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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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Boot camp coming too fast!!!

My son leaves in Aug. and I was doing well until the Memorial Day Services today at the High School I work at. It made my brain run into over drive. One of the things that hit me was the number of times in the last three months my son has said “Well this will be my last…..” (Easter at home, Fourth of July with the family, ect.) I know he is thinking ahead and wanting to get in as much FAMILY time as he can but REALLY “my last” is not the words. I am so proud of my youngest son for his choose to join the Navy but he is my baby boy and I’ll miss him. Hey the blogger was right knowing I can vent at others who will understand DOES HELP. Thanks Navyformoms.

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Comment by eversteamco on May 27, 2011 at 12:27pm: Hi, My son joined on Tuesday, and found out he will go to BC in August (16th) He is my youngest of three sons and will graduate from high school on June 4th. This is all very new to us, never have been close to anyone in the military.... but yes proud of him for wanting to do this, he'll go to Pensacola for A school. I have been reading like mad, trying to get information to prepare.

Comment by rfusaro on May 27, 2011 at 1:01pm: This site helps a lot. I have been reading to. My boy stays up in Michigan for “A” School he wants to be in Medical Field. WOW, I got lucky my boy has talked his whole life about joining the military. So Coming Too Soon is not like your house. Did you see the First Day At Boot Camp Slide Show. ( It is fun) I have four kids, Boys 25, 19, and the NavyMan 18 and a Daughter 15. He how ever is the baby in the house. What is your boy's "A" school chooses?

Comment by eversteamco on May 27, 2011 at 1:10pm: My sons are 24, 21 and the 18 year old going into the Navy, he has talked about it and been planning, just made the move on Monday, he will go to A school in Pensacola, will be an AV.

Comment by Peggy on May 27, 2011 at 2:50pm: We just got our first letter from our Son. He left for Boot Camp the day after Mother's Day so it was emotional. In his letter home he said how happy he is and that he really loves it. We are relieved and proud.

Comment by BunkerQB on May 27, 2011 at 6:30pm: Change the "last" to "first"

Example:

This is my first Christmas as a US Sailor.

This is my first birthday as a US Sailor.

This is my first bank account as a US Sailor.

This is my first "big" purchase as a responsible US Sailor.

This is my first time purchasing airline tickets on my own account as a US Sailor.

See? How easy it is to make the conversion?

Comment by Philly5 (Justin's proud mom) on May 28, 2011 at 4:02pm: yes BC is coming up way too fast. My son joined in delayed entry program last November, now he just graduated from High School last night (tears...) He leaves August 23rd. wow this summer will fly by! Good Luck!

Comment by rfusaro on August 14, 2011 at 3:54pm: Ok you girls helped with the last issue! Thanks by the way !!!!! Ok My son left for boot camp Tuesday, I got a 30 second call ( I'm here, I love you, I will write) I do not understand all the Alphabet soup on some of the other blogs. My mother and mother-in-law want info on the graduation and stuff. I am lost. By THE WAY WHEN CAN THEY CALL HOME AGAIN :(