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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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Weddings Future Brides

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Wedding bliss doesn't always seem like that if you planning a white wedding with a military man.

Gather Ideas, Planning tips, great website good deals.

*Mother of the Groom or Bride share you stories or experiance

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Latest Activity: Dec 22, 2016

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Comment by Anti M on June 29, 2011 at 2:06pm: The Florida three day wait ONLY applies to Florida residents. So if you are from any other state, you're fine and can go ahead right away when you get the license.

Here is one site which outlines license info (from a wedding panner, I thought you might enjoy it):

http://www.sugarbeachweddings.com/license.html

Comment by abuon18 on June 29, 2011 at 12:32pm: Thanks Kac, trying to avoid the 3 day waiting period since we don't really know how much time he'll have... it is between ATT and A school so we think about 2 weeks but just in case he only gets a weekend we want to be ready! So unromantic, I really can't wait to get this out of the way so I can start planning MY big wedding! This is all just for legal purposes... but I am not giving up my dream wedding because we're getting married in a courthouse :) especially as a wedding planner... I have SO many ideas already lol

Comment by Kac46047 on June 28, 2011 at 5:54pm: i dont see why you wouldnt be able to get it before boot

My license was good for 6 months from the day I got it and had to be used in that county. I believe some are different in that you dont need to get married in the county you got you license in, rather you have to stay in the state you got it in. Just make sure you know the regulations wherever you get the license. good luck!

Comment by abuon18 on June 28, 2011 at 5:03pm: Hi everyone, will be a November bride, but had a question. We are doing the JOP wedding then planning the big wedding & reception for when we can get the time with his leave and etc, all the details you all know too well! Anyway in Florida where we will most likely be getting married the courthouse requires a 3 day waiting period between getting the marriage licenese & getting married. Does anyone know if we can get the marriage license before he leaves for boot camp? Or do we have to wait until his chit is approved to get the marriage license? (Not get married, just get the license.) I just don't know how much time we'll have in November so would like to do whatever I can to make it easier on us! Thanks!

Comment by Anti M on June 17, 2011 at 5:25pm: Woohoo!

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on June 14, 2011 at 5:42pm: I'm on the count down. 17 days til our wedding!

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on June 9, 2011 at 6:48pm: Welcome KaitlynS

Comment by Anti M on June 2, 2011 at 8:41am: Every county does things a little differently, so it is good to google the counties near the school/base, and see what they require. I know ours just raised their prices and require cash or money order to pay. In Vegas, they take credit cards. Good details to know.
Almost every county clerk is online these days!

Comment by Kac46047 on June 1, 2011 at 7:37pm: mattsgrl, messag eme i jsu went though all the courthouse stuff!

Comment by Janae' *My Love is HOME :)* on May 31, 2011 at 8:30pm: Congrats Kac!!

Jess, wow y'all did get lucky, but that's great I wish ours hadbworked out that way but we are still going to have our big white wedding when he gets back from deployment.