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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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Letter-Writing Navy Moms

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Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!

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Latest Activity: Aug 22, 2024

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Comment by spomss on June 21, 2014 at 4:26pm: I was too quick Athena-sorry the S is for Seaman...

Comment by spomss on June 21, 2014 at 4:23pm: hi Athena! yup good guess-Sailor Recruit is correct!! some are easier than others that is for sure...check out this link for more info...http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/what-does-mean-a-gui...

Comment by Athena on June 21, 2014 at 2:38pm: Hi everyone, new to this whole thing.I do not know what all the abbreviation mean SR I am guessing stands for Sailor Recruit. But that if far as I got, is there a list somewhere? or just experience?

Comment by lemonelephant on June 20, 2014 at 6:44pm: Tamara, you are very welcome.

Comment by Tamara in Florida on June 20, 2014 at 6:41pm: Thank you for the advice. I will go to the Post Office tomorrow to see how many envelopes I can include with my letter. I don't want to get him into any trouble. He just got his wisdom teeth pulled and I'm sure he's not very comfortable. Last thing he needs is to have problems over a box of envelopes.

Comment by lemonelephant on June 20, 2014 at 5:44pm: Tamara, your idea of including a couple of envelopes in each letter is a good one. You can have a postal clerk weigh your letter and envelopes and find out how many you can include.

Comment by lemonelephant on June 20, 2014 at 5:42pm: Tamara, he can get envelopes, but yes, he is permitted to receive additional writing materials. Send them in a large envelope and write "Writing materials" in the outside corner, which may help since the RMPO and RDC will already know what to expect.

Comment by Tamara in Florida on June 20, 2014 at 5:35pm: My recruit just sent me a letter asking me to send him a box of envelopes. Am I allowed to do that? Everything I've read says not to send anything that requires extra postage. I guess I could send him 2 envelopes with the letters I write every day. Any thoughts?

Comment by lemonelephant on June 20, 2014 at 2:16pm: Peter's Mom, yes, you can send post cards, but DON'T. They are read aloud and sometimes other things happen as well. See Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit for more info.