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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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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

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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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So I'm not the most technically inclined... Who and how should I be adding as friends. My son arrived March 11th, as I wrote and I find myself loving this site but wanting to meet other moms in the same boat...no pun intended. Do I have to wait to get the letter and I know where he is or are there other suggestions. I'm craving and loving the advice and support so far and just want to get the most from this site. I haven't cried once today but I'm still going crazy not knowing anything! My from what I read today was the moment of truth day and I didn't get any calls so I guess that's good. It's sad because of part of me was secretly hoping I would and that is so selfish of me! He needs this

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Comment by lemonelephant on March 13, 2013 at 11:57pm: You can add people who you connect with in some way--newbies like you and maybe a few seasoned members--at any time on this journey. There are a few within DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in March who have recruits who arrived the same day.

To add a friend, go to the person's page (click on their picture) and then click "Add as Friend" under their picture. Once they "Accept" you can PM each other. Be sure to watch Friends in the upper right to see if you have any requests pending as well.

His time in BC is also a learning experience for you and things do get better.

Comment by proudmomma (14/176) on March 14, 2013 at 11:37am: Hi! My son left on the 11th as well. I know that you can call his recruiter and get the address. I have already sent one letter. I was not raised in a military invornment and am going crazy too. I to know this is the best for my son but still want to talk to him every day. I hope that we can get each other through this. My son is Oryan. We are from Seattle, WA. How about you?

Comment by Joelle415 (Ship 14 Div 175) on March 14, 2013 at 1:08pm: We are from outside of Pittsburgh, PA. This is torture. When my daughter left for college I wasn't this distraught!!! I feel bad buggin ghis recruiter, but if it gets bad enough, I will. I've been writing daily through.

Comment by proudmomma (14/176) on March 14, 2013 at 1:16pm: Just a heads up I have been warned about what I write in the letters, because sometimes the letter will get read in front of others. Just a heads up. The first two nights I would wake up dreaming about him being there and wanting to come home. I would wake up in tears and could not fall back to sleep for hours. Last night was my first night that I got a full 8 hours. Whats your sons name? I wonder if our boys are in the same division.

Comment by lemonelephant on March 14, 2013 at 7:38pm: Remember if you do share names, please do it only in a PM and do NOT post it publicly. Letters do get passed around because recruits choose to do that since not everyone gets mail, but it is not common for the RDC to read a letter aloud unless there is something in it that draws attention to it.

proudmomma, You may also want to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups as well as in the PIR group. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups. I suggest you start with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes To Your Profile), Arrival and What Happens at the RTC, and Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and then check out the others a few at a time.

(Group names and Page names within this comment are clickable links.)

Comment by lemonelephant on March 14, 2013 at 7:48pm: proudmomma and Joelle415, although you can get the address from the recruiter, we strongly suggest that you not send letters until you receive the form letter. Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit will tell you more about that.