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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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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Sailor4's Blog (4)

Received form letter today

I'm so excited to say that I received my sons form letter today. I have written my son a letter everyday since he left for bc on 9/17. It made me happy to be able to write his address on all eight letters that I had set aside waiting to mail. After doing so I quickly ran to the post office to get them out today. I wish I could see my sons face when he sees his letters. I know it will make him feel so loved and missed and to know how proud his family is of him. Now I look forward to receiving…

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Added by sailor4 on September 25, 2014 at 10:17pm — No Comments

Received sons box today

I finally received my sons box today after anxiously waiting for seven days. I sure thought that it would have come sooner than that. I feel like it's all to real now, not that I didn't think so when he left on that plane. Now I hope to receive the form letter by the end of the week since most moms say they have received theirs within ten days. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'm so ready to start planning my trip for PIR!!! I miss my Sailor and can't wait to hug him!!!

Added by sailor4 on September 23, 2014 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Boot camp arrival

Well yesterday my son left for bc. Saying goodbye was one of the hardest things I've had to do. It feels like a piece of my heart is missing. He is my oldest boy and I have two younger boys. I cried so hard as I gave him one last hug. I was disappointed to be told as he was leaving the meps office to be transported to the airport that we were not to follow him to the airport. That even though his flight wouldn't be for several hours he  would be going through both check in points as soon as…

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Added by sailor4 on September 18, 2014 at 11:02am — 4 Comments

Packing day

Well the day has finally come for the last of my sons things in his room to be packed up:(  He will be leaving for GL in two days 9/17. I have read so much information to prepare us for this transition in his life. So much that I feel so overwelmed and afraid that I'm gonna forget half of everything to do and say to him. On a good note though......we had a nice going away party for him yesterday with family and friends. He will take these memories with him and it will help him to keep strong…

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Added by sailor4 on September 15, 2014 at 9:43am — 2 Comments

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