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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!
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.
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."
**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).
**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 isno 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.
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.)
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Congratulations are your husband's great achievement. My husband is retired Navy and we just sent our son off to bootcamp 03 July 2012. The Navy life is a good life and sometimes the alone time for the family can be tough, but the reunions are very special and all the new adventures at each duty station are amazing. Wishing all the best for you and your family.
I'm hoping that I'm wrong that seems way to long for me!! I'm already checking on how much it will cost to fly out to Texas. now I'm counting down the days until we see him I cant wait I'm sure you cant either. I'm glad you got to talk to him that helped me a lot but then I was sad because I didn't know when I would be able to talk to him again.
Hi, I know I also count down the days.The first week was the worst to not have any communication with my SR was really hard for me when I was used to talking to him everyday.He will go to San Antonio for fourteen weeks yuck! but at least I will be able to talk to him and we are planning on flying out there at least twice we also have a six year old and he is very close to his big brother he is really having a hard time with his brother being in BC. I get a letter every week I love going to the mail box in the middle of the week now!
You have a nice looking family. My SR is my son who will be turning twenty in BC. I know right what a bum deal being in there on your B-day. I don't know about you but this group is helping me to deal with the waiting. My SR said the time is going fast I hope its the same for your SR.
His mom got his clothes and the other day his mom got his address i have it now but im not sure if i can send something i was just going to wait till i hear from him!
Aww that's exciting....his papers will most likely go to his moms so good thing i'm close with her to get info lol. I read somewhere else that they can only invite a certain amount of people...is this true?
LOL! I can't even begin to tell you how many navy support groups I have joined, lol! I just needed questions answered that's all! But I'm saving up now so I can go to the graduation!
Yes, i've been writing all happy stuff just to make him laugh. I just really need to hear something from him then i will be okay! This week has gone by fast already and i'm soooo happy lol one step closer too hearing from our men! lol
Welcome to NavyForMoms.com!! I hope you get all the information here you are looking for. If you have a new Recruit and need phone cards for them please check out Calls for Recruits.org and get them for FREE. I feel that the Family, Loved Ones, nor the Men and Women of our Armed Forces should have to pay for phone calls from Boot Camp. The link above will take you to the website to send the email for the FREE phone cards if you need them. Please spread the word if you know of anyone who can use this great service!!!
Hi! Nice to meet you! It's getting easier today, yesterday was the full day without talking to him and i just about lost it! I do miss him like crazy but i soon realized that not only is he doing this for himself but he is doing it for us. Instead of writing every day i decided to write every other day, in the letters i just share happy things that are going on! This is hard but i'm strong enough....we women are strong enough...right?? lol I just said to myself this week has gone by quick! I will be even more happy when i get my first letter just to see if he is ok thats all i care about! But yes lets stay in contact i need some support also!
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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.
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:
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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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.)
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Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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Love the sailor suits. My boys had them too!
Congratulations are your husband's great achievement. My husband is retired Navy and we just sent our son off to bootcamp 03 July 2012. The Navy life is a good life and sometimes the alone time for the family can be tough, but the reunions are very special and all the new adventures at each duty station are amazing. Wishing all the best for you and your family.
Do you by any chance know when our guys go through BS21?
I thought so too! I am counting them days down...i just love getting letters from him!!
His graduation is July 20th i can't wait!!!!! He proposed to me in a letter so we are now engaged!!
Heyy hows everything going????? When's your husband graduation??
I'm hoping that I'm wrong that seems way to long for me!! I'm already checking on how much it will cost to fly out to Texas. now I'm counting down the days until we see him I cant wait I'm sure you cant either. I'm glad you got to talk to him that helped me a lot but then I was sad because I didn't know when I would be able to talk to him again.
Hi, I know I also count down the days.The first week was the worst to not have any communication with my SR was really hard for me when I was used to talking to him everyday.He will go to San Antonio for fourteen weeks yuck! but at least I will be able to talk to him and we are planning on flying out there at least twice we also have a six year old and he is very close to his big brother he is really having a hard time with his brother being in BC. I get a letter every week I love going to the mail box in the middle of the week now!
You have a nice looking family. My SR is my son who will be turning twenty in BC. I know right what a bum deal being in there on your B-day. I don't know about you but this group is helping me to deal with the waiting. My SR said the time is going fast I hope its the same for your SR.
You are very welcome, karianne!
His mom got his clothes and the other day his mom got his address i have it now but im not sure if i can send something i was just going to wait till i hear from him!
Yes I better be on that list...without a doubt i know i am! I can't wait to see him pictures are not working for me anymore lol
....And thank you i love that pic of us :)
Aww that's exciting....his papers will most likely go to his moms so good thing i'm close with her to get info lol. I read somewhere else that they can only invite a certain amount of people...is this true?
I hate to ask not so smart questions but what exactly is a PIR package?
yes I was looking at flying... thanks for the info on the planes i'm gonna have to look more into it!
LOL! I can't even begin to tell you how many navy support groups I have joined, lol! I just needed questions answered that's all! But I'm saving up now so I can go to the graduation!
Yes, i've been writing all happy stuff just to make him laugh. I just really need to hear something from him then i will be okay! This week has gone by fast already and i'm soooo happy lol one step closer too hearing from our men! lol
Welcome to NavyForMoms.com!! I hope you get all the information here you are looking for. If you have a new Recruit and need phone cards for them please check out Calls for Recruits.org and get them for FREE. I feel that the Family, Loved Ones, nor the Men and Women of our Armed Forces should have to pay for phone calls from Boot Camp. The link above will take you to the website to send the email for the FREE phone cards if you need them. Please spread the word if you know of anyone who can use this great service!!!
Hi! Nice to meet you! It's getting easier today, yesterday was the full day without talking to him and i just about lost it! I do miss him like crazy but i soon realized that not only is he doing this for himself but he is doing it for us. Instead of writing every day i decided to write every other day, in the letters i just share happy things that are going on! This is hard but i'm strong enough....we women are strong enough...right?? lol I just said to myself this week has gone by quick! I will be even more happy when i get my first letter just to see if he is ok thats all i care about! But yes lets stay in contact i need some support also!