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
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Hello I am a new mom my son just left yesterday for bc I receive his last phone call at 4 in the morning is going to be very difficult for me not know anything is a few weeks
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Comment by joyce0822 on May 11, 2013 at 9:28am
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Good Morning,
I know just how you feel! my son left for BC April 16th and I did not hear a word of how he was doing for three weeks. I was a basket case. But once he did call, just like the others he was fine. Yes, it's an adjustment but a good one. My son said he was homesick the first week and sick with 102 fever. He missed the seminar where they are told to send this form letter home with their address on it. I called his recruiter and got his address. Not hearing form him when all the other moms were was even more frustrating. It was harder on me then it was on him. As you read all the other moms blogs, it's all the same. It's just we have never been away from our son's without talking to them. Remember the first 5 days are physicals, haircuts, paperwork etc, You should get his box of personal belongings Monday or Tuesday followed by a form letter with his address on it. If you don't get that in a week call his recruiter, he can get you his address. Start writing him when you get that address. My son said the letters helped so much. You probably won't receive one for about two weeks because they are so busy. Just remember to hang in there and remember we all went through what you are and we are all here for you. It still doesn't make it easy.. So hang in there!!!
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Comment by Hello2u on May 12, 2013 at 11:47pm
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we're here for you! :)
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Comment by Noelle Blues Mom on May 13, 2013 at 1:54pm
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My daughter left 4/3/13. Hang in there. The days drag at first.(the first 3 wks) and now? After speaking with her a couple times and countless letters we are only 3 weeks until PIR. This is a great site for support.Wishing you the and your SR the best!!!
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Comment by Abel/Mom on May 14, 2013 at 11:53pm
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Thank you for your support and for letting me know that the recruiter can get me his address I will wait until next week if I don't receive his letter I will call the recruiter.
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Just to let you know I still have not received the form letter. But Noelle Blues Mom is so right. At first it's so HARD but then after you speak to your SR you will be fine, just knowing that he is. Thank you, you are our support as well..
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