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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Comment by Vickyrun on December 15, 2010 at 1:37pm: 2boys1girl09, Yur son needs to toughen up, that is just a taste of what it will be like in BC. Don't except the Navy to be nice to him. They get yelled and sworn at 200 times a day. They break them down to build them up. If your son can't hack it mentally maybe he shouldn't go in right now. Maybe go to jr. college or find a civilain job, then go in when he is older and has more confidence.

Comment by mikes mom on December 14, 2010 at 1:48pm: 2boys1girl - I have to say ditto... I totally agree and feel the same way : )

Comment by lauren on December 10, 2010 at 5:14pm: I so agree let me tell you lou....it is different but they still need you and because of the trust they have in you it is easy for them to seem to not make you a priority because they know that no matter what ....when they call you'll pick up that phone...I have walked out of meeting and class to take a call from my son and when I tell him what I WAS doing he lets me go right away but you can hear the smile in his voice. This son is 28 ..my youngest one it in AIT (Army) and he is more disconnected (even though we were closer at home) it is all the age thing....just wait till he calls you and asks how to cook something ...I love those phone calls WE are all in this together

Comment by Vickyrun on December 10, 2010 at 12:59pm: Lou, it helps if you find other things to do to keep busy. Get out; meet new people, Join a singles group, do volunteer work.

Comment by mikes mom on December 9, 2010 at 2:19pm: Lou2 - OMGosh I'm sure we all can relate some how : )
You will always be priority in his life its just right now he is learning So much and is so busy... Mom don't worry...

Comment by Lou2 on December 9, 2010 at 2:09pm: I do not know if anyone ever looks at this anymore, but I'm a single mom of an only child. My son is through BC and is in Mississippi for A-School. I'm missing him so much because it has really been just the 2 of us for so long. His dad is in his life, but it's not the same. This is the first year since my son was 8 that he is not here to pick out the Christmas tree. This is a really special event to me because the 1st year we had separated I could not afford a tree. The next year, I picked my son up in the afternoon from school, not telling him what we were going to do. He figured it out once we pulled into the farmer's market. We've been doing that ever since. It's not that I do not want to let him grow up and go -- he would regardless. I think it goes back to it being the 2 of us for so long and I have not had hardly any communication with him since the beginning of BC. Mom's not priority on his list anymore and that hurts a lot. So now I've whined and cried a little, maybe I'll feel better.

Comment by lauren on November 28, 2010 at 12:07am: Hi everyone long time no talking to ....although I think about you all alllllll the time what is going on?

Comment by mikes mom on November 26, 2010 at 7:34pm: No it isn't easy and my last one just left about three weeks ago for Army BC : ) Sure miss her.. : )