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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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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Marty Mc's Blog (10)

Bittersweet Mother's Days





This is dedicated to all my sister (with the long hair), my brother (I guess he was accident-prone) and my sisters at N4M who may have mixed feelings about Mother's Day... …





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Added by Marty Mc on May 3, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments

Emotional Rollercoaster Circles —You Can't Go Home Again

Looking back over my blog titles, it seems they reflect & repeat (in a circular fashion). Someone far wiser than this mom said, "There is nothing new under the sun." I believe it. My heart-journeys have indeed been accelerated (is Mach 5 believable?) since my son left for Boot Camp. Right now, I wish I was dealing with Boot camp issues. Sort of like wishing your kids were back in first grade so you could look smart helping them with their homework. (Geometry looks way more difficult than I… Continue

Added by Marty Mc on February 3, 2010 at 6:21pm — 2 Comments

"Mom, it's a mannequin!"

I thought it would be a good idea to take my son, his liberty buddy, and my youngest son to the Naval museum in Pensacola yesterday after my son's graduation. "All this time in Pensacola and you haven't been here yet?" OK, so he had other priorities... Most of which I don't want to know about.



We went to the museum. It is great. It is wonderful to have your son take you and explain stuff. So we also went to the IMAX movie, which seemed like a good idea, also, "Fighter… Continue

Added by Marty Mc on January 27, 2010 at 1:57pm — 2 Comments

Dinosaur Mom

Yes, she can be taught...at any age. I discovered google lets you TEXT from your desktop. Maybe this is not news to most, but it sure was a happy discovery for me. My son texts all the time. He doesn't email much. Now, at least I can communicate... oops, that means I have to keep the browser open to receive the text. Like I said, a little knowledge in hand is dangerous. If you are interested, check out google's site. Even I could understand it! Yes, I tested it out & it works.

Added by Marty Mc on January 18, 2010 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Too much information

Maybe the OPSEC lessons should include "Things you really shouldn't put on Facebook."

... Particularly if your Mom is a Friend.

Obviously my son missed that lesson in BC, or do they not teach that?

Added by Marty Mc on January 6, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Old enough to serve not legal to drink

It doesn't make logical sense, but it is legal. They have to swear in to defend the laws of this country, so let's not encourage them to break the ones we disagree with. As they say down here, "that dog don't hunt."

Added by Marty Mc on December 3, 2009 at 12:01pm — 2 Comments

PIR for divided families

...it can be done with class maybe it doesn't seem like it is possible to do that, but in our case it was. The growing for me came in realizing it could be done. The joy now, is knowing God orchestrated it all better than I could have.

We spent the first 1/2 of time with our sailor and they got the rest. My sailor had fun with all I believe. There was a whole weekend to divide up! I never could have imagined this would happen. Boot camp shaped me as much as my son!

Added by Marty Mc on October 6, 2009 at 1:25pm — No Comments

IF Rudyard Kipling had a Navy Mom praying for him at RTC

If your child keeps their head when all your friends' kids are losing theirs,

If your child trusts themselves when others doubt,

If your child keeps the bathroom cleaner than you do,

If you can wait for a letter and not be tired by waiting,

If your child can force every nerve and sinew to serve their watch,

You can talk with those who do not share your love of the Navy and keep your Sailor's honor untarnished.

Because you can fill the unforgiving minutes,… Continue

Added by Marty Mc on September 20, 2009 at 3:09pm — 1 Comment

The NAVY may accelerate their life ...

but God is using this (stage of my son's life) to accelerate my faith. I am surprised at the outcome.

Added by Marty Mc on August 29, 2009 at 1:22pm — 1 Comment

How precious is the written word—

from my recruit.



We just received our first "real" letter. It was actually a couple of days' worth lumped together in one envelope. That made it all the more real. We were so excited my husband & I almost argued over who got to keep possession of the "letter" today while he goes to work. I wanted to scan it and send to all our family; he wanted to copy and post it beside his office. Dads feel vindicated (variations of "you were right, Dad," are read between the lines; Moms… Continue

Added by Marty Mc on August 27, 2009 at 2:55pm — 1 Comment

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