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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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she is planning on air traffic controler,at this time she is out on a ship The Truman i believe her mom and I have not heard from her and wanted to surprise her when she ports but we are not sure of her port date and do not want to drive twelve hrs. and not get to surprise her is there any way of finding out for sure when she will port,
Thank you for the invite. I will definately check into the Indiana group. My son also left on August 8th. Its been a rough week. Can't wait to spend more time checking out this website.
Thank you Pat for extending the invitation. Like HoosierMama our son reports today also. Alot of emotions today, we're very excited and so proud. Great website. So thankful for all the helpful information shared.
Thanks for the additional info on the Indiana group, Pat. While I won't be able to attend the 3rd Monday night dinners for awhile, will certainly keep it in mind in the future. Appreciate all your efforts.
Hi...thank you for the invite to join the Indiana moms. My daughter graduates on August 10th. I am so excited. She has been gone since June 13th. She will do her A school at Great Lakes for AECF . She did well on her ASVAB so hopefully all will be well.I can use all the support I can get.
I found the Indiana page, YEAH!! Thank you Pat for helping to guide me!! My SR will be staying in GL for A school, his job is advanced electronics computer field, his rank is E1. He couldn't be more excited, it makes it hard on us to not be sad!! Of course I know he will be missed but I'm excited for his new adventure, but ask me that after Aug 1 & my feelings may change a bit...
Hello, I've newly joined the site & am a little overwhelmed & overjoyed at all the information!!! I am gonna try to find an Indiana group, please, if anyone has advice on surfing this site, please advise!!:)
Hi Have not known what to really write about. Just know we(my husband and I) are very proud of our grandson. He has now graduated from boot camp and been reasigned. We thought we would start saving our $$$ so we can go visit him. Also our son who lives in Virginia wants to know when. Maybe go together when we visit. Why not make it a family thing. How soon after they go to a different place can we visit? Course he will probably tell us,dah. I remember when my uncles were on the road (back then) they had to hitch hike to get to the next place.They had some really intresting stories to tell. One uncle went into the F.B.I. after he got out. Then we really heard some stories. If there is other grandmothers out there, it would be nice to hear from them, I've told our grandson that if there is guys or gals that do not get mail that I could be there grandmother stand in. Not sure if I'm allowed to do that or not? Someone can let me know. I do enjoy writing and reading. Course grandma's are also good listeners. Raised 3 of my own and 3 of my husbands children. Best get going to fix some dinner, nice writing to you. grandma sam
OK so I'm a little slow on the uptake here. Unfortunately, work third shift so by the time I get on here, it's usually really really early....I actually stayed up this morning LOL! Just now found the Indiana group. Look forward to getting to know all of the Hoosier ladies on board. :-) My son's ESTIMATED PIR is 17Aug. Hopefully he will make it! He is enlisted as a Missile Tech and is going to be on a sub.
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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 for the welcome Pat!
she is planning on air traffic controler,at this time she is out on a ship The Truman i believe her mom and I have not heard from her and wanted to surprise her when she ports but we are not sure of her port date and do not want to drive twelve hrs. and not get to surprise her is there any way of finding out for sure when she will port,
Thank you pat for the welcome
Thank-you Pat for the welcome and the invite to the Indiana Moms group!
Thank you Pat for the welcome and invite.
Thanks Pat! Heading there now! :-)
Kim
Thank you for the invite. I will definately check into the Indiana group. My son also left on August 8th. Its been a rough week. Can't wait to spend more time checking out this website.
Im so new to this website, I havent quite figured it all out yet....how do I get the Indiana part?
Thank you Pat for extending the invitation. Like HoosierMama our son reports today also. Alot of emotions today, we're very excited and so proud. Great website. So thankful for all the helpful information shared.
Thanks for the additional info on the Indiana group, Pat. While I won't be able to attend the 3rd Monday night dinners for awhile, will certainly keep it in mind in the future. Appreciate all your efforts.
Thanks for the invite Pat. My son reports for his basic training today. I'm sure I'll learn a lot from all of the posts on this site.
Pat
Thank you for your e-mail - I plan on attending the dinner on august 20 at O'Charleys
Ellen
I found the Indiana page, YEAH!! Thank you Pat for helping to guide me!! My SR will be staying in GL for A school, his job is advanced electronics computer field, his rank is E1. He couldn't be more excited, it makes it hard on us to not be sad!! Of course I know he will be missed but I'm excited for his new adventure, but ask me that after Aug 1 & my feelings may change a bit...
Hello, I've newly joined the site & am a little overwhelmed & overjoyed at all the information!!! I am gonna try to find an Indiana group, please, if anyone has advice on surfing this site, please advise!!:)
Hi Have not known what to really write about. Just know we(my husband and I) are very proud of our grandson. He has now graduated from boot camp and been reasigned. We thought we would start saving our $$$ so we can go visit him. Also our son who lives in Virginia wants to know when. Maybe go together when we visit. Why not make it a family thing. How soon after they go to a different place can we visit? Course he will probably tell us,dah. I remember when my uncles were on the road (back then) they had to hitch hike to get to the next place.They had some really intresting stories to tell. One uncle went into the F.B.I. after he got out. Then we really heard some stories. If there is other grandmothers out there, it would be nice to hear from them, I've told our grandson that if there is guys or gals that do not get mail that I could be there grandmother stand in. Not sure if I'm allowed to do that or not? Someone can let me know. I do enjoy writing and reading. Course grandma's are also good listeners. Raised 3 of my own and 3 of my husbands children. Best get going to fix some dinner, nice writing to you. grandma sam
How do find the indiana group to join?
OK so I'm a little slow on the uptake here. Unfortunately, work third shift so by the time I get on here, it's usually really really early....I actually stayed up this morning LOL! Just now found the Indiana group. Look forward to getting to know all of the Hoosier ladies on board. :-) My son's ESTIMATED PIR is 17Aug. Hopefully he will make it! He is enlisted as a Missile Tech and is going to be on a sub.