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

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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Father of SR in basic as of 7/24/12
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I was actually Air Force. Great Experience

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17 Days in Boot Camp

Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:03am 2 Comments

My son has been in Navy basic training for seventeen days today (Friday, August 10, 2012) and I've missed our conversations, but I know he's going to have many stories to tell when we do talk again.  When I think of him I say a prayer and move on with activities in my daily life.  No news is good news.  It's been an honor to be his dad.  And a little pain in the butt too.  God Bless America   

New Navy Son

Posted on August 7, 2012 at 3:31pm 0 Comments

My son entered basic training on Aug 24, 2012  (ship 14 Div 300) and this has been most exciting for him and me.  I'm reflecting on my basic training experience in the Air Force in 1971 and smiling everytime I think of my son being in basic training.  He's going to be a good seaman and this explerience will be one of his fond memories later in life.  I look forward to seeing him graduate in September.

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At 7:14am on August 14, 2012, Lisa said…

yes u need to go. its amazing u will be so proud and glad u went. I hadnt never flown before but i am so glad i was there i will go anywhere any of my kids r. u want be disappointed i promise

 

At 8:31pm on August 7, 2012, Pat said…

Welcome aboard! Thank you for your service to our country. Check out the boot camp group on this website and then look for the group for his PIR date (grad from boot camp).

 
 
 

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