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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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Hey everyone, first time asking a question and I know it has been asked before but I tried reading through older post and there are way to many. I have really found a ton of great info. My question is my son left Meps and arrived in Great Lakes may6. I have a few questions. First being is there way I can get his ship and division number so I can locate his PIR? I am a single father and trying to schedule my summer vacation with my daughter so we can see his PIR. My other question is how do I locate a group that has the same PIR as my son or can I create one if there hasn't been one established as of yet. My other question is how do I locate a group that has the same PIR as my son or can I create one if there hasn't been one i'm thinking it will be the second or third week in July according to everything I've read so far but do not see any groups for this timeframe yet. Any info or links would really be helpful. Thank you everybody for your help

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Comment by My2kidz on May 13, 2015 at 4:02pm: Go to Groups and join the Bootcamp Moms Group. There is a ton of information there for you to read up on. You will get your son's Ship/Div number in the form letter that usually arrives in around 10 days (usually after the box). Once you get that information, keep an eye out in that group. They will post the PIR information based on the Divisions. PIR is usually 8 or 9 Fridays from when they arrive at GL. If they arrive on a Mon or Tues they may end up in a push division so you can't be sure. When you join the PIR page they will have groups set up within based upon Division so that you can converse with other family members with SR in the same division. Best of luck to you and your SR, it is an exciting time!

Comment by CryptoDad on May 13, 2015 at 6:52pm: Let's make thing easy: click HERE for the Bootcamp Moms group.

Comment by Britt on May 13, 2015 at 7:40pm: Think you for your help everyone.

Comment by lemonelephant on May 14, 2015 at 3:20pm: Check your My Page.

Comment by lemonelephant on May 14, 2015 at 3:24pm: PIR will most likely be Thursday, 2 July 2015. Wait on the form letter. There are seasoned members who will start the PIR group once someone receives the form letter. Watch in Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created.

Comment by Britt on May 16, 2015 at 10:13am: Wow I really appreciate all the great advise everyone. You are all so helpful. It's hard to budget at the last minute and this has really been and continues to be a source of great knowledge and support.

Comment by tytulip40 on May 20, 2015 at 9:58am: Keep in touch with his recruiter - that's how I got my son's info because our Form Letter was lost, damaged in the mail - had to send my son a form to fill out to get our info - then about 2 weeks ago we got the form letter in an envelope with an apology letter from the post office. Visit this site often because info is always being posted. And like lemonelephant mentioned, wait about 2 weeks before you bombard recruiter with texts or calls. I think my situation was rare. Good luck!