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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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My baby is gone

Monday my sailor left for boot camp.12/8/14..One of the hardest days of my life..I was crying so much..In fact i am still crying! I know it's for the best and our new normal must start...I miss him so much.I can't wait to get the letter so I could write him....I got the famous call..Ma I've made it..They will be sending my stuff home in a box. You will be getting a letter in the mail..I can't call for three weeks..Bye ma i have to go..So you see this is hard..The fruit of my womb grown and gone on..I love you son..GOD is with you..

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Comment by lemonelephant on December 10, 2014 at 2:58pm: I left info for you on your My Page. You will get used to the new normal before long and by the time you do have a Sailor rather than a Recruit (sometime in the last week before PIR) you will be able to exchange those sad tears for tears of pride. You will get "the box" later this week and then The Form Letter next week and that will help since you will then be able to send off those letters you have surely begun and start planning for PIR since you will have the date.

Comment by Charnell on December 10, 2014 at 3:53pm: Thank you so much

Comment by lemonelephant on December 10, 2014 at 4:23pm: You are very welcome.

Comment by Dutchess on December 10, 2014 at 6:24pm: My baby arrived at RTC yesterday. It is going to be hard because she is my tv, movie, and shopping buddy.

Comment by Brandi on December 10, 2014 at 8:38pm: Aww I've been there. It will go by quick :-) graduation is nice :-)

Comment by Charnell on December 10, 2014 at 11:29pm: So hard I just finished my princess hair and every time Im done my baby would come up stairs and to her you look so cute..Then he would tell her She's pretty.. awww! Hurry Time

Comment by Navy has my heart on December 13, 2014 at 2:20pm: Please post when you get the form letter. My loved one left on Monday, December 8. We received the box yesterday.... Waiting for that letter and holding my breath. Congrats on your baby joining the Navy

Comment by lemonelephant on December 13, 2014 at 2:24pm: Navy has my heart, I left info for you on your My Page.