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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Navymomkathy
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At 4:31am on December 19, 2012, NukeMom (Class 1318A - GC) said…

Hoping to make it to Sarge's M&G - but not sure with the late flight we are on then the drive up.   Sure as heck gonna try.  I think we are staying at the Navy Lodge - not sure what the hubby decided on.

At 6:49am on December 13, 2012, NukeMom (Class 1318A - GC) said…

Hi Kathy, 

I asked my son if he knew Shaun,  I haven't received an answer back.   I am guessing your son know's my son - he is the mailman.  I dont know if they call him AJ or Alexander.   

At 6:53pm on December 4, 2012, NukeMom (Class 1318A - GC) said…

Hey Kathy - My son, AJ is in the same ship/div!  We are from Denver - would love to connect.   

At 11:24pm on November 29, 2012, momto4 said…

Yes I did, thanks! I was glad to get it. What is your son's first name and where are you from? I will ask my son if he knows him. :) My son's name is Jude and we are from Philadelphia.

At 11:40pm on November 28, 2012, momto4 said…

Hi Kathy! Nice to meet you. :)

At 11:32am on November 27, 2012, DebbieF (Ship 14 Div 055) said…
Hey there Kathy, do you think it's because you live in il? Maybe they only allow calls for out of staters? I think that's terrible but maybe that's why! I think you're better off anyway, my son sounded robotic and down. I can't get the call out of my head. I'm dying to hear his voice sound normal and upbeat again! Keep me posted....let us all know when you get that first letter and/or call. I'll be posting when I get mine! Hang in there!
At 8:45pm on November 26, 2012, DebbieF (Ship 14 Div 055) said…
Hi Kathy, welcome! Your son and my son left the same day and are in the same ship/Div!. I haven't received any mail yet either. I got his box and PIR letter, that's it!
At 8:04pm on November 25, 2012, jomama132000(ship12Div053) said…

Hi kathy1959, how are you? I believe letters may start comeing next week or so they can only write on sundays,and they should get a phone call around the third week or so. We can all learn this together!! thats the great thing about this site!!

 
 
 

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