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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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The Form Letter

Today was my lucky day when the mail arrived!! I received my SR's form letter! I loved that he even included what SR stood for for me!! He knows I am terrible at remembering acronyms~looking out for his mom! It made me so happy just to read the few lines he wrote asking me to text his friends and get his address to all the important people in his life! I sent the texts from his phone and now I am going to get busy writing some letters this weekend!! I loved it was some of the best penmanship I have seen in ages from him ~ I teach second grade so I had to laugh at that!! My SR says he is well and LOVES IT there!! It brought a smile to my face and it hasn't left all day!! Love my SR son!

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Comment by SonandSea on August 13, 2011 at 11:28pm: So happy for you! I think the fact that he is happy there is the BEST news ever !!!! I think 7/237 is destined for greatness!!!!! :)

Comment by Spencer's Mom on August 14, 2011 at 12:11am: Thanks Sea!! I think they are going to be an awesome division!!! Hope you get a good message from your SR in your letter :) Thinking of you ~ can't believe it will be one week tomorrow that I took my son to leave!! What a difference one week can make in your emotions~~all because of a few sentences from my SR <3!

Comment by Aaron's mom on August 14, 2011 at 2:31pm: Spenser's mom, when did your SR get to Great Lakes? I am dying to get my son's form letter. He has been there since the 8th. His recruiter says he is 02/947. I want the form letter to confirm. I also can't wait to see his handwriting. I, too, teach 2nd grade. Back to work tomorrow.

Comment by SonandSea on August 14, 2011 at 7:30pm: If the PIR date is 9/30 then they are in a push division! YAY! Shorter bootcamp rocks!!!

Comment by SonandSea on August 14, 2011 at 7:31pm: And thanks for the kind words! I'll be stalking the mailbox tomorrow!! ♥

Comment by Jo1 on August 15, 2011 at 12:09pm: Hi,

We talked about a week ago in chat and I know you missed him like crazy. I'm so happy you heard from him and that he likes it. It will go by faster than you think and pretty soon he'll be in South Carolina and you can go visit him! :)

Comment by Spencer's Mom on August 15, 2011 at 3:33pm: Aaron's Mom~ I received the form letter on Sat. 8/13, my son arrived in GL on 8/8. We live in IL so my letter might have arrived more quickly than others. Sending you postive thoughts for the beginnning of your school year. There is nothing like second graders who need you to pull you right out of a funk! I miss my son like crazy but am adjusting to this journey he is on!

Comment by Spencer's Mom on August 15, 2011 at 3:36pm: Hi Jo1~ Thank you for the kind words in chat~ you helped me to see the bigger picture and light at the end of the tunnel! I am adjusting to this journey and can't wait to see him at PIR! His form letter did wonders to help me! If he loves it, how can I not be happy for him!! P.S. - Still miss him like crazy but now at least I have put it in better perspective thanks to friends like you!!

Comment by Spencer's Mom on August 15, 2011 at 3:39pm: Sea~Hope you find the form letter in your mailbox today!!! I would agree shorter bootcamp would rock for the SR as well!! Miss my SR like crazy but I am at work getting ready for the new school year so that it keeping me too busy to be down for long!! I am convinced that 9/30 will be here before we know it!!