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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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
Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Comment by sar-nucnavymom on August 18, 2010 at 9:20pm
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Thanks for the heads up. It is such a comfort to hear from other Navy Moms who have been through this before to help those that are just starting. Now, I know what I have to look forward to while my son is at A-school. The papers were signed for my son's truck today; just need to wait for some info from him that he can either mail to me or I will get the papers from him while at The Great Lakes and then bring the papers home to the car dealer. Then my husband and I can bring the truck home. I do know that until my son has been at A-school for 4 weeks, he is not allowed to have a vehicle until then. So I have that trip to look forward to, taking your advice and checking on his study hours and if the weekend will be a good one for a visit. I will plan ahead like I usually do and try to give my son enough of advance notice so that he can arrange for us to visit with him for that weekend. You are so right about the short visit, but seeing my son again and how he has grown and matured will be putting a smile on my face from ear to ear and also have tears streaming down my face as well. I got a letter from my son today (a long letter) talking about his inspections, fire stations, and all that he has been doing and meeting all his requirements for graduation. We both are counting (my son and I) are counting down the days for graduation. Any time spent with my children, time allowed, is good enough for me. How is your son doing now and where is he? Best of Luck to you both. Thanks, again. Susan
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Comment by Ashley's Mom on August 20, 2010 at 3:08pm
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I hope that your son's duty station is in the states because if it is overseas then he will be looking for a smaller vehicle. My daughter has a trailblazier and we are looking for an old beater to ship to Naples, Italy. The gas is $12.00 a gallon there and the roads are smaller. She just left Aug 5th and we are still waiting to ship her things there. You can take his truck to A-school and he'll get extra time to drive home before he goes to his duty station so that will help with not having to buy a plane ticket home.
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Thanks for answering. All I know so far is that my son's A-school is in South Carolina. Not to sound uninformed, still learning the new terminology, what are you referring to when you mention his duty station. Is that where he will be going when his schooling is done? I can appreciate your needing a smaller vehicle for your daughter. My husband and I have a trailblazer, and I know how big this one is to handle. Being on small roads, a smaller vehicle would benefit your daughter better. Best of luck finding one. What is your daughter's job in the Navy? Thanks, again. Susan
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