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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On Monday, I said goodbye to my son, my one and only child, the love of my life. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Everyone says, "It's only eight weeks." What they don't realize is that Boot Camp is eight weeks. Then, he's off to A School in Pensicola, Florida (we live in California), and no telling where he'll be after that. So, no, it's a lot longer than eight weeks. I have one of my son's sweatshirts that I won't wash because it smells like him. Am I crazy?! I love that he has such a loving, absolutely wonderful girlfriend, but I hate that I'm not the one that he calls when he gets to call home. God Bless all Navy Moms!
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Comment by LeAudrey on April 7, 2011 at 10:01am
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Thanks, all. It's nice to hear from others that have either been in the same situation or are going through it at the same time. I'm also glad that I get the "heads up" on what is to come.
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@ Ladyhawk Bakersfield How about you?
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Comment by Victoria Steven's Mom on April 7, 2011 at 3:53pm
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LeAudrey i am also in Calif where are U i am in Sacramento so if you are close by maybe we could meet for lunch if you would like ok we are all with you
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Comment by momcarla on April 7, 2011 at 9:24pm
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LeAudrey, I was right where you were just a few months ago. Lean on the others on this site and we will be there to hold you up. My son will PIR (graduate) on April 22. In the beginning I thought the day would never come but now I can't believe it is almost there. The first week I would go from smiling to hysteria in 2 seconds flat but now after a few letters a calls, I can see how happy and exited he is, That has given me much more comfort. Hang in there, we are all here for you.
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Comment by Jacobs_Mom on April 9, 2011 at 12:27pm
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I'm right there with you Mama. Tuesday will be 3 weeks and I am thinking of nothing else but getting that 3 week call. Jacob is my only child also and it's SO hard sitting here all alone hopeing he's making friends and staying positive. We just need to remember how strong our sons are and we brought them up to be the wonderful men that they are. After all, if it wasn't for us - they wouldn't be strong enough to be Navy men!
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Comment by Nichelle on April 13, 2011 at 2:51pm
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OMG! LeAudrey it feels like i was writing this. i feel ur pain, and yes i never got the calls nor the letters the girlfriend always got them, but when graduation came......who was there, not her but MOM! so ur not crazy! ur a loving, caring mother who does and always will worry about their baby.
Jana is correct, i took all pics and info i cud from the gf which gave me comfort in the meantime
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