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

**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Comment by Oneofalot on February 26, 2015 at 9:12am

Good Morning to Everyone.

Comment by Oneofalot on February 25, 2015 at 9:13am

Good Morning to Everyone.

Comment by Oneofalot on February 24, 2015 at 9:15am

Good Morning to Everyone.

Comment by Oneofalot on February 23, 2015 at 9:20am

Good Morning to Everyone.

Comment by Storymom on February 22, 2015 at 12:45pm

Whoop Whoop

ANNA! SooJKP: Best Wishes to your Boy!
Comment by SOOJKP on February 21, 2015 at 6:17pm

thank you Dee ,

Kym, and StoryMom for all the great advice. Hoping he has gotten a lot of this done.

Comment by Anna on February 21, 2015 at 12:11pm

Got my call!!  Praise God!  HE'S LOVING IT!! Well, as much as one can mom...lol!  He's in a good but talkative group.  OH SO RELIEVED!!  

Comment by Anna on February 21, 2015 at 11:08am

Thank you StoryMom!  LOL I've refolded my linen, redid the whole closet!! LOL NOW I'm working on my GrandGirl's 3rd Birthday party (have Cricut, work for kisses) My daughter came home with the sweetest gift - a bracelet with an anchor, wheel and sentiment "courage".  I've also got my "blue candle" going, last night as I was making Minnie mouses I thought I would turn on my radio...low and behold guess what was playing... Village People In the Navy!  I laughed it was supposed to be my Christian genre!  Afterwards, it was, but a very inspirational and uplifting set...some I've never heard!  Must of been my momma...thank you for the encouragement!  I need to keep up!  I'm so fortunate to have raised my hero, and in 6 fridays, get to hug on him!! {yes, I bought the tshirt!}

Comment by Storymom on February 21, 2015 at 1:09am

Sooj: education! utilize that college freebie and learn learn learn! even trade school can be dynamic at this stage....He won't regret any education he can add to his experiences or resume-it will benefit him for years to come. ANNA: I understand your heartache, you're carrying a lot of grief and sadness, but soon that will all be pure joy as you see him graduate and stand oh-so- tall! Your dear mom is beside him, every step of the way, every hour, every day....I really believe that ....remember, you are an awesome mom and your son is doing this remarkable thing because all these years you've given him confidence, self-worth values and the desire to seek new adventures and challenges.❤ You raised him great!! be proud and glad for that. And trust me, they are so busy, and so tired, they don't have too much time to feel sorry for themselves. They sleep great and are always learning something new, something challenging or exciting. Also, when a negative thought enters your mind, instantly replace it with a joyful or happy memory or a few bars of a cheerful song...its hard, but it will help a bit. Force yourself to count your blessings frequently, and during my son's BC, I cleaned closets, organized my china, refolded ALL my linens, cleaned out junk drawers, old medicines and volunteered at the food bank. Keep busy and time will fly :-)

Comment by SOOJKP on February 20, 2015 at 1:36pm

Hello all, its been forever since I have been on and need advise, after 4 short years my sailor is due to get out of the navy in 8 weeks. Any advise on the transition back to the civilian life?

 

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