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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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New Navy Mom
Started by Anita. Last reply by Anita Jun 7, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by MamaBear2018 on December 22, 2017 at 7:50pm
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Hey Ladies,
Looking for Navy moms in the Houston area (bad boy Harvey country) lol.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on December 5, 2017 at 4:56pm
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Bobcat17, are you close to the RGV?
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Comment by NavyMom1 on November 25, 2017 at 1:01pm
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Hello! My son left November 15th. I’ve already received his box and the form letter. We are from Central Texas and I can’t wait to hear from him.
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Comment by 9699mom on November 25, 2017 at 10:25am
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Hello Texas Moms! I am a new Navy mom. My son leaves for BC on Dec.14th. We live in Liberty Co.(southeast TX). My son is on cloud nine about this decision he has made and has been preparing for a year. His excitement seems to help ease his Dad's and my fear and anxiousness. One minute we are so proud and excited and the next that wave of despair rolls over. His job will be a Gunners Mate so he will be in the Great Lakes area for a good while. Any and all advice is needed. Thank you Moms
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Amen.Amen. Amen. God bless you n yours
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Comment by Missingyou on November 9, 2017 at 8:57am
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Good morning moms I hope you’re having a great week. As the time passes my anxiety gets a little less. Just knowing my son has made it this far is a blessing to me. In his letters he says I got this and it makes me sleep so much better. Only a few more weeks to go. What a great time for our sailors to graduate we should be truly grateful God has let them go this far. Thanksgiving is truly a time to be grateful for what God has given us and a time to share with our families. So Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. Have safe travels to and from your destinations this holiday season. God bless you all.
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Missing you-this whole journey is a rollercoaster of emotions, right. BC changes them but it also strengthens our bond with our children. Nothing else matters but knowing they r ok n that we'll see them at graduation! God bless.
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Missing you, At boot camp they learn to work as a team. They prepare for battle stations which is an emergency on a ship. They learn about weapons, but are not given one to keep, I don't believe. My son was an instructor, and I don't remember him ever mentioning that. They do get paid, and they never starve. Many of your questions will be good to include in letters to your recruit, or you have things to start a conversation when you talk to him!
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Good Sunday morning I have a few questions for you moms. Do they teach hands on combat in boot camp? Do they get to keep a weapon of there choice? Do they get paid in boot camp? What kind of food are they eating? How do they pick what school they will go to and is it all based off how well they pass? Have a great day today. God bless!!!!
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I finally got my a letter from my son it was great. He passed hie swimming test the first round and now he’s shooting guns he likes it. He’s passing everything and will graduate on time. He misses his music but he’s still singing. Thanks for letting me vent I’m good for now. I did miss his call he was frustrated about missing to talk to me and forgot he could have left a message but next time. Thank s again moms I’m back on track my mind and heart is good life is good and in a few weeks I’ll have a sailor to brag about.
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