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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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Please, please remember before you post: our sons are part of a Special Operations community, even while in training, and it is vitally important to form the habit of not divulging any information that could possibly compromise the safety of any of their members. This would especially apply to names, dates, places, procedures, etc. You might like to read the "Discussion Forum" titled "OPSEC" for some guidance. If you are still in doubt, please ask one of our members for their opinion by private message before you post. We are here to help each other, but we must be careful at all times.

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Comment by Tikkie on August 9, 2013 at 5:06pm: Hi all -- I'm glad to see some new activity on this site! My son arrived at boot camp on Monday. Looking at the boot camp schedule on N4M, I'm worried he's not going to get enough of a workout to maintain his conditioning. Prior to boot camp he was working with a former SEAL/Navy mentor and had a rigorous workout routine. I think he'll freak out if he doesn't run several miles a day! :) Also, our son told us that he would stay at GL for 8 additional weeks after PIR, before going to Coronado. I think he heard this from his mentor.

Comment by mjm on August 9, 2013 at 3:58pm: Thanks Dee - wish my son was one to give me details - never has been that kind of guy though. It's just nice to be able to communicate with him now after BC. I'm gonna try and get something out of him - surely they know a little more now than when they first got into A School. Silly, because I know he's going to go through all kinds of *&^%* in training, but we're from Texas and I was thinking he'd be moving to Coronado before the Chicago winter hits!! Always a mom, huh?

Comment by mjm on August 9, 2013 at 3:09pm: Hi all, I'm a new member to this group. I've read a few pages of posts to get a little familiar and Travis66's Primer - wow, guess I didn't have a clue what my "W" will be going through. Sounds like I'm in the right place for some good answers here. He is in GL now, 2 weeks into school after PIR. I believe they've just started training after waiting for other 800 divisions to merge (??) How long can we expect him to be at GL?

Comment by BJA57 on July 11, 2013 at 7:36am: Hey Travis! Our W got home from 3rd deployment last month. You learn to deal with not hearing from them. You learn that no news is ok. You know that they are well trained and competent and that gives you peace. But, you also realize that you haven't really breathed until you hear that voice say, "I am home." We are all so thankful for the presence our guys have in this world that keeps us safe. Thank your sons for their bravery and courage and commitment.

Comment by kelly67 on July 10, 2013 at 8:19pm: Oh yes....the ole "No news is good news" we all have to get by on that phrase from time to time! My son is doing well thanks, alot of active training lately so he is happy with that! We hope to get out to visit him in the Fall.

Comment by kelly67 on July 10, 2013 at 7:39pm: Travis, So glad to know you heard from your son & he's doing ok!

Comment by Tikkie on July 10, 2013 at 6:08pm: My son goes to BC on Aug. 5. He is currently halfway through a 24-hour march that he started at 0500 today. Apparently it is some kind of SpecOps tradition to test his resolve. Anyone ever heard of this? Maybe it's just our recruiting station.

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on July 4, 2013 at 9:39am: HAPPY 4 th JULY

Just heard from both my sailors so the day is good .
Be safe everyone and have a great day :)

Comment by swcc27mom(ship4div808) on July 2, 2013 at 6:56pm: My son is also in Coronado now, is in his third week and it has definitely been a roller coaster ride. I guess he starts BCT next week, he said it will be more intense and less sleep. I honestly don't know how they all do it, I have the greatest admiration and respect for all of these young men.

Tikkie- After boot camp they are allowed to have cell phones and computers. So if I need to talk to my son I just text him and he calls me when he has time.