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:

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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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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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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My son is leaving for Great Lakes in approximately 12 hours. My husband and I are in Harrisburg with him. Had a nice dinner and he' s with the other recruits now. So many emotions...sadness, happiness, and pride. I can only imagine how emotional tomorrow will be but I am so happy we can be with him to the final send off! I will surely need a box of tissues to say "see you later" to my youngest son.

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Comment by lemonelephant on September 4, 2012 at 9:51pm

You may wish to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Mom's, PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here.  There will be a lot of information and support for you in those groups for this part of your journey.  Once you know your SR's division number and/or PIR date, watch in Boot Camp Mom's for information about the PIR group and/or go to http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR.

(Group names within this comment are clickable links.)

Comment by Lynette on September 5, 2012 at 9:54am

Mine left Tuesday.  We went to swearing in ceremony and to the airport.  Received his phone call last night about 9:00.  The whole 30 second call that is rehearsed.  Couldn't tell him I loved him enough.  Take that box of tissues, you will need them.  Some are sad tears, worry tears and most of all proud tears.  I am on the Navy for Moms facebook page too.  Good Luck today.  Will be thinking of you.  He was my youngest also. 

Comment by Lynette on September 7, 2012 at 12:34pm
Received th boy in the box today. Now waiting on the form letter. Have a great weekend.

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