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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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A group for moms of sailors on VBSS teams.
Members: 11
Latest Activity: Jan 15, 2018
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Comment by vansmom on January 9, 2012 at 11:43pm
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Way to go USS Mobile Bay, USS Kidd and USS John C. Stennis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you! He's been gone since August......Ill bet you are sooooo happy he's back!!!!! Yes, he trained for a long time for this and is well prepared, so I am okay with it. He LOVES it! :)
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Hello to all VBSS Moms out there whose sons are deployed right now like mine is!
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Comment by kim ann on March 26, 2011 at 1:32pm
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Congratulations to your son and you Helen! That is wonderful!
What a neat picture, Page! Those are really held dear! Love em in their training gear! Those will always be great memory stirring photos much later on! Yep, a lot of training and drills for the months ahead going on. All the better for preparations. Prayers always said for them all, and all others in general. Shaky times we all live in...
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Yes, that's the answer you'll hear a lot of..("fun") !!! Goes to show its that adrenaline junkie thing!! Actually, in watching and learning, I see their fascination, it does look fun, and if I were younger (LOTS younger!! Lol) I would've loved play like that too! Rougher the better. Gotta love life with older brothers!
As for whose watching over them? Not sure what your looking for? THEY are looking out...they have each others back. This is part of their training. Course their ship is watching too, but from a distance of course. All the more to have continuous training and evals...peer pressure is high, but should. If you can't trust one to keep you safe, the whole team goes down. Don't worry, continual evals keep them fresh, keep them up to date, and ready for what's thrown them. Gives them a chance to learn new productivity maneuvers. Productive criticism. I know. Sometimes ignorance is Bliss!
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Welcome in 09USNAMOM14! I haven't been real active in awhile, several deployments, several things can't be discussed, and a hectic, chaotic work schedule. But, if you have any questions, ask away. Will try and get you answers best as can be. Don't worry much (we're moms, can't take all of it away!) They are WELL trained, they don't pass thru without it, and they do go out and keep training and getting evaluated all the time. They learn their teammates well, as they should. Lives of each other depend on it. If he is a thrill junk too, a great job for him!!
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They may have had the advantage at first, but know full well the determination that your son has will remain with him and show that spirit that all (instructors, classmates, etc) will see and respect! That is tremendous and needed teamwork! Yeah, standing proud that we all share, absolutely! More power to him! He'll make it, no doubt it that. The best things come to those who try so hard. Do keep us posted so we can be there for you too.
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Oh yes! They train alot! Not only train, they keep their shipmates all informed, just in case. While both of mine were in port awhile back, I visited them and toured one's ship. While waiting for the other, it became apparent that we would not get to go aboard, but I did watch him on the bow "training" a dozen shipmates of a few "holds" in case they needed keep their 'prisoners' on board! It was awesome watching him teach and train! Yeah, mine, too were anxious to really use their training..but it comes...in due time!
So, is Billy starting his SARS training yet? It may seem like he has so much to do, plus his own job, and other requirements from the Navy, but it really all falls into place and is good for them. It draws those with like interest into a tighter bond, and such a good camaraderie!
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Welcome in Paige! Yes, we have all been there in regards to being so proud in one breath, shivering in fear the next. Well, at least a few breaths were held!!! You are right to be proud, they are an elite group of sailors, and once through this training, they are more than elite...they are OUR SAILORS!! Congratulations, it is grueling and intensive training and definately deserve our support. Keep us informed of his progress!
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Hello ladies! Been quiet for such a long time in here! Gee, not since...well, like that ol' oil spill in the Gulf had started...
Just thought I would check in and see how you are all doing? Just thinking of all you fine ladies, and your sailors....
Carolyn, how are you holding up? Your son busy in school after PIR? Did someone tape your daughter's chorus concert for you? So difficult being a parent of sevral children and trying to be in soooo many directions at once..
Helen, hope Matt's doing fine, now that he has accomplished the OC spray, and the rest of the training? Busy now wanting to go out and put things into perspective?!!
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