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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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All I do is cry

welll today was a rough day. Went to church this morning and realizd that next Sunday will be the last day that my boy will be at church with his family for awhile. Don't know if I can do this. Cried most of the day. I am trying to be strong be its so hard. I don't want him to go. This Christmas is going to be horrible without him. Even putting up the tree made me cry....

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Comment by Kellis on December 6, 2015 at 10:54pm: I understand! Mine left the 1st. I cry on and off at random times. I work full time which keeps me busy but it is stressful. I miss my son so much. His last night at home was a Sunday too and I cried like a baby, could not sleep, etc. I think this is all pretty normal but I don't like it. Prayers that you will have a better day tomorrow!

Comment by mamastephs on December 8, 2015 at 3:12pm: I know how you feel, my sons last night home is tonight...it's killing me. I was pretty good last week, then since Saturday I've been crying just about all day, out of nowhere to.

I feel the same way with Christmas, I don't wanna put the tree up, don't have any interest. I have a 10yr old so I have to do it. and he still believes.... I told him Santa will bring him his gifts but we will wait until our oldest Graduates and celebrate Christmas in February!!

I don't know what I'm going to be like tomorrow when we drive him to MEPS and say goodbye for the night. We go back up on Thursday for the swearing in ceremony then he's gone....... then I fall apart and don't know how to move on... but I can honestly say this site has been awesome it makes you realize I'm not a psycho crazy mom, who is perfectly fine with my son living in my basement till he's 45!! :)

All I can do is keep you posted on what I go through these next few days and share them with you, good and bad and hopefully that will help you in some way.

Comment by middlemom on December 8, 2015 at 3:21pm: I will be praying for you. I have been crying on and off. When I think about it that's when I cry the most. Even talking to people at work I tear up.

I have a 15 year old still at home and he is even having a hard time with his brother leaving. They are very close and do everything together. We put the tree up but are going to celebrate Christmas with just my 15 year old at home. We will do another one when his brother graduates.

And you are not alone on this journey. We moms have to stick together. they are still our babies no matter what age.

Please keep me posted on how you are doing. I will check in with you tomorrow.

Comment by TexasBird(Robin) on December 10, 2015 at 6:34pm: Hang in there moms! Bootcamp is a huge adjustment for us moms, but stay strong for your SR because they are the ones whose lives have been or are about to be turned upside down. LemonElephant always says, "don't miss 'em while you got 'em" or something like that. That's so true! Love on them and get an extra squeeze or two. Rest easy in the fact that they are being well taken care of at RTC. Send your SR a letter everyday and don't expect very many in return….not a lot of time to write during this experience. Throw yourselves into meeting the other Navy Moms, join your PIR group here and on Facebook. These women will be your life line and will become your "sea sisters". Have yourself a good cry then get on with making those adjustments in your own life. This is just the beginning of a bumpy ride.

Comment by allie1928 on December 13, 2015 at 2:35am: hello....you will get through this and when you see your sailor at PIR you will be so very proud! this site was my lifeline. the best mom's ever on here to help you on this journey. our son has not been home on Christmas in four years. He is in Hawaii we went to see him in October it was beautiful! He hasn't been home for Christmas in four years but he is coming home on leave this year. you will always miss your son or daughter but you will never be more proud of them. sign into chat room many nice people there to help you. take care all.