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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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IT"S OFFICIAL!! He is at boot camp!!

Oh my Oh my Oh my, he made it to BC. The call came at 11:34 pm est. I was actually writing a letter to him then. !! LOL !! It was way to short!! Lot's of noise in the background and he sounded so sad and scared. I know he will do just fine and will be ok. I know that they try their best at BC to take care of our babies. I also know they have a job to do to turn them into U.S. NAVY SAILORS!! The best the world can produce!! I am so proud it feels like my chest is going to explode!! I love him so much and feel like a piece is missing from me and I look around at all the stuff he left behind. OHHHH this is going to be so hard. But, I have made up my mind if he can do it so can I! He is going to be getting into shape and so am I!! I plan to start an exercise routine asap. I want to surprise him with how much weight I loose and how good of shape I can be in. I have set this up as a challenge to myself and hope I can keep it!!! I am pretty sure he will get his wisdom teeth cut out this week, and lots of blood work and shots. (OH how he hates that stuff!!) I sit here and don't want to leave to do anything because I feel closer to him when i am on here.

Prayers goign up though and I know he is in God's hands. God has him exactly where he needs to be. In my heart I know this without a shadow of doubt. Now if my head will just get out of the way and let me be with that I'll be ok! LOL!

Well, I do have chores adn work to do so I am signing off for now! I am sure I will have many more updates and blogs to come! Hope I don't bore you to much! Much loves and prayers to our babies turning Sailors!!

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Comment by Pearl on November 22, 2012 at 1:40pm: My son left on the 5th of November and I miss him so..Thanks for sharing it really helps.

Comment by virtuious on November 30, 2012 at 11:56pm: yah that call was the worst it felt like two seconds! there are so many goodbyes. the worst is we were driving up on the 26th and they are saying we can see him on Christmas! what do they do if we can not make Christmas

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on December 5, 2012 at 9:13am: From what I understand the sailors whose families can't make Christmas are adopted by local groups and churches.... Ask around on your PIR group I am sure some of the veteran mom's and other Navy mom's can better answer that question. My prayers are for you!! May God bless you and your Sailor in the Christmas time!!

Comment by rporter1023 on December 20, 2012 at 2:06am: I am new to this. My son Cory just left December 10 2012. I am a Navy Brat but it doesn't prepare you for your baby to go in.

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on December 20, 2012 at 9:24am: So true it is a new experience.... But a great one!! Make sure you join your PIR group an the newbies groups!! And enjoy the ride!!