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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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Where Do I Began??

Where do I began? I can't tell you the last time I been on here. I posted comments, even connected with NavyMoms like myself who kid(s) have just started boot camp, graduated, went to A school, & stationed to many different parts of the United States or overseas. My son finished A school, was looking forward to coming home for the holidays. The day he left to come home, my father died unexpectedly!!!! I had to wait to my son came home to tell him I had to leave the following morning to take care funeral arrangements! The hardest thing in my life to do, & I haven't been on this website since. So now, months flew by and before you know it, the end of the year will come upon us again. Time is flying! It's good to see mothers like me post comments about their kids like I was when my son started boot camp. I sure asked a lot of questions. How, they like me, worry that their kid(s) are doing alright, and even anticipating a letter or a phone call from them. It's good to watch the graduation online to see the many new sailors marching in anticipating their next endeavor and their parents and loved ones cheering them on. I'm back. Hopefully, I can help someone like how I was helped when I joined this website. I'm still learning some things, but we all here to help each other. Which is why I am so glad I'm a part of this Navy family. :-)

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Comment by NavyMama2Dani on June 3, 2014 at 8:11pm: I am a new Navy Mom! My daughter just completed her first week of bootcamp! She's in Chicago and will be going to A school for electronics as a Seaman. I have no idea what her graduation date will be. I really hope the letter gets here soon as I have to request time off from work and a lot of employees have already done so. I'm so sorry for the loss of your Father! I lost mine in 2009 and I miss him! Anyway, welcome back!

Comment by lemonelephant on June 4, 2014 at 1:26am: It's good to have you back. I'm sorry for your loss.

Where is your Sailor stationed (what vessel, if one)? There may be groups I can direct you to.

Comment by Coach Shelia on June 4, 2014 at 6:42am: Sending prayers and well wishes your way today and forever! You are an example of strength for all of us. When they leave home at such young ages, they don't expect things like this to happen. I'm so proud to be a Navy Mom! Take care and keep in touch!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 4, 2014 at 2:27pm: Welcome back AveryMom! I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. I'm glad to hear things are going well for your son.

Comment by proudmomma on June 6, 2014 at 9:32pm: sorry to hear about your dad. thank you for sharing.

Comment by Coach Shelia on June 7, 2014 at 6:50am: Sending prayers and well wishes your way today and forever! I post and go chat almost every day since my son left for bootcamp more than a year ago! Great to always read the group,blogs and forums for me. I've learned so much to understand how important it is for us to support each other, and our Sailors!

Comment by Precious2tb on June 7, 2014 at 7:52am: Sorry about the loss of your father. I'm sure it was hard on all family members.

Comment by D C on June 10, 2014 at 2:54pm: I am new and my daughter is leaving for BC 8/25 . I know I am not going to do well :/ very sad :(

Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 10:37pm: I been a little busy lately, but I just logged on tonight, & felt so special reading all of your comments. Thank you so much for the prayers and kind words, it meant so much to me. I'm still dealing with my father's death. It's not easy, but I'm taking it a day at a time. I'll be visiting my son in October for Fleet Week in San Diego where he's stationed.I'm so excited. I always wanted to go to Fleet Week, didn't know one of my children will join the Navy for me to actually go. Yay!!

Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 10:45pm: @NavyMama2Dani- you should receive the letter about your daughter's graduation date. Don't wait too long to make arrangements because flight prices will go up. After graduation, my son stayed in Chicago for A school for operations specialist & graduated again (LOL) December 5th! Happy day for us. Please let me know how your daughter is doing in boot camp. Keep writing her, she'll appreciate it. Thank you for the kind words, & I never knew losing a parent can be so hard. I'm taking it a day at a time. :-)