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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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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

Hello

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 Vickie360 on January 18, 2015 at 9:38pm: GatorFan - did you get your question answered?

Comment by Christie on January 16, 2015 at 12:21am: There were also a couple other sailors (E-Pact) that he went thru bootcamp, training and were all assigned to the same ship :)

Comment by Christie on January 16, 2015 at 12:19am: My son sailor was reclassified from AO to E-Pact fireman during bootcamp due to his vision. His PIR was 11/7 and he had about 3 weeks of training at GL. He was assigned a ship and after the holidays flew back to Jacksonville for 2 days and then flew to Spain to meet his ship. It all happened pretty quickly!!

Comment by Gator fan on January 15, 2015 at 11:47pm: BeachBunny2, My Kindergarteners say the same thing about me. I read the link at the top and I've heard 4 weeks and 9 weeks at GL after BC. I was just wondering if anyone has someone that is in BC now in the EPact or someone that has been through it. So many APacts and SPacts, but no EPact.

Comment by BeachBunny on January 15, 2015 at 9:19pm: You're funny Gator fan...there's great information in the discussion link up on top on E-Pact...always a need for trained fireman on every ship....I have a training chart that shows E-Pact as 9 weeks training in Great Lakes, does that sound right to you?

Comment by Gator fan on January 15, 2015 at 8:11pm: My son arrived in boot camp 1/5/15. His PIR date is 2/27/15. My son is FPact or sometimes I see it referred to as EPact. I've seen posts on this site about SPact and APact, but nothing about EPact. I've connected with one mom who has a son that was in this and just striked for a rating. Anyone else have experience with this? I'm beginning to think my son is the only one in this program.

Comment by Vickie360 on January 14, 2015 at 10:26pm: Welcome Kimberlie!

Comment by Vickie360 on January 13, 2015 at 8:19am: True. If every occupation had a social network site, there would be happy and unhappy employees. I am a teacher and wouldn't change it for the world, but there are many that would bash the profession and tell others to NOT DO IT.

Comment by Vickie360 on January 13, 2015 at 1:37am: Wow! Thanks so much for that info!!! I, too feel that God is in control and He knows best!! Your story is encouraging!!

Comment by Zman'smom on January 13, 2015 at 1:20am: I posted the following in the Undesignated group:

I'm so sorry that some of the undes sailors have had such a negative experience. I feel grateful that that has not been true of my son's time as an undes. He has loved it up to this point and works with some great individuals. He will be leaving for A school soon as his rate will be CTR. Reading about PACT freaked me out when I first joined, but realized I had to leave it in God's hands and knew I raised my son to do his best. Either way it turned out, he would grow as a man from the experience. None of us are exempt from going through tough times in life. It really sucks to go through, but even harder to watch our kids go through it. You just never know where the roads will take you. I hope the sailors that have had a bad experience will only have it lead to greater things. Best of luck to all of you!

My sailor has truly enjoyed his time as an S-PACT! He's been in for two years and I went to visit him in November. The change in him was positive and truly amazing!! He definitely was placed where he was meant to be. I hope your sailors have the same experience and make the best of it. :)