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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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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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Son left 7/29. My heart hurts.
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Comment by KYNavyMomma on August 17, 2015 at 8:34am
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Just now reading this post, but at the time you wrote it, I was in the same boat as you. My son was literally throwing up the last couple of days before he left. Broke my heart. He would still laugh and joke, and said he would be fine, but knowing how it was affecting him literally killed me! Over 3 weeks in now, and just got my first call this weekend. Other than a cold, he sounded great. I received his first letter last week, and it was all positive. His younger brother will go to boot camp on 9/8 and he kept telling me to be sure I told his brother he had nothing to worry about- it wasn't bad at all. Makes me feel so much better. Writing every day helps me, and he loves the letters. Counting down til PIR (he was put in a push division, so one week sooner for us :) Yay!) I still have my moments, but just knowing he is ok, helps me sleep through the night. This group and the FB Navy Moms group are life savers. Best of luck to you!
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Comment by Cat33022 on August 17, 2015 at 2:19pm
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I got my first phone call last night! Oh my gosh! He sounded like he was doing pretty dang good. He was laughing and joking and in good spirits. It makes me proud to know he has chosen to embrace the experience.That's my boy!
I had just gotten his 1st letter on Thursday and he had set panic in me when he said they were going to pull 2 wisdom teeth. I've been worried for days. But when he called he said they had decided to wait until he was in A School to pull them...shew.
He said that boot camp is hard but he's still very glad he chose this path for his life. He's made some great friends already who he believes could be life long friends. My heart doesn't heart nearly as bad anymore. It's swollen with pride.
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Comment by Hunter's Mom on August 18, 2015 at 10:57pm
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My son left for Navy boot camp on the same day from Florida. Hugging him and watching him walk into the hotel the night before he left was one of the hardest things we've ever done. I cried for hours. I've been so weepy since he left, it's crazy! It took about a week before his box came and I cried all over again. Just recieved his first letter last week and then I moved from Florida to Chicago. Lots of changes in our lives. So very proud of him but miss him bunches!!!
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