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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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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

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 pamom on November 9, 2012 at 3:24pm: Hey everyone! Hope all is well with the newest BCT class. Any news from your W's? Hopefully just short and sweet texts that say "exhausted, but good" :)

Have a great day!

Comment by Trixiebell on October 25, 2012 at 10:42am: If you can dream it, you can do it.

Walt Disney

Comment by Trixiebell on October 24, 2012 at 10:31am: Great quote SWCC'EM :-) I sent it to my "W". Thank you

Comment by SWCC'Em on October 24, 2012 at 9:40am: This is one of my favorite quotes (I also "gave" to my "W" awhile back):

The mind is not part of the sense organs but its function cannot be overlooked. The mind makes decisions that the entire body follows. The mind has legs and hands; it can either take you far or keep you in one place. Until you see it with your mind, you can't see it in your life...

Success starts from the mind. Until your mind moves, the entire body remains still. Build your mind not to see obstacles but stepping-stones. Build your mind to see beyond where you are.

What your mind can't carry, your hands can't carry. Where your mind can't go, your legs don't dare.

Comment by Trixiebell on October 23, 2012 at 3:10pm: The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Confucius

Comment by kelly67 on October 23, 2012 at 2:22pm: Pamom ~ Well said words of wisdom for sure! It doesn't seem that long ago when we were on this roller coaster ride of emotions with our W's & we found good support here.

Keeping all your W's in my thoughts & prayers!

Comment by pamom on October 23, 2012 at 2:01pm: Take a deep breath girls :) take it one minute a time, just like your W's will. Have faith that they will do the best they can... it will be the most challenging thing they have ever done, but each day they get through, will give them confidence that they can get through the next one... and the next... Mental toughness is what they will need the most of... the ability to believe that they can take whatever is handed to them and get through it no matter what. No news REALLY IS good news. It is hard not to worry... I know that for sure, I had a hard time thinking of anything else doing BCT.. but being able to come on here and get some much needed support and guidance was a HUGE help.

So we are here for you all. It is a crazy roller coaster ride of emotions... but it is SO worth it in the end. Hang tough moms(&dads) it's all good!!

Praying for all your W's:)

Comment by cmmom/ship4div821 on October 23, 2012 at 9:43am: Last night and this morning were my emotional times...Having a very difficult time holding it together today. Thank you BlessedMom for the support. I feel somewhat like a child trying to find their way around a dark house. I like what your son says to you and I'm hanging beside my desk at school to remind myself. (((everyone)))

Comment by Trixiebell on October 22, 2012 at 9:13pm: Thank you Blessed Mom, I needed that. I'm having an emotional day today.

Comment by BlessedMom on October 22, 2012 at 9:01pm: Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." - Mark 11:24