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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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So I'm new here, my son just left to Great Lakes boot camp, on Monday the 18th. So I don't know what to expect, how is he doing. Miss him, thoe I know he is well taken care of.

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Comment by lemonelephant on November 24, 2013 at 1:08am: Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in November, to connect with others with loved ones who left the same day and may have PIR together.

You may want to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and PIR Reference Information. Once you know your SR’s PIR date and/or division number, watch in Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups. Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will let you know what is happening, but you will also want to check out the other Pages in all of the groups.

(Group names within this comment are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and after the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)

Also, check your My Page.

Comment by Hello2u on November 24, 2013 at 4:03pm: keep the faith as you are, time will flyyyyy. :)

Comment by Ruddgirl on November 25, 2013 at 12:44pm: My son left on Tuesday. I had open heart surgery the Thursday before he left. I am having Justin withdralwals. I found myself calling him 4 times yesterday while watching football. Lol Habits. Sohugsmoms we will make it.

Comment by Proudmomjesus (Ship 13 Div 060) on November 25, 2013 at 3:44pm: Ruddgirl, hi I hope your going better. Today has been a week that my son left, I also call him forget that he's not here lol, but you know what I now know that he made his own smart dicision and I'm proud of that. We as parents hurt because of course, they are a piece of us. Little birds, they grow wings and have to learn to fly. It's hard just the fact that we can't have any contact with them, to see how they are doing, but besides that I know they couldn't be in better hands. I would feel the same if he would have done his first choice which was going far to his choice of university. I did not have surgery, and I do hope you get well soon. I did find out I was pregnant before he left, this would be my 3rd son. After 14 years I'm pregnant, and he was happy and also sad knowing that he would not be here when I deliver. So, Ruddgirl, how are you doing? Is your surgery helping you better? I hope so. Take care, and let's just unite and pray for our boys. They will be fine, and all we can do is make sure they know that they have our support. Be blessed

Comment by CHRISTY on December 3, 2013 at 3:05pm: http://callsforrecruits.org/navy-boot-camp-day-to-day/ This is a good site, they even sent us 8 free 20 minute phone cards (2 for my son to give to SRs without) my son shipped just last week. This is an opportunity like no other for them :) hang in there. Love to you both.

Comment by MADre on December 12, 2013 at 10:42am: Congrats and welcome! Don't worry the time will go by so fast for you both. Don't expect lots of chatter they are usually very exhausted. Keep your phone on you at all times they will call at random times. Stay strong!

Comment by lemonelephant on December 12, 2013 at 4:33pm: MADre, Phone Cards and Phone Calls will tell you when calls are most likely to come and also tell you some times when you can relax and know that you most likely will not miss a call.