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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

Events

**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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Colleen
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A little about me:
I have lived in Phillipston, MA all of my life. I have twins boy & girl, my son has joined the Navy and has just started boot camp on 9/24/13. I miss him a lot but I am very proud of him and what the Navy means to us. Back to me, my husband and I have been married for 27 years and he has just retired from the Gardner Post Office. I am an recreation therapist at the Templeton Developmental Center and I am also an artist. I enjoy painting with acrylics, baking, cooking, going out with my friends, watching Trevor play sports, and shopping with Julia.
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Needed to learn more about it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
That my son will experience something more than I could ever offer, seeing the world, meeting people from different races and backgrounds, and knowing that he is in a good place. Seeing the transformation of my boy into the Navy man that he will become is a good thing.
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 9:00am on January 1, 2014, Carollynn said…
Hi Colleen
I forgot to ask you, how was the graduation? Were you able to spend time with your son, where did you stay? I'm hoping you might be able to help me in the future. I'm just wondering how it went for you and your family. I also haven't asked what job did your son choose ?

Thank you again
Happy New Year
Carol
At 2:19pm on December 29, 2013, Carollynn said…

I'm so happy your son came home for Christmas, so many emotions for you. Christmas time is so full of expectations, and bittersweet for you. I'm sorry about your loss.

My daughters hours have been cut at work, she feels she can't apply for a new job knowing she will be leaving at the end of March. I think she is stressed or at least towards me.:(  

Thank you for contacting me.

I'll talk to you soon.

Carol

At 5:27pm on November 16, 2013, Carollynn said…

Hi Colleen

Thank you for contacting me. So much has changed since I first joined the group. My daughter signed up in June and was told she would go to boot camp on January 28th. I was worried that she would change her mind because it was so long to wait.Well she did she decided to go into the Navy Reserves. It is taking so long for this change. It just seems like her recruiter is dragging his feet. She has to pick a different job.

Well you will see your son soon. I wish him the best. I would love to hear more about his experience and yours as well. thank you Carol

 
 
 

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