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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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Christmas Blues

Well here comes another Christmas without my one and only son. This is the hardest time of the year for me and I really didn't think I would have to go through two in a row. My son is heading down to Pensacola, Florida for airman training on December 20th. I do think of him often and I miss him dearly. I understand that the Navy is his life now and He has to do what they say right now but that doesn't change what is in my heart.

To all the moms out there that don't get to have their child/children home this holiday season, Lets keep them in our hearts and our thoughts everyday not just on the holidays. All of the military children are in my heart and I am very happy that we are leaving Iraq and our family , friends, and loved ones get to come back to US soil. To the ones that are staying over there. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Make the most out of everyday and stay positive.

Love to all.

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Comment by CB_s Mom on December 18, 2011 at 1:31pm: Hi Cheryl

We had Christmas early for him. Can't imagine holidays without him but knowing him he will have as many as he can wearing Santa hats as he can where eer he is!

Comment by GaryMimi on December 19, 2011 at 8:16am: Hi there - this is our first Christmas without him - he is about to PIR....in just 10 days - even if I am the last one to hug him, it is okay - I cannot wait to see him...we have been able to see him via photos taken at graduation - he is on the rifle drill team - blessings to all of you - hold Christmas in your heart - and that way it seems to be a comfort somehow -

Comment by 2 navy boys on December 19, 2011 at 1:03pm: Im right there with ya! My youngest is being flown to Guam today to meet up with his ship, and the other want be home until Dec 28th. Im having a really hard time with letting my youngest go....he's only 18, it'll probably be a long long time before we see him again.