This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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
Navy Speak
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.)
N4M Merchandise
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Navy.com Para Familias
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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Comment by Ashes momma on February 16, 2011 at 3:57pm
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It will take some time getting use to, but you will see how he grows into a fine young sailor man.. My daughter just left on the 7th of Feb.. I cried when she wan't around.. It's been a little over a week with out her, it's hard, but I know this is what she wanted. The day she left I did not cry, I want to be strong for her, and make the rest of her day as calm as possible.. you will get through this we are here for you.. that's because we are all in your shoes.. Good luck to you and your son..
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Comment by BunkerQB on February 16, 2011 at 4:35pm
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The worst case scenario would be he won't make the cut, he'll be separated and sent home. You won't have to miss him anymore because he'll be living under your roof again, looking for a job (or going to college if lucky) and hanging out with other high school graduates looking for work. Come on moms, your sons are going into a wonderful career. Given our economy, celebrate the Navy taking them (in other words, pat yourself in the back, you have raised a son qualified to be in the Navy - this is really a good thing!). You have had him for 17/18/19 years. It's time to let go. It's time for him to learn to be a man of the world. Life continues to move on. He can stay home forever and stagnate or grow up. Help him grow up. This means you too have to "grow up" and learn that you baby boy is no longer a baby boy. Ya, we have all gone through that portal.
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Comment by Momma Ship07 Div 111 on February 16, 2011 at 7:55pm
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To BunkerQueenBee....I agree!!!!! LOL!!!
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on February 16, 2011 at 9:23pm
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Its never easy to let a child go, however, I agree BunkerQueenBee, the point of raising our children is for them to find themselves and move on. Amen! We have done an amazing job with our children, a huge high-five to us left behind, but more importantly, to our Sailors who are sacraficing EVERYTHING to train and be a part of the United States Navy! So proud of them all!
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