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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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Ship 11 Div 383

Received the form letter yesterday. Really cheered me up. I am in full swing of making travel arrangements for my son's PIR on October 11th. Now I can't wait to get a letter from him. I mailed the 3 letters I had already written this morning. I have so many questions, mainly I just want to know how he is doing and if it is everything he expected. He has wanted to join the Navy since he was 10 years old and now he's there! Can't wait to hear all about it. Hope everyone has a great day!

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Comment by josephine on August 23, 2013 at 7:10pm: So happy for you! My son left on the 15th, I haven't got his form letter. How long did it take for you to get yours?

Comment by lemonelephant on August 23, 2013 at 9:01pm: Join the group, PIR 10/11/2013 TG 48 -12 Divisions (379-388, 820 and 948) (clickable link), to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR. Divisions 383 and 384 are brother divisions and train together and will have Battle Stations-21 together, so look for others with loved ones in either division. There is a discussion within that group for the two divisions. Since Division 383 is the Cardinal Company, you may also want to join Cardinal Navy Company of August 15, 2013.

Comment by josephine on August 23, 2013 at 10:13pm: When did your son leave?

Comment by JessieJ on August 25, 2013 at 6:06pm: Exciting for these kids....(: I hope to see a lot of you at graduation day! I have just made my reservations!! (:

Comment by bubba8113 on August 26, 2013 at 2:15pm: Sorry Josephine, didn't get on computer all weekend. My son left the 15th, took exactly one week to get my letter. Which is quicker than I expected. Hope you get yours today if it didn't come already!