This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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:
**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:
**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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
I am so glad I haven’t donated or disposed of the stadium seats I used for highschool and college games. Packing three for trip to PIR. Yes...taking 2 extra for my SR’s father and aunt.
Have spoken with with my son 3 times today. He warned me about the bleachers at PIR and be prepared to walk a lot. I’m very practical. I may near my muck boots for the track to the graduation the put on my nicer shoes once I arrive. Maybe I will purchase a clear vinyl bag to carry them…
ContinueAdded by USNMOM4LIFE on November 22, 2018 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
havent heard a peep from him and he finally calls. By the time I pick up the phone he’s gone. I receive one phone call and I conference the ex’s family in so everyone can talk.i find his picture on the recruit website and I send to ex’s family. This morning no one could reciprocate my kindnesses. I’m tired. Someone please claim me to sit with and enjoy graduation. I just don’t think I have it in me to have to deal with them for two days on my own. God would get me through if I have…
ContinueAdded by USNMOM4LIFE on November 18, 2018 at 10:11am — 2 Comments
U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command blessed me with a glimpse of my son marching in the snow with his ship mates. He looks great!!!!! He looks confident and proud!!!! I cried like a baby. I am still planning to knock him on the back of his head like Gibbs does DeNozo on NCIS because I have not received ONE letter. I have been a worried mother hen only to find out he is doing great!!!! I took a screen shot and forwarded it to everyone I know. The happy smirk was there. It will be such…
ContinueAdded by USNMOM4LIFE on November 15, 2018 at 6:01pm — 4 Comments
Reading over the information from this site I had an epiphany. An epiphany that caused tears to flow. (I didn't think I had any more tears left.)
My son is in the Navy now and the Navy has my son. I could go up to the base and ask to see my son. I would be kindly yet firmly turned away even though MY son is behind that gate somewhere. The epiphany that I will be able to see my son at the invitation of the United States Navy and AFTER a background check. OK...that makes me laugh.…
ContinueAdded by USNMOM4LIFE on October 17, 2018 at 5:49pm — No Comments
My son left for boot camp 2 October 2018. I knew when he left he would be a different person when I saw him again. More confident, more self assured, a life purpose, new life skills. Underneath it is a mom's fear he will not need me anymore. I am 53 and still want my mom so my fears are unfounded, but I'm still feeling them. We also may be mourning the loss of our baby who is going to transition into a functioning, contributing member of society adult.
Thinking today, my 31 year…
ContinueAdded by USNMOM4LIFE on October 4, 2018 at 6:03pm — 11 Comments
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