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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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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 brendan'smom on December 13, 2014 at 4:43pm: Q'sMomKim, hi! Is your son's PIR date 1/30?

Comment by Vickie360 on December 13, 2014 at 4:43pm: Welcome Zman's Mom!!! Are you A, E, or S PACT? Many in this group have great advice! My son is in boot camp at the moment and is A PACT.

Comment by splash on December 13, 2014 at 10:46am: I agree with Michael's mom. Try not to get to freaked out. My daughter said the hardest thing about boot camp is lack of sleep and no freedom. She said Battlestations is fun and not sure why everyone freaks out...her words.

Comment by Gator fan on December 12, 2014 at 10:55pm: Anyone in this group has a son/daughter that contracted for E-Pact or F-Pact, whatever it's called. I see it both ways. I see a lot of S-Pact and A-Pact, but nothing about E-Pact/F-Pact. My son will be leaving 1/5/15 for GL. I have spoken with another mom who has a son that contracted for this same thing. Just wondering if there are more of us out there.

Comment by Vickie360 on December 12, 2014 at 10:03pm: Brendan's Mom - So glad you got your letter!!!!

Leach73 - Thanks for the advice - 2 Fridays down!

Comment by Leach73 on December 12, 2014 at 1:16pm: Thanks for the warm welcome!

Valtameri - yes! I recognized your name on this group! Hello again!

Michael's mom - My sailor is S-Pact. When she got to Norfolk in May, yes, she lived and worked on the ship. She put in a request for housing in July and now is in an apartment with another female sailor. She moved in to the apt. in Oct. She was on a waiting list and is much happier now that she doesn't have to stay on the ship.

Vickie360 - thanks for starting this group! Start counting down those Fridays! Write lots of letters! Remember it doesn't get easier, you just get stronger!

Take care!

Comment by brendan'smom on December 12, 2014 at 11:31am: Hey, Vickie360. The letter did indeed arrive in today's mail! I was so damned excited I nearly cried (again). His PIR is also 1/30. He's on Ship 11, Div 080.

Comment by Vickie360 on December 12, 2014 at 9:35am: Son not don

Comment by Vickie360 on December 12, 2014 at 9:35am: Amazing what a little piece of mail can do for you!! My don arrived on Dec 3rd. His box came on Monday and the letter finally came yesterday-Thursday. I bet you will get yours today. I know the feeling- I thought I was going crazy! It looks like graduation is jan 30 and 4 guests are invited.

Comment by brendan'smom on December 12, 2014 at 1:49am: Thanks, Vickie360. If I'm remembering correctly, I think our sons flew out to RTC on the same date. Have you rec'd the form letter yet? I'm chomping at the bit to get mine.