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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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I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR ALL YOU MOMS AN DAD'S! JUST AN EXTRA FEW MINUITES OF YOUR TIME!

"A Moms Letter to help her recruit, realizing it is about them not us! "

I want to thank all of you who appreciated that POST of the letter I wrote to my son. It did come from my heart and from all the knowledge and words that have been shared on NAVYFORMOMS.COM. So I Salute all you mom and dads who have added to the wonderful words of wisdom that I wrote to my son...it was greatly appreciated.

Some of you said you are copying it and sending it to your recruits and by all means do it..It will mean alot to them as it did my son

NOW I HAVE A CHALLENGE TO ALL OF YOU!

I hear that many recruits do NOT receive mail, letters, cards or any correspondence at all from anyone they know, family or friends...and that is quite depressing in itself...to think of what our sons and daugther's are going through and yet they have us to cheer them on...Well, when I wrote my son I wrote four letters; one to my son and three to others who are not receiving mail and I told my son to get up right then and there and walk to those who are not receiving letters and drop one on their chest, bed, or put it in their hands...I told my son to "tell them their mail got mixed up in yours......and walk away....

they will open it and read it and believe me they will be happy.... I wrote three letters all different so each gets a unique letter..along with my address if they would like to write back...I asked my son to tell me how many more are not receiving mail and I will have my neighbors, family, friends all write to them.....you know it will bring a smile to their face...

In my letters I just spoke of how proud I am of them. and what it takes to do what the are doing, and that I know it gets hard but did deep get your strength and do your best...how they must have wanted it bad to join so don't let them get you down..I talk to them about how they yell at you because that is what they are paid to do...just like you are training for a job....so do it and get to that "A" school...I basically gave them a Pep talk..and how Proud I am of them for doing what they are doing to protect me and my family and friends.....and then.I also gave my address if they would like to write back...I hope they do, because it will allow them to vent and put their feelings on paper ....and basically have a connection of someone who does care about what they are doing!...I sent three letters and plan on sending more...so if you do the same imagine how many hearts you will feel with great joy and more confidence to move forward and achieve their goals and dreams of becoming a US NAVY SAILOR..!!!

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Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on March 7, 2012 at 9:19am: That is an amazing idea, I had already planned on doing this when my daughter gets to bc! I hope others will do the same, God Bless you and your Son! To all our Deppers, SR's and Navy Sailors god bless you!

Comment by LA-BriansMom (Ship 3 Div 116) on March 7, 2012 at 11:50pm: I spoke to my son this afternoon; 2nd of 3 calls and it was wonderful. I told him about my letter that I also enclosed two letters addressed to; Special Recuit and for him to give two recruits who are not getting letters one each...and he said no problem because there are some there that are not getting mail...I have already sent; 14 letters and 3 cards, not to mention few relatives and friends who are mailing to him. He said he received one last week and 8 today..he said keep them coming...so for me to add two every time extra is not a problem..I hope more would do this but I didn't get too much feed back....and this is a shame..those who are doing in..Hats off to you..!