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
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Navy Speak
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MY CHILD IS ON HER WAY FOR BOOT CAMP..
JUST HAD TO DROP MY DAUGTHER OFF TODAY AT THE HOTEL FOR HER TO LEAVE AND ALREADY IM MISSIN HER SO MUCH ...THEN SHE CALLS AND TELL ME SHE MADE FRIENDS WITH SOME GIRLS AND I SAID GOOD SO SHE FEELS GOOD AND NOT FEELIN LONELY BUT THEN SHE HAD TO HANG UP AND GO GET DINNER AND MY HEART BROKE THE TEARS INSTANTLY STARTED FALLIN WHEN I HUNG UP THE PHONE SHE IS MY WORLD AND MY BEST FRIEND THIS IS GONNA BE SOOOOOO HARD ON ME BUT AT THE END OF IT I'M STILL THE PROUD MOM OF A STRONG YOUNG LADY LOVE HER TO DEATH.....
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Comment by Donna on March 26, 2012 at 7:37pm
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I feel your pain! As many moms have told me it does get easier. Takes a few days, God bless your daughter.
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Comment by modaPIR5/11Ship12Div147 on March 26, 2012 at 11:09pm
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I was where you are only a week ago! I DO know how you feel. My daughter is beginning week 2 now and I can't wait to get her first phone call and letter! I got "the box" last Thursday and received the letter today with ship date, and division #. There was a note attached from her and it took a big weight off my shoulders! Just seeing her handwriting made me feel better...who da thunk it? By just seeing her writing made me feel so much better! I love that girl so much!!!!
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Comment by ebigirl on March 27, 2012 at 2:25am
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Moms- it WILL get easier, I promise! I was in your shoes just one year ago...and I actually survived! My ONLY child joined the Navy on his own in Nov. 2010. Left for bootcamp March 9, 2011 and became a Sailor on May 6, 2011. He was 19 when he joined and graduated from RTC, 20 when he finished A school ( as a Seabee) and came home from A school and got married!! I can tell you that the pride I feel for my son only swells with each day, and yours will also as your child moves through the process of what you will become very familiar with, The Navy. I'm thinking of all you newbie mommies, sitting here with tears in my eyes for you. YES, it WILL get better with each day that passes!!
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