This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Rainmom's Blog (11)

question

Gm my son is in A sch for corspman i wanted to send him a box with some favorite homemade frozen food i know i have to overnight it and it will have d
ry ice my question is is that ok to do he wount get into any trouble would he?????

Added by rainmom on March 6, 2012 at 2:32pm — 3 Comments

Need help with a question please

Hi i don't know if anyone could answer this but i wanted to know if my son that is in A school now could buy a house How long do you have to be in the Navy before one can qualify to purchase?

Added by rainmom on January 15, 2012 at 1:57am — 5 Comments

Hi Could anyone answer this please?????

We are flying out to see my son Graduate on Friday Nov18th but i still haven't gotten a call from him telling me everything is on track for Graduating on Friday last night i had a bad dream that he had some trouble but .......well I'm worried  What are some of the moms that had Grads gone by say.  PLEASE HELP

Added by rainmom on November 16, 2011 at 5:27pm — 6 Comments

Yeaaaa!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see my son 4 more days to fly out and 5 more days to HUG my Baby this is the first time in life my son been away from me he turned 18yrs old in booth camp so literally I'm gonna have a new man, a man in uniform my new Adult :))

Added by rainmom on November 12, 2011 at 1:48pm — No Comments

HELP PLEASE

How do i find the Wacky Wednesday and trivia Tuesday contest my son is in a pic there but I CAN"T FIND IT  :((

Added by rainmom on November 3, 2011 at 11:48am — 3 Comments

Happy Mom :)) Tickets Bought to go see my son GRADUATE

OK Guys i haven't been on for a while cause things have gotten better for me i write to my son every day like i was talking to him when he was here and like just got home i would tell him about my day so that's what i have been doing and found it to be soooo soothing so far i have gotten 4 letters and 3 phone calls from him WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!! he is doing good tired and sleepy all the time but he told me the funniest thing "What keeps him going through the day is the GOOD food at the end of… Continue

Added by rainmom on October 27, 2011 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Still Wating!!!!!!!!

Well I'm still waiting for a letter from my son i check the mail box every day and still nothing he has been gone 22days now i'm taking it better now but i miss him and wants to hear something from him Ohhhhhh this is sooo messed up argggg.

Added by rainmom on October 12, 2011 at 8:06pm — 1 Comment

WOOOO HOOOO!!!!! I GOT THE FIRST MAIL FROM MY SON TODAY :)) A little Hope now.

MOMS WOW i got the first Mail form today at 1.40pm i was,am and is still smiling :)) what a difference a day make my wkend was misireble after his short ph call on Saturday he said in his letter he did good so now he was given a Leader position "section Leader" his note was short but sweet said he didn't have much time to write.We sent him 4 letters today  lol  i feel better now that I've heard from him and knowing that our Mail is on it's way to him. Thank you.

Added by rainmom on October 4, 2011 at 12:26am — 2 Comments

Crying my eyes out :(( I got my first call 1hr ago.from boothcamp

Oh my God my baby called me just now from a  847-473-9023 number said his SHIP # 12  DIVISION 003.  I was so happy to hear him but my baby was crying all i heard was MOM and tears he could barely talk that hurt me so soooo much i have almost never see or hear my son cry since he got older he once got cut above his eyes we took him to the hospital he got stitches and never cried but now he said it is hard he said he wrote me a letter but i haven't gotten it yet he ask for me to write him and… Continue

Added by rainmom on October 1, 2011 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

My son Box got home to day

Well i got my son's clothes, ph and shoes all his personal stuff that he left home to go to Booth camp. I was glad to get stuff from him it even smelt like him but (sweaty) :)  I called his Recruiter but still havent gotten his address yet sill wating i already wrote my first letter but cant mail it cause NO address yet. Thanks to all you Moms for all the word of support I LOVE THIS SITE it lets me know I am not alone and what to expect and what to do THANKS again.

Added by rainmom on September 27, 2011 at 5:05pm — 1 Comment

Proud but crying Mom

My name is Arane my 17yr old son Brandon just left today to Great Lakes I was very supportive through out the whole prep and procedure never shed a tear.Now that he is gone i woke up at 4am this morning and i just can't stop crying i have a headache my eyes are puffy and I'm miserable I love him dearly I am very very PROUD of him and i know he has gone to make his life better but OH BOY IT HURTS... we just got the call that he is safe and will call us in about… Continue

Added by rainmom on September 22, 2011 at 1:00am — 6 Comments

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