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

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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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My son left for boot camp on April 26th. I got 'the box' on the following Friday and cried all day. I am still waiting to hear from him... He is on ship 09 div 207. This is one of the hardest things ever. 

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Comment by WV Mom on May 11, 2011 at 3:15pm

I've also heard that there won't be any time with my son after graduation. Can anyone tell me anything about graduation, please

 

Comment by Sean's mom 09/206 on May 11, 2011 at 8:46pm

I know just how you feel. My son left for boot camp on April 20 My son's ship is09 div 206. He graduates on 6-17-11. I can't wait. I got the letters one week after the box. Not talking to him is the hardest thing. I cried all day and smelled his clothes when i got them and they smelled just like him. my son was able to tell me how many times they eat to how much time to shower and what time they go to bed. Our sons should graduate the same day.

 

Comment by WV Mom on May 12, 2011 at 9:09am
I did the same thing and haven't washed any of his things in the box. I hug his tshirt everyday, it still smells like him.
Comment by pianomom1 (ship 11/div 203) on May 12, 2011 at 7:48pm

have you gotten a letter yet?

pianomom1

Comment by WV Mom on May 13, 2011 at 8:07am
No I haven't received anything from my son...the 17th will be 3 weeks

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