comment by stlvan(ship12div.341-PIR 10/15) on September 21, 2010 at 6:16pm: Kare--Thanks for the info. My husband is concerned that if we call the Public Affairs Office that it might make problems for Liz. Were there any reprecussions for your son because you called?