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
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How do you pick of the pieces after they come home?
My son is currently in seperations waiting to be sent home. It's a huge loss to the Navy. He has a strong military belief system and his grandfather who is a major in the army was able to swear him in. His whole life was planned around being in the Navy. How do you pick up the pieces once they get home to an economy where there are no jobs and the colleges are so understaffed that you can't even get the classes you need. My heart goes out to all recruits that want to be there and are sent home.
A proud - almost - Navy Mom.
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Comment by alismz on February 9, 2012 at 5:14pm
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... So i I don't know if it's a fear of mine or that it's just that I'm a mom, but i got all choked up reading your post! What a military heritage and then to have to "regroup"... I wish I had the words of comfort and wisdom to bring you some peace... it's one of those things in life when we make our plans and then hit a dead end. I will be praying for you and your SR... God has plans to give him a future and hope (jeremiah 29:11) ((hug))
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Comment by littleturtle92 daniels mom on February 11, 2012 at 4:44pm
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OHHHH J's Mom His heart has to be broken. God must have something else in store for him. Maybe is grandfather can help get him over this. I will be praying for him and you.
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Comment by BunkerQB on February 14, 2012 at 9:38pm
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One thing you must stress to him is that NOT being part of the Navy is not a reflection of his worth as a man, a human being. He will think less of himself and that he has failed in some manner. Please make sure he is still the same person. He is just not going to serve in the military - that is all. There will be other doors waiting for him to open. May sure he stays healthy, gets exercise, stay away from playing video games all night and all day, stays away from bad influences (friends, women - who are no good for him). Make sure your husband & brothers (if he has any) does not say stupid stuff (men tend to do that sometimes). Good luck. Please let us know how he is doing.
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