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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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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WV Mom's Blog (4)

Made it through boot camp...

My son left on April 26th for boot camp and we both made it through. He is staying in IL for his training. For those moms who are just beginning the anguish I am here if you have any questions, I was clueless when he announced he wanted to join the Navy. I want to help if I can .. 

Added by WV Mom on July 3, 2011 at 10:41am — 4 Comments

Got first call!

I got my first phone call from my son yesterday at 4:40pm. We got to talk for 25 minutes, he took a calling card with him but said they are easily acquired at the store they have on base if you need to purchase one. It was a mandatory call everyone gets. Received my first letter the previous day. - Calvin said the days start at 6am and end at 9:30/10:00pm so he has been really tired and had just got the chance to write and it took 6 days for me to…

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Added by WV Mom on May 18, 2011 at 3:35pm — 2 Comments

Finally got 1st letter!

I got my first letter today from my son- I cannot express the joy I felt the moment I opened the mailbox and there it was! The first thing he said was "happy mother's day mom". He is adjusting and seems to be in a positive frame of mind and said he should be getting to call us this weekend. Took 3 weeks until he was able to write.

Added by WV Mom on May 16, 2011 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Still waiting...

My son left for boot camp on April 26th. I got 'the box' on the following Friday and cried all day. I am still waiting to hear from him... He is on ship 09 div 207. This is one of the hardest things ever. 

Added by WV Mom on May 11, 2011 at 2:58pm — 5 Comments

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