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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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When does the hurting get better? I'll be fine one minute and a basket case the next.

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Comment by Raberta on January 24, 2012 at 6:08pm: Litleturtledanielsmom: It is VERY hard in the beginning. I hope that you've gotten the first call of "I'm here". Then you'll receive the form letter with the ship division he's part of and scheduled PIR date. That letter will also be short and in all capital letters, because how the Navy wants them to write. In the meantime, write letters, so once you get the form letter you will have them ready to send. Do not send food or musical cards. Photos are nice to have. Put a number in the corner of the envelope that way he will know in which order to read them. It takes awhile to earn phone time, so an LD calling card will help. This is Boot Camp, so the group has to earn everything. I promise you it will get easier. My son PIR'd 11/4/11, and is in A School now.

Comment by Raberta on January 24, 2012 at 6:10pm: Sorry fopr the mispelling.

Comment by Raberta on January 24, 2012 at 6:11pm: Jeez, we used to be able to edit these before posting. Sorry for the misspelling , but I hope you get the gist of it.

Comment by luckysailorsmom- USS Truman AOAN on February 3, 2012 at 12:38pm: God Bless all our babies. a safe and exciting journey for all Military..

Hang in there 7 weeks seems like a long time but it does fly by & the I'm a Sailor call made my day I was very happy .

I have left my sons room the way it was when he left (except cleaner now). But then I think to myself he won't ever be coming home to live ,that really bums me out .but I know in my heart of hearts it is for the best .

Comment by littleturtle92 daniels mom on February 7, 2012 at 8:23pm: I have come to terms with all of this. This is what HE wants. I have gotten the 1st letter it made all the difference. I had to get it though my head and heart he has to make is own way in this world. God is with him I know. This also makes it easier. I still miss him like all get out but I am not falling apart when someone asked about him. That is what really got me. I couldn't think of him without being unhappy. I have always enjoyed watching him grow up in life. I wanted to enjoy this too. God gave me the peace to enjoy it!

Comment by Andrewsmom on February 15, 2012 at 1:37pm: It does get better. Mine left 2/7. I was on the roller coaster for five days until I received the box and form letter. I do keep my cell phone glued to me which is unusual.