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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 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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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PACT Moms

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Let's chat about our wonderful sons and daughters who have chosen the PACT program.

Members: 222
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022

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It has been a long time since I have posted and I am sorry. I hope everyone has been able to connect with others in the PACT program. My son is now 3 and a half years in and it has been a great experience. He thought he wanted to be an AM. When he got on the ship, he was put with the AO’s. Now he is an AD3. It was best for him to start PACT because we didn’t know much about the Navy and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. This has been a good route for him.

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Comment by AJ'S Proud Mommy on March 10, 2016 at 1:27pm: He is absolutely loving Pensacola, he will be there till april 4th home for 2 weeks then the 18th he will be off to Washington State and the USS Nimitz

Comment by MamaValley on March 10, 2016 at 1:22pm: Good Morning - I usually lurk on this site but I thought I would share. My son went through PIR in July of 2015. He spent about a month in Pensacola going through the quick training that they do for APACT sailors. He had a hard time adjusting at first when he got to Pensacola... he was "free" and after BC wasn't quite sure what to do. He did eventually get the daily routine figured out and was fine. After Pensacola he was able to come home for 10 days to visit. That was great!!

He then transferred to Norfolk. His ship was in dry dock so he spent time living on a barge while helping get the ship ready to get back in the water. He did a whole lot of clean up chores... His ship is back in the water and now is doing shakedown cruises to get ready for deployment. Right now he is on Cranking duty... not his favorite but everyone has to do it so it's not too bad. He has about a month left. He told me last week that they were happy with his performance so they moved him up from the regular mess up to the officer's mess.

I too was worried about him being an APACT when he joined. The things I had read were not great... but he is my one son who goes with the flow. He wanted to get started on his journey so he took what they had. He is pretty sure he knows what he wants to do so sometime in the fall he will strike for a position.

His ship will be in New York for Fleet Week so we will go down to see him... very excited about that!

Comment by Redsmom on March 10, 2016 at 1:05pm: Thanks for responding! So, how does he like it?

Comment by AJ'S Proud Mommy on March 10, 2016 at 12:58pm: Redsmom my son is also A PACT he graduated on 3/4 and is in Pensacola right now

Comment by Redsmom on March 10, 2016 at 12:52pm: It was suggested that I join your group! My son goes through PIR next week! He is a PACT Airman and will be heading to Pensacola. Anything I should know?

Comment by ReneeHum on March 6, 2016 at 6:26pm: Jeanne , I hope so my son had to work so we only had 4 hours with him. Its a great day enjoy take lots of pictures

Comment by Jeanne on March 6, 2016 at 2:08pm: Were you able to spend the afternoon with him on Friday after PIR?

Comment by Jeanne on March 6, 2016 at 2:06pm: Ok thanks Ladies - sounds like he will prob fly out Saturday also. We live near Pensacola NAS so I guess he will beat us back!

Comment by ReneeHum on March 6, 2016 at 1:27pm: Hi Jeanne, My son left very early on Saturday morning. We got at airport 5/ 5:30 am had a few hours with him. Good luck

Comment by Jeanne on March 6, 2016 at 12:46pm: My son arrived at BC Tuesday night. He is AN-PACT. Can anyone tell me if he will have to fyl right to Pensacola after graduation? I was hopig to spend a day or two in Chicago with him, but from a few comments Ive read, he will go right to Pensacola. ??