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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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Wisconsin Navy MOMs

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Moms from Wisconsin who want to share their photos or share their experiences of their son or daughter in the Navy.

Location: Watertown
Members: 123
Latest Activity: Jan 28, 2020

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Comment by nancynature on August 28, 2013 at 1:19pm: Hi tthomas! Nice to have you here! My son is planning on being a 'lifer' also but he just started so we'll see. :) He is on the pipeline for Rescue Swimmer.

That is so nice that you have him close by. Does he have a family or still single? It's hard enough having our children away but in-laws and grandchildren far away is also tough. How long has your son been RDC? I am wondering if my son had him when he went through BC. His PIR was the 31st of May.

Comment by tthomas on August 28, 2013 at 12:06pm: Hi, I am new to this group and from what I've been reading, probably the "old lady" here. My son has been in the Navy for just over 6 years. He did A-School at Great Lakes, C-School in San Diego, was on the USS Comfort for a humanitarian tour and was stationed in Norfolk on the USS IWO JIMA, where he was deployed twice. The last deployment was a long one, 10 months. He is now back at Great Lakes as a Recruit Division Commander. We live in Racine so it is so nice to have him so close to home and on land for at least the next 2 1/2 years. He has re-enlisted for another 6 years so I believe he is going to be a "Lifer". I certainly don't have all of the answers, but I've had a lot of experience with the Navy, so if I can be of any help to anyone, let me know. It's a whole different perspective seeing things from the Boot Camp Commanders Side.

Comment by Debi on August 22, 2013 at 10:56am: LOL Thanks Nancynature! So far it has been an adventure for Elias! He arrived safe and sound..was picked up..and assigned a barracks room. supposedly he was to have a roommate BUT the roommate only had a 6pack of beer, moldy food in fridge, an unmade bed and his laptop in the room. No clothes or any other gear. The command wasn't sure who this 'roommate' is either so he had til today to clear out his gear. Now with Elias being 19 the beer is an issue. His command told him to just leave it and they will get rid of it on Friday if this sailor doesn't show up.

Comment by nancynature on August 19, 2013 at 6:46pm: Debi - Congratulations! I would think it was bitter sweet.... Nice to see them get on with their lives and start their jobs but hard to say good bye.

I do love DC. Praying he does well and enjoys his new duty station!

Comment by Debi on August 19, 2013 at 12:25pm: Well my SeaBee is headed to D.C. for his first duty assignment. We put him on his plane this morning in Milwaukee. I offered to call the Navy and tell them that I'd used some Raid on him and that he couldn't fly anymore :) LOL He just said..Ahhh no. Darn that kid!! LOL

Comment by Debi on August 15, 2013 at 3:51pm: Congrats Fay! What an accomplishment! My son is going for his PO3 rank in September!! Keep fingers crossed!

Comment by GodBlessAmerica on August 15, 2013 at 1:13pm: Congrats, Fay to you and your son. Enjoy your trip!

Comment by nancynature on August 13, 2013 at 11:25am: Congratulations to your sailor and you Fay! Such a great accomplishment! Enjoy the ceremony and your time with your CPO!!! :)