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 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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Proud AV Mom's Blog (8)

HOW TO ORDER PICTURES??????

SR is graduating 9/1 and was wondering where/when we get to order his pics? Will packages be available AT grad? Or is there a link to look at and place the order? Time is getting close and I don't want to miss out on ordering pics, anyone know what packages start at??? Any info will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

Added by Proud AV Mom on August 20, 2011 at 12:38pm — 1 Comment

Vehicles on base in A-school????

My SR will be going to A-school in Pensacola Florida after he grads 9/1. We were wondering if he'll be able to take his car. We are about 12 hours from there but are planning a trip down over Thanksgiving weekend and were hoping we could bring him his car. Anyone know what the rules are and if he'll be able to have it??? Thanks!

Added by Proud AV Mom on August 4, 2011 at 11:42am — 6 Comments

When to expect the 1st phone call???? We are into our 3rd week....

Was just wondering when we should expect out first phone call from our son, we are into our 3rd week of boot camp, and I heard it was either the end of the 3rd or 4th??? Still waiting on a letter.....hope to hear from him soon!

Added by Proud AV Mom on July 24, 2011 at 4:25pm — 4 Comments

Is there a group started for ship 12 div 286 9/1????

just wondering if there's a group started already! Can't wait to see my son! So proud of him!

 

Added by Proud AV Mom on July 19, 2011 at 9:03pm — 1 Comment

Pay in Bootcamp?

Was just wondering when the SR's get paid. My son left July 7th, so will he get his first pay Aug 1st?

Added by Proud AV Mom on July 16, 2011 at 6:20pm — No Comments

I got the 'LETTER' YAY!

We got the letter today!!!! His box came Wednesday. I was so happy to get it, he even got to write a little something at the bottom which was great to see! His PIR date is 9/1 and he's on SHIP 12 DIV 286 so if anyone has started a group already, please send me the link! To all other mom's out there, it does get easier! You'll be able to have some contact with him/her now! Write and send pics!!!!

Added by Proud AV Mom on July 16, 2011 at 11:16am — 3 Comments

Got the 'box' yesterday!!!!

Well our son's box arrived exactly a week after he left for boot camp. It was bitter sweet getting to see what he wore the night he left, as weird as that may sound, not having contact with him has been really hard. BUT 1 down, 7 to go, and now just waiting on the PIR letter and his address. I've already written him a stack of letters, can't wait to mail them out and start receiving mail from him. The initial 'sting' is slowly coming to an end, though I did cry when I saw the FED EX man pull… Continue

Added by Proud AV Mom on July 14, 2011 at 10:46am — 4 Comments

Full Time Support > choosing A-School/Duty Station out of boot camp??????

My son signed into the FTS program because "active duty" jobs were not available at the time. He spent almost 2 years getting weight off and med waivers to be accepted, and was just tired of waiting. He wanted in and wanted in now. He left for boot camp Thursday July 7th.I was wondering if he'll be able to request/choose an A-school in boot camp, then a duty station after he is through. We are still learning about FTS program, though we support him 100% even though he's not "active". We've…

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Added by Proud AV Mom on July 12, 2011 at 11:05am — 5 Comments

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