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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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my son Joseph is being driven to.San Diego today with his recruiter. My son said they are going to test his physical ability and take a test and then get sworn in today. Do you know
My daughter is in bootcamp and graduates on july 6. i am so proud of her for doing this. The information on this site is essential. Thank you again. :)
Thanks for the welcome! I love this site. It gives me a much better insight to what to expect. My son just got to Great Lakes a week ago. He's Ship 13 Div 235. I miss him terribly and cannot wait to see him in August for his PIR
Thank you for the fast and heart felt welcome that i just recieved. I am so excited for my son Nelson ,am so dreading his ship out date (6/17/12).I am so thankful for this site and for the new support that i am recieving from everyone here. Thank YOU
Thanks so much for the welcoming email and helpful sites. It is a great relief to know there is support for me as well as my daughter. I feel confident my daughter will have a wonderful experience. However, as an earthy crunchy massage therapist, I feel a bit out of my league becoming a parent of a navy kid. Now I don't feel so overwhelmed !! Hope I can return the favor.
That was wonderful. From what I can recall, he will be going into A School to hopefully obtain the AE rating. He's hoping to be working on the navigation and fiberoptics, etc. on aircraft.
What can you tell me about boot camp itself? I guess it's not knowing what he's doing day to day that kind of freaks me out. I just want to call him and say, "hey, how's it going?" This is truly the first summer I have wished away as his graduation is Aug. 3.
Thank you so much, I already got the phone cards you suggested! Dylan left for boot camp this past Tuesday and I can't believe the emotions that have run through me!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, I appreciate all the knowledge you have and can help me with. My son Nich is a dep right now he is suppose to leave Oct.31 unless they get his date moved up they are trying to but I do not know if they will be able to or not, I guess we will see. I look forward to learning more and becoming a sailors mom. His dad and I will miss him when he is gone but we know he has made the right decision for himself.
Actually I have met you Ronnie, I am Lexie Nichols mother...She has been living with her father and step-mother in Bakersfield the last few years. I met you when I was out there visiting for Lexie's graduation and spent quite a bit of time with Dillon, Lexie and Arianna...I havent received the email for the phone cards yet, but I will send them to Lexie with a message to share as soon as I receive them...Thanks again for starting such a wonderful organization.
This sight is very cool! One of my daughter's best friends fathers actually started this Calls for Recruits.org...I already emailed them to get a card for my daughter and some to share for those who dont have someone who is internet savvy! It is very nice to find comfort with those in similar circumstance....I thought that I served my time so my daughter wouldnt have to, but she chose to anyway, and I am very proud of her :)
Thank you so much for the warm welcome!
I'm looking forward to getting to know fellow Navy Moms
I do have a question,I don't know my son's ship our division. How do you find out?
Thanks for the info. Have found this site to be especially helpful. My daughter left for boot camp on May 29. I am full of so many different emotions. I am so full of pride but feel like I am dying inside, all at the same time.
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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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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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Thank You so much!
My daughter is in bootcamp and graduates on july 6. i am so proud of her for doing this. The information on this site is essential. Thank you again. :)
OMG! Thank you SO much for the information! I'm going to be pouring through everything I can find. :-)
Thanks for the welcome! I love this site. It gives me a much better insight to what to expect. My son just got to Great Lakes a week ago. He's Ship 13 Div 235. I miss him terribly and cannot wait to see him in August for his PIR
Thank you for the fast and heart felt welcome that i just recieved. I am so excited for my son Nelson ,am so dreading his ship out date (6/17/12).I am so thankful for this site and for the new support that i am recieving from everyone here. Thank YOU
Thanks so much for the welcoming email and helpful sites. It is a great relief to know there is support for me as well as my daughter. I feel confident my daughter will have a wonderful experience. However, as an earthy crunchy massage therapist, I feel a bit out of my league becoming a parent of a navy kid. Now I don't feel so overwhelmed !! Hope I can return the favor.
THANKS!!
Thank you for your email. My daughter enlisted and will ship out anytime between now and December 10.
That was wonderful. From what I can recall, he will be going into A School to hopefully obtain the AE rating. He's hoping to be working on the navigation and fiberoptics, etc. on aircraft.
Thanks, I'm going to check it out right now. By the way, I am already addicted to Navy4Moms, I can see this is going to be my lifeline!
What can you tell me about boot camp itself? I guess it's not knowing what he's doing day to day that kind of freaks me out. I just want to call him and say, "hey, how's it going?" This is truly the first summer I have wished away as his graduation is Aug. 3.
Thank you so much, I already got the phone cards you suggested! Dylan left for boot camp this past Tuesday and I can't believe the emotions that have run through me!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, I appreciate all the knowledge you have and can help me with. My son Nich is a dep right now he is suppose to leave Oct.31 unless they get his date moved up they are trying to but I do not know if they will be able to or not, I guess we will see. I look forward to learning more and becoming a sailors mom. His dad and I will miss him when he is gone but we know he has made the right decision for himself.
Look forward to talking to you and thanks again.
Tina
Actually I have met you Ronnie, I am Lexie Nichols mother...She has been living with her father and step-mother in Bakersfield the last few years. I met you when I was out there visiting for Lexie's graduation and spent quite a bit of time with Dillon, Lexie and Arianna...I havent received the email for the phone cards yet, but I will send them to Lexie with a message to share as soon as I receive them...Thanks again for starting such a wonderful organization.
This sight is very cool! One of my daughter's best friends fathers actually started this Calls for Recruits.org...I already emailed them to get a card for my daughter and some to share for those who dont have someone who is internet savvy! It is very nice to find comfort with those in similar circumstance....I thought that I served my time so my daughter wouldnt have to, but she chose to anyway, and I am very proud of her :)
I'm looking forward to getting to know fellow Navy Moms
I do have a question,I don't know my son's ship our division. How do you find out?
Thanks for the info. Have found this site to be especially helpful. My daughter left for boot camp on May 29. I am full of so many different emotions. I am so full of pride but feel like I am dying inside, all at the same time.