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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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 went to MEPS in Aug.  Scored fairly well on his ASVAB, passed the physical, and the medical - except they saw that he'd seen a chiropractor...So we had to get the records and statement that he was fit to join and he is now waiting for his medical waiver to come through!  He checks in with his recruiter at least 1x a week to check and see if there's any news of the waiver going through.  Nothing yet.  It's frustrating for him and is making me crazy.  I see by other posts that some people have waited up to 8 months for a waiver.  Nothing much I can do, but keep his spirits up and hope that it comes through soon.  I just needed to vent.  I grew up in a Navy family so I do know a lot about the "hurry up and wait" game.  lol.

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Comment by eplee on September 9, 2011 at 9:04pm
I'm praying that he gets his waiver very soon
Comment by Nan(Ship 9 Div 247) on September 9, 2011 at 9:24pm
My son waited several months for a wavier for surgery he had on his knee a few years ago.  It took a while but it came through.  Just enjoy the extra time with him, it will go faster than you can imagine.
Comment by flgirltwo on September 10, 2011 at 6:54pm

Thanks for the advice!  I read some of what I found on this website to my son and he's a bit calmer now!  he now knows that he isn't the only one going through this but, he's still anxious for it to come through!  Thanks again!

 

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