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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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All Moms, Girlfriends, Fiances, and Wives of L.S.'s Around the World

Location: Anywhere World Wide
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Latest Activity: Jul 8, 2022

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Comment by lola1989 (Ship13/Div236) PIR 8/3 on August 19, 2012 at 8:33am: Thanks! I know they find out in A school where they will. E stationed. I'm referring more to the fact that on his 2nd day of training he'd know this. Thanks! I hope this clarifies what I'm asking.

Comment by lola1989 (Ship13/Div236) PIR 8/3 on August 15, 2012 at 7:34pm: Hi all! My son has been in Meridian a week, with this (week of 8/13) being his 1st week of school. He called yesterday and said he has the location of his 1st duty station already. That seems pretty quick to me. Does anyone know if this is common or not? I don't want to get my hopes up too high yet or seem like a Debbie Downer to him. Thanks for any help.

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on July 31, 2012 at 10:15am: Denise - thank you for the info - his brother who's a coastie thought he might be able to come home, pick up his car and drive to Ms, like he did when he went to A school in the CG - but then he said the Navy is very different... I'm so grateful to all of you for helping me understand what goes on, the recruiters I feel mean well, but I think they are supposed to be 'vague' also. We're on 5 weeks to go before BC countdown... this is much tougher than I ever thought it would be.

Comment by Denise - browns57 on July 28, 2012 at 10:31pm: Hi durrich, from all I know I believe your son will fly out Saturday morning after PIR and then have some liberty there on base in Meridian. He will be on hold there until he starts A school. He will get to go off base once he has phased up. After A school is completed he will get that 2 weeks leave to come home.

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on July 28, 2012 at 5:11pm: Thank you! That makes total sense. Not on either yet, but I'm working on it. I know Rockaway, grew up in Sparta (age ago) and we also live there until we moved to Pa, then found ourselves down here. I miss North Jersey!

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on July 28, 2012 at 4:29pm: Thank you. My other son has been in the USCG for 9 years and had 10 days off after basics before he had to report to his first duty station, Tim was told by the recruiter that everyone had 2 weeks off after PIR, my instinct is telling me they meant he would have earned 2 weeks, not gotten them....interesting how the recruiters explain things. We live in south jersey....

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on July 28, 2012 at 12:28pm: My son leaves for GL on 9/4 - and was told by his recruiter that his A school in Meridien doesn't start until 11/19 - since he should PIR on 11/2 - will he be able to come home for those 2 weeks or do they send him ahead to MS???? Linda

Comment by Karen2065 (Ship 14, Div 244) on July 26, 2012 at 3:51pm: My son will be going to A school in Meridian, MS after his PIR on 8/10. Just wondering will he get any liberty when he first gets there? We are considering driving to Meridian on our way home but it is out of the way so I really would like to find out if we will be able to see him.

Comment by Alison(LS A school) on July 18, 2012 at 11:28am: Just curious, does LS require a higher security clearance? My son is DEP for LS and he has received a call from someone doing a background check. Just wondering if this is job related or general Navy background check.

Comment by Alison(LS A school) on June 29, 2012 at 3:11pm: Hi there everyone! My son ships out Dec 5th and after bootcamp will be moved to LS school. I am very excited for his and this new venture.