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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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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Phillies's Blog (9)

RCU is a blessing in disguise

I never thought I would say that RCU has been a blessing in disguise.  Not only have we had to opportunity to support our daughter in regular Boot Camp training,  we have been blessed with watching her deal with set back. She could have given up and removed herself from the Navy.  But she didn't. She is hanging in there! She is attending church and doing a bible study. She is furthering her schooling while being held back - in hopes of her getting ahead at a later date.  She has gotten her…

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Added by Phillies on December 8, 2011 at 10:08pm — 3 Comments

No Graduation for us.

     A few days after my daughter arrived at Boot Camp - we received the PIR date. That DATE was the day that life would be good again.  I would be able to cheer, hug,  kiss, and squeeze my daughter.  All of her work was going to come to an end on that DATE. My phone even had a countdown for that DATE.  Well... that date is in 3 days and my daughter will not be there.  She injured her heel and was sent to RCU.  When she heals, she will complete her final run, do Battlestations, and go right…

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Added by Phillies on November 29, 2011 at 11:24pm — 5 Comments

Tearful Phone Call

Tears of Joy!  My beautiful daughter called tonight.  I screamed when I heard her voice.  I put her on speaker phone - then my cell phone's battery died!  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  My phone decided to quit on me on the phone call that I have been longing for!  Thank goodness she called again to her Daddy's phone.  I had a good 6 minutes to talk. She was tearful because she misses us and her dog!  I was scared for a moment that something was Seriously wrong.  What a great night...and there were 3…

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Added by Phillies on October 26, 2011 at 7:12pm — 4 Comments

My 1st Letter!!

YAY!!! My daughter is alive and well! Receiving a 12 page letter does a momma's heart good!  So I guess Wednesday is going to  be my "letter"day.  I have something to look forward to each week!  She sounds good and being challenged but in a good way.  My husband and I went grocery shopping and then stopped at the mailbox on the way home.  I then read him the entire letter before we went inside.  It made my night :)

~Momma

Added by Phillies on October 19, 2011 at 8:03pm — 3 Comments

PIR 12/2/11

If you log onto Facebook - U.S.Navy Recruit Training Command - You will find information regarding our recruits and Thanksgiving.  We can visit that day , but if we can not, our recruits will be "adopted" for the day.  It is pretty awesome!  I encourage y'all to read it :)

~Nancy

Added by Phillies on October 13, 2011 at 8:36pm — 1 Comment

I GOT THE FORM LETTER !!!

I think I shreeked at the mailbox!  Finally the letter!  The recruiter was right - Ship 07 Div 009 - PIR - Dec 2nd !  Let the reservations begin!!!!She says " I have never heard so many curse words in my life at the rate that they say per day." She sounds good and asks us to "pray for her"  HAPPY DAY TODAY!!!!

Added by Phillies on October 11, 2011 at 5:11pm — 7 Comments

Waiting for the "offical" letter

It has been one week since I dropped off my daughter at the hotel in Nashville.  The last conversation I had with her was," Is everything okay?" She answered "no."  And that is when my heart sank! Please let the Mail God deliver a piece of paper with her handwriting on it this week! Her recruiter has informed me that she is 07/009.  I would REALLY like to know the date of her PIR.  It could be Nov 23 or Dec 2.  Before Thanksgiving or after.... No matter which one, it will be a Thanksgiving to… Continue

Added by Phillies on October 9, 2011 at 8:47pm — 2 Comments

That's right .... she is not here!

Had a little reality check..... Kate and I liked to watch Jersey Shore together.  So I was catching up on some missed episode and the DVR asked if I wanted to save it / or delete.  For a moment I thought, "Kate would love to see this episode......that's right, she's not here!" Delete Now.  Sigh....

I guess I will just have to fill her in when I write to her :)

~Momma

Added by Phillies on October 7, 2011 at 6:50pm — 1 Comment

Kid in a Box

Today I found a box on my front step.  I was excited at first then realized that is was probably from my daughter.  I recognized the handwriting and it was indeed from her.  I opened the box and had a mess of emotions.  I was excited to see "her" again.  I went through the box and saw tags for her new socks and sneakers.  But it is also disturbing knowing that my girl I sent them was not going to be the girl that I would see in 8 weeks.  I think about her every day and just about every…

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Added by Phillies on October 6, 2011 at 3:06pm — 2 Comments

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