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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
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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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I miss him!
Today has been this most difficult day of my life....It's such a mixture of emotions! I'm PROUD, Happy that He's happy, and soooo sad for myself! I sent him off yesterday, knowing very well that I've had a year to prepare but NOTHING could prepare me for this overwhelming, inconsolable sadness. I love him more than life it's self and it feels like just yesterday that he ws trying to crawl into the dishwasher when I was loading it, or loving the movie "The Little Rascals" Where did time go? I'm not ready for him to leave me yet! I need him to still need me! Someone please tell me that he does.
Today I caught myself chuckling at all our little inside jokes and it made me feel close to him again. Is he thinking of me? Does he feel sad? Is he tired? All these things I just don't know. THAT is what makes me sad! Boy I just can't wait to hear his voice again....for that matter I can't wait fr that "box" to get here so I can smell his cologne on his shirt. I need to feel close to him!
I am thankful for you Navy Mom's! YOU are what get's me through! Thank-you
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on July 20, 2011 at 12:39pm
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Isn't he handsome!
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Comment by ebigirl on July 20, 2011 at 2:32pm
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jessesmom; Yes, your son is very handsome! I was in the very same "emotional" state earlier this year when my son was in bootcamp. It does get easier, and RTC (recruit training center) takes VERY good care of them!
One piece of advise that is for the security of your son and ALL of our loved ones. It is in your son's best interest to take this picture OFF of your profile. It is a matter of security for all and a part of OSPEC'S rules. Also, be mindful of what you post on this site. NO nicknames, hometowns etc...
The RDC's (recruit division commanders) at RTC DO access this website (it is a public site) very often, and could use your son's picture as an "example" of what NOT to post on their own facebook, my space pages after they graduate.
I'm not picking on you, just want to make you and all of the other moms and dads aware of the consequences.
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Yes, you can use baby pics as I have if you would like.
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