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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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My son is two weeks into Boot Camp and I'm sure all is well. It's the first kid to leave the nest and I didn't think I would miss him so much. Some of my friends said it's like college. I beg to differ. In College you can skype, email, get to them if you need to and they can do the same. So no it is not the same. Technology is a blessing and a curse, we've gotten used to instant communication. I will say the first thing I did was clean his room and all those clothes that he did not wear for years went to a homeless shelter. I felt a little guilty, but it needed to be done. Anyway, let me know how you coped.

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Comment by Joesmama on August 18, 2011 at 3:31pm: We are down to a few weeks to PIR so I'm not so much a rookie anymore. Here's what I've learned. Stay in touch with Navy for Moms, find your child's PIR date and Division, friend Us Navy Recruit Training Command on facebook and read what everyone is saying.It will help you get through. Also play Mixed up Monday and Trivia Tuesday it's really fun and if you win they might post a photo of your kids group. It all helps you stay connected and makes the time go by fast. Good luck!

Comment by navymom_2011 on August 18, 2011 at 11:17pm: Wow My son just left for BC on Tuesday and barely arrived yesterday! I received his 1 min phone call today @ 1 am. Like yourself my son is the first to leave the Nest he is also my oldest son. It is very hard and im still not even close to getting over it. I hear the same thing " Oh he'll be fne just think of it like hes gone to college'. That gets to me because i dont get to talk to him, email, or even visit every weekend or him coming home every weekend. I still dont know how to be without him and its going to take me a long time! How old is your son?

Comment by Laura Fay on August 19, 2011 at 9:48am: I got his phone call the other night--11:00 over here, and he sounded almost too good--almost like he was reading a script. The phone call lasted all of about 30 seconds, tops, but I have to admit it felt so good to hear his voice. And this Navy Mom website is really helping me--I don't feel alone or so pathetic, because knowing all of you have felt the same as me is comforting. I worry so much about what he is going through right now, but this is all the boy has talked about since he was 4 years old. People with the old "like he's at school" line will never snap out of it I'm afraid, they have no concept and it's a little frustrating. I am dreading when his 18th birthday rolls around next month and I know he's there and not here, and I cant send him anything for his day otherwise it will end up with him being tormented........no fun.

Comment by Vuke's Mom on August 19, 2011 at 2:48pm: My son left for Boot camp on 8/10/11 and besides the quick, "I made it Mom" phone call, I have heard nothing. This I expected, but I really thought that I would be able to write Him. Where do I get his address? I really didn't want to call his recruiter.

Comment by DayzeeJoy on August 19, 2011 at 2:54pm: I didn't call my son's official recruiter. I called a local recruiter the day after he left with his social security number and he was able to give me the address. I hope that helps.

By the way, The proper format for recruit mailing addresses is:
SR NAME
SHIP XXX DIV XXX
RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND
XXXX STREET OR AVENUE
GREAT LAKES IL 60088-XXXX

Also, I think you might find this link helpful; The First Weeks at Navy Bootcamp.

Comment by Vuke's Mom on August 19, 2011 at 2:57pm: Thank you. I will give that a shot. :)

Comment by nowsheila on August 30, 2011 at 8:22pm: My stepson leaves for MEPS tommorrow, and Great Lakes on Thursday. I'm not sure how I'm should be feeling. He's lived with my husband and I for the past 22 months after his mom left. Somedays I wanted to scream and somedays I could have cried and somedays he's make me proud. Today I am feeling all those things. I will miss him, even though I did give birth to him he's still my baby boy.

Comment by DayzeeJoy on August 30, 2011 at 11:17pm: I love my stepsons too. Its not easy. My exhusband just got the letter from my son about graduation. He has been gone two weeks. He wrote at the bottom that things were not so bad so far. So, your stepson is probably going to be just fine. Hang in there!

Comment by Laura Fay on August 31, 2011 at 9:44am: I got a letter with all the graduation info enclosed last week. I was so excited! My son said that so far the food was excellent, they were all in a stress free environment and everyone spoke in a very calm manner and there was no violence or bad manners---then he said that was BS. I think about him every day repeatedly and I have my cell phone attached to me just waiting for that 2nd phone call......Going to start making travel plans for the ceremony and I'm so upset my husband may not be able to go with me due to work related reasons. Anyone else out there going solo for the October 14 ceremony want to pal up with someone? Let me know. I will be flying from the west coast to Chicago probably on the 13th, might be fun.

Comment by Stephanie(Ship 9 Div331) on August 31, 2011 at 11:26pm: I got 2 letters from my daughter today. She says the food is good also. I am still waiting on that 2nd phone call. Her PIR is October 7th. Try to book the Navy Lodge. It is nice. We stayed there back in June, when my son-in-law graduated boot camp. It is 65.00 a night and no taxes