This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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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Emails
There's truly nothing like getting an email from your sailor! I was in the middle of writing him one, and I got one! He is so sweet. He never really mentions anything of what is going on (he most likely cant anyways) but he always is reassuring that he's doing okay and he misses me and loves me. On Valentine's Day, I gave him a journal and showed him mine as well (they were matching in his favorite color-teal) and so I told him that we could write in them if our communication was limited during deployments. Whenever he wanted to tell me something, he could write it down and we could go through them later when we're together. So in this most recent email, he told me that he's tried to write in it every night. At first he didn't think he'd have time, but it's so sweet to know that he's trying to do this, not just for me or him, but for US. I'm so thankful that we have emails! It's his first deployment, so neither of us knew how things would work out. I'm really glad for this online community as well, because it helps so much when I have questions, or just need to know that there are others out there that are dealing with the same thing I am. My parents aren't familiar with having people they know in the military (at least in this generation, as both my grandfathers were in the army), so it's hard to talk to them about it. Thank you to all of you who are willing, like me, to support our sailors and wait for them patiently at home. :)
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Comment by lemonelephant on April 21, 2013 at 10:34pm
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That is so sweet. You may also want to join Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors (clickable link).
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Comment by karinabeana611 on April 21, 2013 at 10:37pm
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Thanks, @lemonelephant :) Is that a group to join on here?
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Yes.
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wow, thanks :) I just joined it!
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You are very welcome. They are the most active group for girlfriends and wives on here.
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awesome :) I just joined this site a few days ago, so I'm still learning the ropes a bit! So far it's been great! :)
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I'm glad you've found the site. I see you joined the group for his ship; what is his rating (job/specialty)? There may also be a group for that.
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His rank is MM3 (He's a petty officer 3rd class) and he's a Torpedoman. However, it's his first deployment so he's mainly focused on getting his dolphins. :) (that's his main porpoise!)
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You may wish to join the group, Machinest Mates. LOL on the porpoise.
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I thought a Torpedoman was a GM; so I learned something.
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