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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

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**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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PIR experience

WOW!! What a beautiful thing to behold! You can read posts and watch video after video but you have to EXPERIENCE to understand just how fabulous it is.
After driving 13 hours to Chicago we were needless to say exhausted. We had reservations at the Navy Lodge and just on a hunch inquired see when we could check in ( it was about 0730) they were nice enough to find us a room so we could rest awhile. We then rode around and explored the area. We must have drove past the front gate like 20 times just hoping to get a glimpse of her, to no avail. We drove out to Lake Michigan, which is just a mile or so from base and it was BEAUTIFUL!!
As some of you already know we were sent a letter telling us that Courtney was going to graduate with an Honor. We assumed that was exactly what it was" Honors", which we were tickled pink about. SO proud!!
Well we were up bright and early Friday am tried getting into base about 0530. they turned us away and said go get some breakfast and come back arounf 0600. so we drove less than 1 mile away got some coffee and a biscuit and returned to a long line of cars!! Oh well... we got in line and worried we would not make it thru inspections to check in by 0715 ( the time to be checked in for honor grads). Well when the line started moving IT MOVED!! we breezed thur the check in process ( no out of the car inspections) went inside and were ushered upstairs to a waiting area. We signed in and were given name tags and a copy of the base paper..... glad I went and sat down before opening it... When we opened and looked for her name I didn't see it.... ?!?!? Then I looked at the pictures of the 6 Award winners.... and started to cry like nobody's business. ( ask Beth T...she witnessed the aftermath :) ) WOW and Award winner!! We were floored!!

Well after being taken int the hall. we sat and watched to videos and just took in everyone and the sailors standng by the markers. Then it started to happen... The band, the flag corp, the parade of state flags, THEN THE DOORS OPENED UP and the tears started to flow. unashamed and proud to cry for my little girl that was now a US SAILOR!!

The rest was kinda of a blur.. just anxious to get to hold her. And when that time finally came it was like time ceased to matter. She was in my arms!! for real!! Then I had to share her with Daddy :)

After all these weeks all I could do was look at her and hold her. Then I got PDA lecture. what a stupid thing to try to get moms and dads not to publically display their pride and love.
We got to met her at the airport for a few hours together before she got on the plane to MS which was wonderful but sad too. I miss her so much!! Although she does have her phone now and I have spoken with her everyday since it's just nt the same. My husband keeps telling me she is an adult now and I have to let go a little... Well maybe i will.. just a little.

She has turned into a beautiful strong woman and we are so fortunated to have raised her and shared our time with her and look forward to seeing her grow.

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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on October 30, 2008 at 6:34pm: Congratulations to Courtney - it sounds like you raised a wonder Sailor!

Comment by CarolJ * Courtney's Mom * on August 25, 2011 at 5:20pm: Three years ago today my little girl left for boot camp and as I re-read this tears fell again... it was such an emotional experience!! She is a woman now and an US SAILOR i am sooo very proud of her and what she has accomplished and who she has become!! Good luck to all you moms out there just starting this process!! It's tough.. but our kids are tougher!! God Bless!!