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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Are we Ready?

7 Days and she will be leaving for boot camp.

I am trying not to overthink the details of the process. I think we have things under control , which is really just an illusion anyway, they tell me. Today has been a strange day , though , one of those days that seems to pass very slowly as if it is a dream.

She is spending as much time with friends as she can, and as she should, before she leaves. Friends , old and new, try to find a time to see her and wish her well. I wonder what she is thinking as the time draws nearer.

She seems mentally prepared and seems eager to start her new life. I hope this path gives her the purpose and direction that she is seeking. I hope she finds out how strong and capable she is .

I think she is. I am trying to be.

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Comment by Skeeter4A5 ( Ship 02 Div 936 ) on May 21, 2013 at 4:04pm: Ladichez , She will be an aviation structural mechanic. How about your daughter?

Comment by Queenbeansj on May 21, 2013 at 4:16pm: Skeeter: My son has PIR on June 14. Twenty four days and counting. Friday is his 24th birthday, so I hope that he does not get teased too much. He had me post his address on Facebook, so I am sure that all of his friends sent him b-day cards.

Try to keep busy, and hopefully time will fly by quickly for you. Keep in touch.

Comment by Ladichez on May 21, 2013 at 4:41pm: Omg she is great my daughter is going into aviation too! She is going into the pact program so she can choose a job that is available within a few month she is going in as an E3 so they told her this would be a good program for her.

Comment by Queenbeansj on May 21, 2013 at 5:32pm: Skeeter: My son has PIR on June 14. Twenty four days and counting. Friday is his 24th birthday, so I hope that he does not get teased too much. He had me post his address on Facebook, so I am sure that all of his friends sent him b-day cards.

Try to keep busy, and hopefully time will fly by quickly for you. Keep in touch.