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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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Graduation Info
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Any questions regarding DEP, boot camp, A school or in between can hopefully be answered here. I myself was in boot camp from June-August of '09 and am now stationed in Norfolk, Va. This site helped my mother so much, its my time to return the favor.

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Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2023

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"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child." - Sophia Loren

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Comment by Who on September 15, 2010 at 1:20am: oh and nicole lee, i was also stationed in great lakes for A school.

welcome to the group

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 15, 2010 at 1:19am: It's not so much push ups, just running. I get short of breath for long runs. I'm already preparing. I'm graduating next year, so i'll have half a year to physically prepare daily. and get ready. push ups, no big deal. running, presents an issue. LOL.

Comment by Who on September 15, 2010 at 1:18am: It wasnt all that big of a deal. We had a female division commander that forced us to be the best we could be, to do all the things the guys did...and in some cases do it better. if you're not all that physically in shape, the many push ups might pose a threat...but not for long. haha.
hope this helped

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 15, 2010 at 1:17am: and there were 10 DIV'S graduating. You enter on OHIO street I believe

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 15, 2010 at 1:17am: sailorgirl 10 - i went to my boyfriends PIR last weekend, there weren't any lines, we were there by 6:50 am. left at 6:30, about 4 miles away as well.
We were in and seated within 10 minutes, the walk wasn't even 3 minutes to be honest. Not as bad as it seems.

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 15, 2010 at 1:14am: How was bootcamp for you, being that you're a woman, differant from a mans perspective. I'm enlisting in a year and 3 months about.

Comment by Who on September 15, 2010 at 12:57am: Welcome Vicki and sailorgirl10

Comment by Who on September 15, 2010 at 12:26am: Well, about an hour or so before the ceremony begins is the best bet. From what my parents have shared about their experience coming to my PIR, there is quite a line of cars at the gate as they check IDs. This could cause some delay. Downside is, first to arrive parks in the back of the parking lot.

Comment by alessandrabeason on September 14, 2010 at 11:45pm: my question is around what time should my mom, his mom, and his dad head out to the base? we are only about 4 miles from there at the hotel we are staying at but i heard if you drive in there could be quite a wait. the original plan was to head out from the hotel around 630 am but everyone is telling me now 6am! we are driving in!