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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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Patttea
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  • Lake Worth, FL
  • United States

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A little about me:
My youngest son just turned 21 and left for Basic on the 28th from Miami. My other children are in their 30's and have started families, but still live close by. Ryan has been going to a local state college for two years and all of a sudden he signed up for the Navy last Oct., I was shocked. I would of been okay with the reserves. His Dad and Grandfather were Navy and my Dad and Brother were Army. Wayne and i are so very proud, but heartbroken he is not at home. I guess you call it "Empty Nest Syndrome". He was going to school for Criminal Justice and signed up for Master of Arms. I can't wait til graduation!!!!! When I have been asked by friends how i felt about him joining i would jokingly reply, " I am just happy he is going to make his bed everyday" Thank you for this group of moms. I think it will really help my worries. Patty
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At 5:27pm on August 22, 2011, datmax1 said…
Hi Patty! We're staying at the Ramada as well. I got a call from Nick today. We talked for over an hour! He sounds amazing. I told him about the event Thusday evening with the recruits family. He was excited about that. My sister is coming with me. Our flight will land around 4:30 Thursday evening so we should be able to make it to the event Thursday evening. I wish I would have remembered to ask Nick if he knew your son... I guess we'll find out soon enough! See ya Thursday!
At 7:29am on August 8, 2011, diannep said…

Love Palm Beach area.  My parents actually have had a beach place on Juno Beach (they go up from Miami every weekend), since 1983, so my sons have "grown up" on the beach there.  Have a nephew living in Jupiter and my sailor son lived there 1.5 yrs while interning for college/working.  My "dream" is to be able to move up there one day!  Miami isn't so great anymore. When my sailor lived up there, I was making weekly day-long trips up there to spend time with him/my nephew on the beach. 

Nice to meet you...neighbor!  :-) Did you all get much rain from Emily?  We got a good bit down here.  Much needed.  So hoping Lake Okeechobee got some!

Have a wonderful day!

At 11:12pm on July 29, 2011, datmax1 said…

Hey Pattea, looks like I'm flying solo. Which hotel are y'all staying in? I'm making my reservations tomorrow. So excited to see Nick! Can't wait to meet the rest of the parents. It's going to be a joyous occasion,

 

At 8:44pm on July 29, 2011, lemonelephant said…
Yes, you are able to take your Sailor's cell phone and laptop to him in a plain black (no obvious logos of any kind) backpack that is of carry-on size to him when you meet him at the airport before he flies to San Antonio. Some Sailors like to have the padded backpack made for laptops so that it will protect the laptop better. Include a sealed travel size bottle of baby shampoo (for use after OC spray), several pairs of his favorite underwear, and some of his favorite snacks.
At 11:12pm on July 2, 2011, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions.  Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!  

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.


Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :) 

-Colleen

 
 
 

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