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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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My Son's 20th Birthday!
My Son turns 20 on Thursday 8/18 this will be the 1st time ever i'm not with him on his birthday i dont know how i am going to handle it...i wont even get to hear his voice. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing i will be seeing him 17 days for his graduation! I can hardley wait.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY 1ST BORN I AM SO PROUD OF THE MAN YOU HAVE BECOME
WISHING YOU MANY MORE HEALTY & HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
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Comment by Buggy'sproudmom ship 09-div 338 on August 16, 2011 at 7:24pm
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We will all post happy birthdays for him and will be here to support you. God bless you and stay strong it will be over soon for you.
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Comment by hotrod (ship 09 div 323) on August 16, 2011 at 7:33pm
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happy birthday to your son
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Comment by navy25 on August 17, 2011 at 3:14am
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Happy Bday to your son, like Buggy says stay strong you will conquer the feeling of not been able to see him my advice just keep busy and think that soon at PIR youll be able to make up on the hugs and Bday kisses.My sons bday was during ASchool so I was able to talk to him and it was also right after Thanksgiving 2010 and eventhought I was able to talk to him it was still tough. I know how you are feeling I couldnt sleep at all but what I did do for my own sanity was on Thanksgiving with the family we still sang Happy Bday to him as we cut his special Bday Cake that my fiancee bought just for my son it had an American Flag and his first Navy foto in Uniform in the middle,we took lots of fotos of all of Us with his cake and I video it with my cell just a little and wished him a Happy Bday and then send it to him.He Loved it and ofcourse I cried but it was my way to somehow still be connected with him he is my only child.This worked for Me I hope you can find something very special to still have him close to you on his Bday and remember Stay Navy Strong at least even if its a little bit God Bless
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Daves Mom if you like you can see on my page my sons bday cake fotos
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Wow Debbie that was a good idea and it didnt go bad gees I wish I would have known I could have sent the one I bought he did get to see the section of his foto I froze that and he was here last Dec but was not able to eat it but being the packrat that Im I still have it in the freezer I cant get rid of yet. I know its not the same on those special days and there will be more that we will be apart im sure we just to hang in there and be strong
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my son is already finished with BC and ASchool while in ASchool I did sent him packaged food to GL about same time period regular mail but I didnt think the cake would be ok to do but its good to know.My Sailor now will be transferring soon to Virginia alot closer to home we are in Jersey but he will be on a ship so now its a whole different ball game im sure with time he will let me know what type of stuff I can send. Is your son on a ship already or still in A school
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I live 15 minutes away from NY City Manhattan (with no traffic) by the Lincoln Tunnel area and living hear for over 42 years I have never been to Wildwood closest to that Cape May which I do love its a shame is too far.
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Dave's Mom Wishing your son a Happy Bday Navy Style Hooyahh!!!!
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Comment by Dave's Mom on August 23, 2011 at 10:34pm
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OMG i havent been on here in awile but i live all the feed back....i love all the support from my NAVY famliy...we are in the singel digits 9 days and counting till my sons PIR i am sooo excited!!!!
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