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

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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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My son left for boot camp on August 13 and my girls and I left for a 10 day vacation to visit their dad who is working out of state the following day. I have been hounding our house sitter for a box and letter . Literally making myself a nervous wreck that it got misplaced and I won’t get to write him , because I am not home and missed the letter . Reading through all the info has calmed my nerves . He joined as a missile tech . We are going into this pretty clueless. We both thought he would come home after boot camp to pack for A school and were surprised to find out he won’t . What happens when there is a divorced family and 2 contact addresses ? Does my son address his formal letter home or does the navy do it ?

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Comment by ellen0502 on August 20, 2019 at 4:29am: Your recruit is the one to address the form letter, and decides where to send it. In some cases of divorce recruits have been allowed to send two form letters, but that is an exception to the rule.

Hopefully you are all on friendly/speaking terms, and can keep each other informed of letters arriving and phone calls.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 20, 2019 at 11:42am: Hi Jennifer - be sure to join the boot camp group - I left the link in the welcome message on your page. You'll find answers to most of your questions there. And once you receive the official letter (9-14 business days) you'll know his PIR date and you can join that group too. Hang in there!

Comment by Jennifer on August 20, 2019 at 1:46pm: I followed the link and seen the boot camp for moms group but I don’t see where I join it ? Maybe because I’m doing it from my phone ?

Comment by Jennifer on August 20, 2019 at 1:49pm: Figured it out ladies !!! Thanks

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 20, 2019 at 2:21pm: Also, it's easier when you are on your phone if you make sure it's in "desktop view ". I think that's what it's called lol.