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:
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
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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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Offically depressed
Just got home a couple of hours ago from taking my son to his girlfriends house. He is leaving for a week to visit with her grandparents in Montana. His girlfriends parents are taking both my son and their daughter to grandparents lake house were they will be able to boat and fish and just hang out before he leaves on July 2nd and then she leaves for Texas for college in the fall. It was a generous gift and I know that when you're 18 and in "love" the idea of long-distance relationshop is scary and they want to spend as much time together as possible and her folks are there to keep an eye on them but I feel like I just got cheated out of a week with my son. Actually since he leaves July 1st for meps and I work every Thur, Friday and Saturday night from 6pm to 6am and he won't be back til next Thursday morning so basically this was our last chance to visit. I always knew this was coming. He has been in Dep since October and has talked about going to the Navy for the last several years but now it's here and it feels like my heart is being ripped from my chest. Nothing will ever be the same. it was bad when my 2 older children left home but they went to college and of coarse I could pick up the phone anytime and talk to them. That won't be the case this time. i'm just down tonight. I know that not every day will be this way. I know he hasn't even left yet and I should just put my big girl panties on and deal with it but tonight I'm feeling sorry for myself and really wished I'd said no when his girlfriend's parents offered to buy his plan ticket for the trip. But he is grown now and he deserves a fun trip before committing the next 4 years (at least) to his country. As I say I just need to deal with it but for just a few more minutes I think I will wallow......Thanks for listening
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Comment by pamelag on June 20, 2012 at 11:42pm
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Hey don't feel bad. My son just left today and the reality just kicked in (not bragging, but a good kid). After him being here every night that I got off from work to help me with my heavy bag in the house and the hugs. I will miss that and have been boo hooing most of the day. He is the youngest and last of the kids and I am trying to deal with an empty nest now.
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Hi BR549, my son has been to college but this is different and I can't communicate with him and it is killing me so I will have to wait it out. Will miss him waiting up for me each night I get home from work and talking, going places, running errands for me and watching tv together. He is my hero and I am very proud of him (not bragging but he's a good kid). Pamelag
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Comment by abbyblue on June 22, 2012 at 11:45am
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how old is he ?
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