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
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Small World Isn't It?
Hi all you proud moms. My name is Diana and I, too am the proud mom of a son in the Navy. He is assigned to the Hue City (CG66) Mayport. I am not new to this life as I literally grew up on the water. My father was a Merchant Marine Chief Engineer so I know what a "Water Widow" is. The only benefit I had that you don't was I got to go on trips with dad whenever I wanted to because he was an officer. I've been to most of the Great Lakes ports. Of course there were the drawbacks that you have too. He wasn't at our life events like Births, Baptisms, First Communions, Graduations, Birthdays, etc. you know the story. An added bonus--you get to know how to fix everything that's broken, know whether it's time to change insurance companies, pick out that new car, decide whether that washer can be fixed one more time or just get another, and on and on. I had uncles, brothers, cousins, and just about everyone I know on the boats. So did this give me enough sense to marry a landlubber and have an easy life? No brainer right? Nope! I married a Merchant Marine Captain! He's now a Pilot for foreign vessels that aren't allowed to navigate American waters without an American Captain (Pilot), or Corporate Yachts, Navy Vessels, and others that do not have Captains that are licensed to navigate the Great Lakes on board. He works under the command of the Department of Transportation (US Coast Guard). The funny part is that while our son is serving our wonderful nation aboard the Hue City, his dad is Piloting aboard the USS Hurricane (PC3) Norfolk and the USS DeWert (FFG45) Mayport, while they are doing their thing in the Great Lakes Region. Dale is out of touch with us right now but his last home port was Norfolk and his present one is Mayport. He would get a giggle out of the fact that his dad is piloting vessels that just may have some brothers aboard. Karma anyone?
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Comment by Domsmom TR on August 25, 2012 at 5:36pm
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wow ,now that is some life,very interesting! Your story is awesome
tell your men thank you for all they do. Im new to all this .Looking forward to be a mom of a sailor PIR 10/12,thanx for sharring,Lauren
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Comment by Diana G. on August 27, 2012 at 10:21pm
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You're Welcome Lauren. Just thought 'what a small world' hey? Before Dale enlisted at age 29, he was a Merchant Marine also. Following in his dad's footsteps. He had worked his way up from Ordinary Seaman to writing and receiving his AB's (Able Bodied Seaman) which allowed him to go from Deckwatck to Watchman to Wheelsman and was ready to write for his 3rd Mates Liscence when he enlisted. Guess what? He enlisted in the engine room and is now a GSM1 Turbine operator. His grandpa (my dad) was a Chief Engineer and it quite shocked his dad & I since he already had so much deck time but what will be will be. Life is an adventure isn't it?
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