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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

Events

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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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Missing the call upon arrival

My son left on May 22nd 2012 and it was the most emotional expeirence of my life. I compared the feeling to getting pregnant at 17 and deciding to keep him and give us the best life possible. We basically grew up together and he has been my life and all my focus. I am lost now, I am sure this feeling will go away as the weeks pass. I am such a proud mom but a scared one also. The hardeest part is that I missed his first call. For some reason my phone never even rang! I was horrified when my voicemail indication sound went off. I looked and it was an Illionis phone number. It was about 10:30 at night here in Washington State and I started crying which soon turned to being hysterical and feeling robbed. From 10:30 to 3am I called the number back repeatedly knowing he and no one would answer. I have thought many things like I hope he knows I love him, and am thinking about him etc.... I have his voicemail and I listen to it everyday multiple times. I got his address about a week after he left and have been writing ever since. I miss him so much and think about him in everything I do and any move I make. I really need a phone call, does anyone know about how long it will be? In the message he left he said about 2 weeks. How long will it be before I will know this grad date? I want to go and see it.

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on May 31, 2012 at 4:22pm: Meegan, I know that it feels horrible to have missed his call...but the one bright side is you have it on voicemail to listen to anytime you want!

Please Join the Boot Camp Moms link Denise provided and take a look at the other two.

You may have already recieved a box with his clothes and such in it. The Form Letter is not to far behind! It arrives snail mail.

What Ship Division is he in?

I am a "Veteran" mom on the PIR (Pass-in-Review..graduation date) Groups and can direct you over to yours if it is formed. You will find other veteran moms there who can answer your questions and lend support as well as connect up with members who have loved ones with the same PIR date. It will also have lots of information to help you plan to attend PIR.

Comment by Meegan on May 31, 2012 at 8:32pm: It is ok ladies. I am new to this whole thing as for some of you. I will go check out Boot Camp Moms. I did get his things already, he left on the 22nd (Tues) and got his stuff on Saturday. I was a mess looking for a letter, I know. They cant but I was just being dumb.

Comment by Meegan on May 31, 2012 at 8:57pm: My son's div is 223 Ship 04. Thank you everyone. i can see this site is going to be my saving grace!!

Comment by Meegan on June 1, 2012 at 5:20pm: Jessica, so 7-20-2012 should be Corey's PIR date? I am starting to shake in excitement! This is the coolest thing so far! I needed somthing, I have been so emty.