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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).

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RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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Any ones Loved one left on 2/14/2012 for bootcamp?

My boyfriend left on 2/14/2012 for bootcamp i was woundering if anyone else had a person up there that left then to ?

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Comment by BunkerQB on February 16, 2012 at 3:36pm: You'll be getting a form letter, after you get the box. I assume you have gotten the "I am here." call already. Here's what the form letter should look like with highlight of things to look for. The most recent PIR groups are listed too. Your PIR group will be forming soon.

http://www.navyformoms.com/profiles/blogs/the-form-letter-four-impo...

If you haven't joined the Boot Camp Moms group, you should do that asap.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms

Lastly, keep this discussion for your reference. Click on the link, scroll down, you'll see a diagram of the "ships" at bootcamp (ie. the barracks). Watch the videos. They are great.

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/survival-guide-for-navy-for...

Good luck. Thank your recruit for us.

Comment by Kahli's Mom on February 17, 2012 at 11:00pm: My sweet daughter left from Portland on the 14th. Very hard day. Today was especially dificult when I received her belongings. I just keep praying it will get easier.

Comment by Kitty on February 18, 2012 at 12:51am: Hang in there...I'm not going to kid you, it DOSEN'T get easier but you can reach out to others of the ship/DIV and you will discover a bond like no other and you can get through it. If it wasn't for the families of ship11/div067 I'm not sure what I would have done. They will share your lows and highs together. Hugs to you and your families. Do check out he above mentioned websites.

Comment by Abbie on February 18, 2012 at 9:22am: yea i know it was a hard day to see him leave but it has started to get a little better. I havent got his box yet so i guess that will be comming sometime soon...yea this site and a few other are the only thing that has keep me going so far I cant wait to get his letter so i know his ship and div. so i can find some other people that have people that are with him!

Comment by louisianamom (ship 02 div 922) on February 19, 2012 at 10:12am: I haven't gotten my son's belongings yet, but I guess it is in the mail. He left on 2/14/12 also. Anxiously awaitng mailing address. I have had a couple of tough days, it's good to know others who are there and going through the same thing.