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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Good morning

It's week number 5 for my recruit. I haven't heard anything from him this week except a short note. I know he is doing well, but I really miss hearing from him. I send plenty of cards and letters, hope he is enjoying them. I am very PROUD of you my son!

Added by Boomboom11867 on February 20, 2012 at 8:57am — No Comments

What he said...

My son said::
Getting paid to live in Pensacola does not suck.
I said:

Added by mastewart13 on February 20, 2012 at 12:11am — 5 Comments

nice day

Well Saturday was a wonderful day. Michael went to his last Klondike Scout District event to support his brother who was choosen to be in the OA (Michael is also a member) Joseph was so excited that his brother took off from work to be there they had so much fun then Michael will be going to the ordeal to again support his brother. I took some wonderful pictures then I came home sat down and cried. These days are getting to be so hard knowing each scout event and holiday that comes will be…

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Added by Navy mom x2 on February 19, 2012 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment

Ship 09 Division 091

Finally found the site that other families are part of the same ship/division, nice to read that everybody is going though the same as us.  Anybody know why our ship/division has males/females?  how do they decide this?  Not having a problem with it just wondering.  

Added by Nan on February 18, 2012 at 8:20pm — No Comments

DONNA/MOM/NUKE EM3/CLASS 1107-2

Any one else out there with a NUKE in class 1107-2 due to graduate March 30

Added by DONNA/MOM/EM3 NUKE/CLASS 1107-2 on February 18, 2012 at 4:31pm — 3 Comments

BC Mom as of 2/15

My son left for BC on 2/15/12. I got the short call that he arrived safely and am waiting for an address. It's been a teary few days for this Mom. 

Added by Mom91 on February 17, 2012 at 11:43pm — 12 Comments

We are here!

We made it after six and a half hours of driving!! So happy to be here!!!! Can not wait till we see her tomorrow!! 

Added by Lisa & Myron & Chris on February 16, 2012 at 7:17pm — No Comments

Made it here. Seems like we've been traveling all day. O' wait we have. Got up at 3:00am shuttle picked us up at 6:20 . Got to Sea-tac at 7:15. Flight left at 8:40 . lost 2hrs in time change. Got the…

Made it here. Seems like we've been traveling all day. O' wait we have. Got up at 3:00am shuttle picked us up at 6:20 . Got to Sea-tac at 7:15. Flight left at 8:40 . lost 2hrs in time change. Got the car rental . Finally at the ramada doing the meet and greet then to bed. I' m beat! Continue

Added by Shelly on February 16, 2012 at 6:39pm — No Comments

Sarge's Meet & Greet

I wanted to add a special thank you to Sarge for the wonderful time at the meet and greet for the 02/10/2012 PIR Division's graduation and to let everyone know for all the upcoming PIR graduations we found out that  Sarge provides food at his own expense from local restaurants.  He does this because of the love that he has for all the sailors and their families and his willingness to help them.  He is a wonderful man and to show our appreciation for what he does if you could give him even…

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Added by Cindy on February 16, 2012 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Any ones Loved one left on 2/14/2012 for bootcamp?

My boyfriend left on 2/14/2012 for bootcamp i was woundering if anyone else had a person up there that left then to ?

 

Added by Abbie on February 16, 2012 at 3:09pm — 5 Comments

My SR called at 10:45 last night to wish us all a Happy Valentine's day! How cool! That's the first time my phone has rung so late and it was good news. Did anyone else get a call?

My SR called at 10:45 last night to wish us all a Happy Valentine's day! How cool! That's the first time my phone has rung so late and it was good news. Did anyone else get a call?

Added by Boomboom11867 on February 15, 2012 at 6:29pm — 4 Comments

Jacob goes to bootcamp 2/14/2012

What a valentines day-- taking my son to join the Navy. Cant say I enjoyed yesterday at all. I'm here looking for something to give me some peace, to ease the pain of letting go.

Added by shellhurles on February 15, 2012 at 3:35pm — 4 Comments

2 weeks!

My navy boyfriend has been at boot camp for 2 weeks and 1 day.. I miss him terribly and was lonely today on valentines day.  After two years of talking every day its so hard. I know we can do it because I have such faith in him and our love :)  Has anyone gotten any letters from Ship 12 Div 100 yet?? Hoping for one soon!!!

 

 

Added by grace lemley on February 15, 2012 at 2:10am — No Comments

What an Experience

Congratulations to Ship 7 Div 063 on your achievements.  That graduation was such an experience for me as a mother.

Anyone videotape or take great pictures they want to share?

Added by ybenjamin on February 14, 2012 at 5:49pm — No Comments

WTF? Here we go again.... What's wrong here?

Geez, here we go again with the USS Cowpens (CG-63)

Just last January 2010, the Navy relieve Captain Holly Graf of the USS Cowpens for cruelty and maltreatment of her sailors...  Today we find out the new Captain Robert Marin of the USS Cowpens is being relieved for inappropriate personal behavior (almost exactly 1 year later).  …

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Added by Craig on February 12, 2012 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

What a great day!

I had a great day yesterday!  My husband and our future son-in-law had gone out for the day.  My daughter went to work.  My son (SR) was still in bed.  I was just vegging and watching mindless tv.  When my son woke up, he asked where everyone was and I told him.  He then asked me to go to lunch with him.  We went to a delightful diner and chatted and ate.  Then we went to the mall and just wandered around (didn't buy a thing!) and then took a scenic drive home!  It was a great day spending…

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Added by flgirltwo on February 12, 2012 at 5:45pm — No Comments

sad morning

went into my sons room he was sleeping away then it was an abstacle course tripping over his games, xbox turtles, picking up clothes then i thought wow soon i will going into a empty room not tripping over anything or picking up clothes. a wave of sadness came over me so at 5am I started doing laundry and cleaning the house its what i do best when i have to think about something else. Then I started going through his senior package for high school and signing up for everything just so that i…

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Added by Navy mom x2 on February 12, 2012 at 10:06am — 5 Comments

I got a phone call from my SR! He sounds great, a little homesick, but doing great anyhow. We got to talk for about 30 minutes. I am not sure why I got a call onSaturday, but I am so very happy to ha…

I got a phone call from my SR! He sounds great, a little homesick, but doing great anyhow. We got to talk for about 30 minutes. I am not sure why I got a call onSaturday, but I am so very happy to have been able to get to the phone in time. Continue

Added by Boomboom11867 on February 12, 2012 at 9:05am — 4 Comments

USS PORT ROYAL

Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs

Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) is scheduled to return Feb. 13 from an independent deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility (AOR)..


Added by gmacarol on February 11, 2012 at 2:52pm — 1 Comment

Got the box today!

I was so excited when I saw my 11 year old son opening a box and I realized it was THE BOX!  Everything is going just like this site says it will...we got the I am here call the other night then a few days later we got the box so now I look forward to the Form letter and I will then have his address to write to him and his PIR date for his graduation date.  I put my son in God's hands and I know that God will take good care of him, better than I could( and I took very good care of him,) and…

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Added by peggyproudnavymom on February 9, 2012 at 8:43pm — 7 Comments

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