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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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THANKSGIVING OUT OF BASE - Great Lakes

Hello, I am new here and am not sure how to navigate this website :-) My son is in Basic Training for almost three weeks now. Today he called and told us we can visit him for thanksgiving! Hooray! I did not even know they were allowed to go out. I just wanted to hear what other moms' experience has been with seeing their child for thanksgiving and what are good places to lodge and eat :-D Thank you all so much!

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Comment by lemonelephant on November 1, 2015 at 12:31am: Those who are eligible for the Thanksgiving Adopt a Sailor program are in the 12/04/2015 and 12/11/2015 TG's. If your recruit is in one of those TG's, then your recruit will have sent you a form to fax back in order to adopt him. If he is not in one of those TG's, then he is not eligible for the Adopt a Sailor program and will stay at the RTC for Thanksgiving.

Check your My Page.

Comment by Cristina on November 1, 2015 at 10:11am: thank you! I find the site a little hard to navigate, I am sure information is in here somewhere, but I am just starting to use ti. Thank you for the information! :-)

Comment by lemonelephant on November 2, 2015 at 12:17am: Cristina, you are very welcome.

Comment by Anti M on November 2, 2015 at 9:07am: This site is difficult to use on mobile, it is easier if you can use a tablet or laptop. If I do use it on my phone, I go to "desktop view". Kills my eyes, but I can see the tabs at top.

Comment by CJC on November 2, 2015 at 2:15pm: For recruits that graduate the day before Thanksgiving...will they get leave for Thanksgiving..or the weekend?

Comment by lemonelephant on November 2, 2015 at 4:20pm: CJC, the new Sailors in the Thanksgiving TG who are flying out will most likely fly out the Friday after Thanksgiving. They will have daytime Liberty on the day of PIR and on Thanksgiving Day. Those staying in GL will move over to the TSC side and will have daytime Liberty each day of the long weekend and return each night. There is no Leave until after "A" School--well, maybe for part of the holiday standdown around Christmas, but that will depend on the command. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend to help you know how to plan your weekend.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 2, 2015 at 4:24pm: CJC, check your My Page.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 3, 2015 at 2:22am: Anti M, I also do that. It is so much easier in Desktop View.

Comment by CJC on November 3, 2015 at 9:47am: lemonelephant ..will do. Thank you!

Comment by lemonelephant on November 3, 2015 at 5:47pm: CJC, You are very welcome.