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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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Thank you so much for the e-mail. My son, Adam, is a new Boot Camp (2 week) trainee. This is all so new to me, and sometimes overwhelming, but your site makes things easier, so thank you for all that you do.
in Phone Cards and Phone Calls (clickable link) within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones). I had a mom tell me it's not quite right, but she didn't elaborate on her comment, so I figured it was best to ask you rather than ask her. No one else has indicated that the info I have posted on that is wrong (it's been there since last fall with some updates), but I don't want to be putting out wrong info. Thank you so much for what you do. Take care and blessings to you and yours.
Thanks so much!! I am laughing at my son because I seem to know more than he does and he is the one leaving!! I will keep the cards in mind, as I am now scrambling for money just to go to see him graduate boot camp!! He is going to great lakes, and since it will be in December, we may be driving because all airlines are double priced around the Holidays!!!
Thank you so much. My daughter just left for boot camp June 1, I am so nervous for her, I miss her already, she told me about this site I'm glad she did. again thank you.
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, I'm looking forward to browsing the site, everything is so unknown at this point. Today my son checks in at the recruiter before checking in at a hotel next to the Federal Bldg (MEPS) with final swearing in tomorrow morning. He's very nervous and excited and I'm nervous and excited for him.
Thank you so much. Yes this site is a God send. My son is the first of my family to go into the Navy and my oldest, so it was real hard to watch him leave, because we didn't know what to expect. So I used this site, and YouTube to see what he was going to be doing. I have to admit the graduation was very heart warming and emotional, but so worth it . He made it thru Boot Camp. It wasn't that bad leaving him there because he loves it and seems very happy. He is in A school there in Great Lakes. He just passed his test and is now a phase 2. He does have a friend in boot camp right now. If you could possibly send me that link you sent me in my email re: the cards I can let his mom know, because unlike my son his friend is having a hard time and is crying when he calls home. I just keep tell his mother to keep writing letters and have family and friends write him and to tell him that its all going to be worth it in the end. I am trying to set up a fund for family's that can't afford to go to their son/daughters graduation, because I feel that it's not only important for the graduate but the family's . It's an awesome experience and I feel everyone should experience it . Again thank you for all your support. New and very proud Navy Mom Michelle
Thank you so much for all the info. My son leaves June 17 to Chicago, IL for BC. I'm sure going to miss him all at the same time im a proud mom and i know he will do great!
Thanks Ronny! I've already received phone cards for my son last week :0) I'm waiting for his address to send them out.
Third generation, you say your son is? What a impressive record. I guess we all owe you much more than just thank-yous for the phone cards and pics. We owe you foremost and above all a BIG THANK YOU for three generations of service (even though the third is still in making, LOL).
Take care, Ronny. Keep up good work. My donation's in the mail.
Hi Ronny! Thanks so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! I'm an ex Navy wife, so I understand pretty well how it all works and am still toying with the idea of joining myself. I still have a lot to think about! The phone card thing is SUPER cool by the way, very useful and appreciated by many I'm sure.
Thanks for your words of encouragement Ronny. We signed the papers to send our son to MEPS in a couple weeks. He will be joining the DEP program for his Senior year, so we will have a little time to plan. Thanks for the welcoming and I hope to become friends with many of you in the near future. This is such an exciting time in all of our lives!
Thank you Ronny for the note. I don't know much about how all this works, and after next week, I think I will have much more time to read through everything. I'm a student and am in finals and I am in countdown mode. :)
I didnt know how the recruits were able to call home, I know we didnt hear from our son this last weekend, and I didnt know if they were provided calling cards, or if we have to provide for them. He has not mentioned that in any of his letters.
After next week, I will check out the link you sent me, and would love to see some of the products available. I took a quick glance at the throw and thought it was pretty cool. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks again,
Yvonne Boggs,
Proud mama to a beautiful young man, a US Navy Recruit
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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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Thank you for being a great source of information!
Thank you so much for the e-mail. My son, Adam, is a new Boot Camp (2 week) trainee. This is all so new to me, and sometimes overwhelming, but your site makes things easier, so thank you for all that you do.
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Thanks so much!! I am laughing at my son because I seem to know more than he does and he is the one leaving!! I will keep the cards in mind, as I am now scrambling for money just to go to see him graduate boot camp!! He is going to great lakes, and since it will be in December, we may be driving because all airlines are double priced around the Holidays!!!
Thank you so much. My daughter just left for boot camp June 1, I am so nervous for her, I miss her already, she told me about this site I'm glad she did. again thank you.
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Thank you so much for the warm welcome, I'm looking forward to browsing the site, everything is so unknown at this point. Today my son checks in at the recruiter before checking in at a hotel next to the Federal Bldg (MEPS) with final swearing in tomorrow morning. He's very nervous and excited and I'm nervous and excited for him.
Thanks for the information. We will check this out soon :)
ok, thanks for the info.
why do the recruits in boot camp need calling cards?? do they have to pay to use the phone or something?
Thank you so much for all the info. My son leaves June 17 to Chicago, IL for BC. I'm sure going to miss him all at the same time im a proud mom and i know he will do great!
Thanks Ronny! I've already received phone cards for my son last week :0) I'm waiting for his address to send them out.
Third generation, you say your son is? What a impressive record. I guess we all owe you much more than just thank-yous for the phone cards and pics. We owe you foremost and above all a BIG THANK YOU for three generations of service (even though the third is still in making, LOL).
Take care, Ronny. Keep up good work. My donation's in the mail.
Thanks for the helpful hints. I'm brand new to the whole military thing so I appreciate your help.
Thanks!
Jess
Thanks for your words of encouragement Ronny. We signed the papers to send our son to MEPS in a couple weeks. He will be joining the DEP program for his Senior year, so we will have a little time to plan. Thanks for the welcoming and I hope to become friends with many of you in the near future. This is such an exciting time in all of our lives!
Thank you for the info. My son leaves for boot camp June 18th. I am very proud of him :)
Thank you Ronny for the note. I don't know much about how all this works, and after next week, I think I will have much more time to read through everything. I'm a student and am in finals and I am in countdown mode. :)
I didnt know how the recruits were able to call home, I know we didnt hear from our son this last weekend, and I didnt know if they were provided calling cards, or if we have to provide for them. He has not mentioned that in any of his letters.
After next week, I will check out the link you sent me, and would love to see some of the products available. I took a quick glance at the throw and thought it was pretty cool. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks again,
Yvonne Boggs,
Proud mama to a beautiful young man, a US Navy Recruit
Thanks, Ronny!
Hello Ronny,
Thank you for the hello! My son leaves for RTC 26-JUN and will head to Ft. Sam Huston for Hospital Corpsman training. I'm very proud of his decision!