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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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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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Firstonesmom-11/352's Blog (4)

An address!! Yeah

So I have my address!! He is ship 11 div 352!!!!!

Added by firstonesmom-11/352 on August 29, 2011 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

WOW, THAT REALLY WASN'T AS LONG AS I THOUGHT!! MY SON LEAVES TODAY TO BEGIN HIS TRAINING TO BECOME A US SAILOR! I AM NOT SURE HOW I AM GONNA GET THROUGH THIS DAY...OR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS!!
I AM SO VERY PROUD OF HIM!! I WILL MISS HIM TERRIBLY AS THIS IS MY FIRST BORN SON AND THE FIRST ONE TO LEAVE ME!!!! I HOPE THIS TIME FLIES BY QUICKLY!!

Added by firstonesmom-11/352 on August 23, 2011 at 9:16am — 5 Comments

Ready or Not!!!

well, we got a phone call and now my son will be leaving for great lakes on Aug 24 instead of Oct 27!! Sooo not ready for this!!! Especially as this is my first born son and the first one to leave home!!

Added by firstonesmom-11/352 on July 23, 2011 at 12:21pm — 5 Comments

My son enlisted!!!

My first thought was....OMG!! It took a few days for it to sink in that my baby had made a very adult decision. I had been telling him that he needed to grow up and figure out a plan for his life. This was not what I expected! I am very worried about how he will do in boot camp. He tends to be very sensitive, avoids confrontation, and is not very motivated at times. I know he will do well though if he sets his mind on it. I am not sure how to encourage him though!

Added by firstonesmom-11/352 on March 3, 2011 at 5:01pm — 1 Comment

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