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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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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so excited - so nervous
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Comment by ebigirl on March 2, 2011 at 11:20pm
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Kim, I'm right there with you. My son has finally admitted that the nerves are setting in. I just keep telling myself that this is the very best decision my son has ever made for himself. I've told my son the 12th order is to keep his mouth shut!! Hopefully they will be graduating together and we can meet in person. I'm really looking forward to that day!
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Comment by vanavymom on March 3, 2011 at 11:17am
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Kim I'm right there with you. My son leaves for Great Lakes on the 8th. He's acting all calm about the entire thing while inside I'm all tore up. This website is very comforting though that we can get on here and talk to ones going through the same thing we are.
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on March 3, 2011 at 11:25am
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It's an amazing, emotional experience for your son and yourself. You'll be just fine....I promise. My son is graduating tomorrow. I never thought I could ever see him off, let alone not have any communication for 8 weeks. Love him up until he leaves. You'll get the "box" soon after, then his form letter with his graduation date and address. Start to write him every chance you can...he'll need your letters of strength. Then he'll call end of week 3, and you'll feel so much better hearing he's just fine. Soon after that, the "Sailor" call, then Graduation! If you keep busy, it'll go by quickly. Keep us posted on his journey and stay close to N4M...my lifeline so many times! All the best to your son!
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Comment by val328 (ship 03 Div 147) on March 4, 2011 at 11:27pm
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I felt the same way. So scared to let my baby boy go. He and I are very close and I thought my heart would never regain it's normal rhythm the night I hugged him and had to kiss him and tell him good bye. We had a three hour drive to make after that. My heart did start beating normal and until I started writing this I haven't cried too much the last two days. LOL. I got his "box" today and I got through that just fine. This website will help us all through this journey. We want our birds to spread their wings and fly...we just wish we could hang on while they do it!!!!
I am confident that with the help of the Lord and all the women on this site we will all grow in so many ways on this journey. I am going to look forward to it. I can't wait to get an address and a PIR date. One more mile stone to look forward to.
Thank you everyone...hang in there everybody.
Thoughts and Prayers to all,
Val
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