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

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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September 2015 Blog Posts (26)

Emotional

It's been a week and 2 days since he left... I thought it was going to be easier as the days go by, but here I am, still as emotional as ever. I see his stuff all over the house... Projects he started and never finished, shoes, his HS swim medals that's all over the house, school papers strewn about.

When he called on the night of his arrival at GL, I thought that would make it better for me, to know that he's alright, to know that the Navy will be taking care of him, I WAS WRONG!!! I'm… Continue

Added by Ichiban71 on September 5, 2015 at 1:19pm — 10 Comments

Phone Calls

For all you moms that are writing about not getting the phone call...I feel for you!  I remember waiting by the phone and jumping the minute it said Illinois on it!  I did receive his first actual call 2 weeks after he got there.  Unfortunately it was 6am and I was showering for work. He called twice and I missed both!! I was so upset and mad at myself.  His voicemail was awesome though!  He sounded sad at first but kept reassuring me that he was doing good.  His voicemail said the next call…

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Added by proudmamaoftwo on September 4, 2015 at 2:29pm — 6 Comments

Never got the phone call

While I am not worried that I did not get the call as I had the pleasure of speaking to her at 1700 and also seeing her swear in. I know that the Navy is taking care of her and that she is safe. I am hoping she will get some sleep tonight, since I know the real "fun" will begin for her tomorrow. I am writing letters daily (a couple times today). Looking forward to being able to send to her.

I just have to keep reassuring myself she is fine, many have gone before her and done the exact…

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Added by NavyMomJoy on September 3, 2015 at 7:54pm — No Comments

Waiting for my sailor to call

Has anyone heard from their child in Div 343?
Cardinal Company. I still haven't gotten a phone call and its been 3 weeks today

Added by Ricky's Mom on September 3, 2015 at 10:40am — 1 Comment

Awaiting my 30 second scripted "I am fine" call

As I sit here and reflect on the past few days with my daughter, I cannot help but feel emotional. I only cried a few tears after we said our goodbye's following the swearing in ceremony at MEPS. I was fortunate she could still text and talk when she arrived at O'Hare and was resting at the USO. She said she was scared, I reassured her so were all of the other recruits. What she was feeling was completely normal given her circumstance. 

I am incredibly proud to be her mother. Even…

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Added by NavyMomJoy on September 2, 2015 at 11:49pm — No Comments

Saying goodbye is tough

I thought about our last few days together; what I did not imagine is how freely the tears would flow. The joke between us is, I cry tears of Joy-my name is Joy, so the irony is funny! Saying goodbye is necessary to saying hello again. I am so incredibly proud of her. My selfish side has come out in that I do not want her to ever go! She is ready, my heart is comforted knowing she will be kept safe. I am losing a piece of myself today and the Navy gains all of her.

I know the days…

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Added by NavyMomJoy on September 1, 2015 at 12:07am — No Comments

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