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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 Daughter Is One Step Closer!

My daughter is a senior in high school and is now officially in the Delayed Entry Program. She went to MEPS this week, in the middle of the ice storm here in southwest/central Ohio! She actually stayed an extra day to take the DLAB test and was very successful! She's been assigned a job as a CTI. I'll learn more tomorrow but it appears she'll leave around August for boot camp. She is still interested in becoming a Rescue Swimmer but I guess that's a pretty tough test and this is an excellent position for her. I am so pleased. She had an enjoyable experience in Columbus and got such a tiny little glimpse of the new experiences and people she'll encounter in her life in the Navy.

I am super proud and excited, and just don't dwell on how it will feel to send her away!

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Comment by AJVNavyMom on February 3, 2011 at 9:35pm: Congratulations! All the best to your daughter.

Comment by Anita MA Mom on February 3, 2011 at 11:50pm: CONGRATS TO YOU AND HER!! Thats the way to handle it, it makes things much better and you will be soo proud of her at Graduation or (PIR) Stay on this site it is a great help to us Mommas. You will make some awesome friends on here. Look forward to following you and her on this journey.

Anita

Comment by randy'smom on February 4, 2011 at 9:13am: My son did the same route. He trained for 1 yr for Air Rescue.He currently has 2 wks left at Boot Camp. This is a wonderful site!!! Everyone has been very helpful! It was very difficult sending my son off to Boot Camp, but I kept telling myself, this is what he wants. It has made it easier. Congratulations to your daughter!!!

Comment by darlene8993 on February 6, 2011 at 11:13am: Got the official date, it's August 9. She's trying like heck to get it changed to 8/24 so she can do the buddy system with her best friend, and our recruiter said he'd try but he's doing a good job telling her not to be too hopeful! She doesn't want to miss the fair....oh, she has so much to learn. lol