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:
Events
**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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Each Day Gets A Little Bit Easier
So my fiance, Eric, left for basic training on 11/01/11. The first day after he left was honestly the worst day of my life. I could not stop crying, and his mom had to literally pull us off of each other to make him go. Watching him walk down the hall way towards his travel briefing was so traumatic, but at the same time made me so proud to see my baby taking the first step towards his dream of being a US Sailor. It's now day three, and things have gotten a little bit easier. I've stopped crying every hour, and I finally got his address from his recruiter today (which seems to be WAY faster than some of you other ladies are getting your recruits addresses, but I'm not complaining!), and writing letters seems to be the best way to help me let out a lot of the pain and stress and emotion I'm feeling right now. I'm trying to keep everything very upbeat and positive, because I don't want to make him worry. But it's hard not having him here- Eric is my best friend, I tell him EVERYTHING and I am so used to always having him to comfort me on my bad days. Now that he's not here, it's really hard to find other people to talk to...my friends have been good, but I can tell that not only do they not really understand what I'm going through, but theyre getting fed up hearing about Eric and bootcamp all the time. Eric's mom and I are very close, and we've been calling and texting constantly, which helps because I know that she is really struggling with this too. I've been going to the gym a LOT too, and my yoga class this morning really helped to ease a little bit of my anxiety. If anyone else has tips on how to make the time go by faster, PLEASE let me know! Also, I'd love to hear from anyone whose recruit is Ship 12 Division 030, since that is where my baby Eric is!
Take care, and I hope that this bootcamp flies by for everyone!
Meagan
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Comment by meaganeric-02/11/11 on November 3, 2011 at 4:24pm
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Thanks Denise!
I've already made a couple of girlfriends on here whose recruits are about a week ahead of mine, but they've been really helpful and really supportive. Each day gets a little bit easier, and every morning I can wake up a little bit happier because it's one day closer to seeing Eric again!!! Trying to stay positive!! :)
Thank you so much for that link too, I'm sure it will be really helpful! Take care,Meagan
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Thanks for the info Denise, luckily since I sort mail for my building at college as my work study job, I was able to grab those two letters that I had sent this afternoon before they were picked up. I am calling his recruiter to get a professional opinion on this, seeing as how I am extremely anxious to send these letters, but I definitely do NOT want him to think that I am not writing to him. I'll let you know what the recruiter says. Thanks!
Meagan
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Comment by chelsealoo on November 9, 2011 at 4:48pm
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Hey Meagan.
My husband left on 11/02/11. I know how you feel, believe me. I am missing him like crazy!! let me know if you'd like to chat and I'll give you my email:)
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