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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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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My First Letter
My son reported to GL on Wednesday, March 21st. His first phone call came on that Saturday, and his letter with contact and graduation information came the following Saturday.I feel like I am in a unique situation as I am not his point of contact. My son got married a month before he left for boot camp. It was a whirlwind of events to say the least. I was a single mom, so my son and I were always very close. As you can imagine, I have been through my share of emotions the last few months. He was my "baby" so letting go of him has been terribly difficult. Not only to his wife (whom I love dearly), but to the Navy as well. I find myself very emotional these days. When I wrote my first letter to him, I cried the whole way through. I kept it light, but for some reason, I couldn't stop crying. I'm so very proud of him, but I never dreamed it would be this hard.
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Comment by Shellp on April 4, 2012 at 12:18pm
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Thanks so much deboraho! It really has been an interesting few months. Six months ago my son was in college working two jobs. Life was pretty normal. One of the jobs he had closed its doors, and the rest as they say is history. He never talked of going into the Navy, so it was all new to me. His recruiter told him that if was going to eventually marry his long time girlfriend, he mine as well do it before he left for boot camp. So we scrambled and made it work. This adventure started in November, and by January it was a done deal. I kept telling myself to make each day count and for awhile I felt like I had nothing but time. Well, needless to say it goes by pretty fast. I really appreicate your kind words. You are doing the right thing by looking at the bigger picture. Enjoy the moments (HS graduation and all that comes with it) and be proud of yourself that you raised such a fine young man!
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Thanks Jessica. His PIR is 5/18/12, so I will take a look at that link.
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