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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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September 2018 Blog Posts (7)

Navy Moms

Good afternoon Navy Mom's I hoping that with all the wonderful wisdom that is traveling through this site someone could tell me do we get discounts on plain tickents due to our children are enlisted in the military ?

Added by Sailormom96 on September 28, 2018 at 3:39pm — 5 Comments

Why is this so hard

Hi everyone can anyone help me understand why this is so hard my son leaves in two weeks and I'm a mess again just when I think I have my emotions in check something throws it out of wack my son is 24 he has not lived with us for several years so you think I would be use to him being grown up but this is so different , My Co workers say that I'm acting like he's never coming back I know they don't understand but it makes think am I acting like that and why please any help would be appreciated

Added by Sailormom96 on September 26, 2018 at 2:26pm — 14 Comments

My recruit left on September 18th

Hello my recruit left on September 18, 2018 and I know they mail all his stuff and phone back, but someone told me that once we get the box with his things, in 3 weeks we can send it back. Is this true? Will he be able to message us and call us normally? 

Added by NavyGfJackie on September 22, 2018 at 1:30am — 9 Comments

Thank You

Happy Friday ,I just wanted to say Thank You to all the wonderful mom's on this site for taking time to explain and help talk us through this experience before I found this site I was a mess I cried everyday my husband thought I was having a break down I thought so too but thanks to this site I know I'm normal and that I'm not alone on this rollercoaster of emotions so thank you again your all so Awesome

Added by Sailormom96 on September 21, 2018 at 8:31am — 2 Comments

September 11, 2018

It has been awhile since I updated my blog. My son is 2/3 of the way through A School. He passed his final PFA and now needs to pass his "comp" then he gets to rank up.

17 years ago, as I watched the 2nd plane hit the tower in New York; I knew I was in for a day of hell. I didn't realize that it was going to be the worst week of my life. I was doing corporate travel where most of my clients were going to for from New York and New Jersey. We lost several clients and co-workers in the…

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Added by Kbpoohbear on September 11, 2018 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Last Full Day

My son heads to MEPS tomorrow afternoon. I need all the prayers in the world right now. Today we are hosting a cookout for his close friends and family. Tomorrow he leaves. On Monday we watch him take his oath before shipping out. Shortly after we do that I also will be flying out to attend my fathers (his only grandfather alive) funeral. He passed away on Wednesday afternoon after a four week battle after suffering a stroke. Can't be sad for my son since he will not be able to say goodbye…

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Added by jcmom on September 8, 2018 at 7:00am — 8 Comments

Cell phone plans

I was wondering if there is a cell phone carrier that is better than another as far as service goes.   My son leaves 11/7 for BC. I know he would like to get his own plan after boot camp. Is there one better than another in case over seas after a school?  Should I have the same carrier as well?  Is it better for him to get his own plan now and have it put on a military hold during BC?

Added by Mary Sue on September 7, 2018 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

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