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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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What airline are you flying on? When are you going to Hawaii? We want to go for Christmas with our other son and his wife, but I heard that the tickets are more expensive around Christmas.
Hi Betty! I feel like I am already on the rollar coaster ride. I have my good days and my bad days, and he hasnt even left yet. He leaves June 17th. I have no idea where to start and what to do because he does not talk to me about it. He recruiter has been transferred so now he has a new one, so I am not sure this one will talk to me. I am trying to understand the new lingo, but it is hard. He has had his first meeting with his new recruitor, and was so excited and put the pround parent of a sailor bumper sticker on my car, and I cried. Well please tell me more about the Granbury group, I am going to need the support. I have been a single mom for 19 years, i am now engaged, he has no kids, so i am in this alone, I feel like, cause he thinks it is not big deal. he doesnt understand the love you share between a parents and a child is so unconditional, he will never know tht feeling, esp between a mother and her kids.
Hey MA Mom!!! I am an MA mom too. Time does fly by when your having fun.I am a Ga. Navy Mom. Please give your Sailor a hug for me. Thank tham for their service!!!
my son is with the submairne force and has been in Pearl for about two years now he says to tell all the new guys to go the MWR office and they all kinds of classes to go to like on how to buy a car and how to do your Taxes and for him to go to chapel when his schedule permits. my son has duty alot of times on sundays so he can not go to chapel but he has a Navy Bible so he reads that alot and he is trying to find a bible study on base. we visit PH in May and found a chapel real close to the nex. Hope this helps off and on there is a group of moms and dads that together for lunch around the ft worth area we try to do it around the holidays but alot of people are taking care of other family members or just busy with family or work.
so look for posting about the next lunch time and maybe you can come.
Hi, I was on this site a while back, came back to see what had been going on. Is your Sailor in San Antonio now? If so, have you been able to go see him? Long tradition of service to our country in my Sailor's background, including his dad, retired now for 18 years at the end of this month. My Sailor is the fourth of his generation on both sides of the family to join. Three Navy, 1 Air Force. He is the only one on active duty. It appears that you are just getting started on this journey. Isn't it fun?????? Lots to learn, but it does get easier. I was a Navy Wife for almost 10 years, four moves, 1 to Japan less than a year after getting married and with a 4 month old baby, my oldest son. Back to the East Coast, where I am from, for three years, then to San Diego for just over 2 years. Sailor was born in San Diego. Then back to Texas when we retired. We have lived in Weatherford for 16 1/2 years. One thing I do know is that after all these years of being out of the Navy, it is fun to be back in, except for the missing my kid part. A lot of Karma has put him where he is on his journey, starting with boot camp. Have a great day, hope I haven't taken up too much of your time.
hey! well I havn't even bought my ticket yet, but I was thinking about flying into O'Hare because I heard it's closer to Boot Camp. What do you recommend?, I'm most likely traveling alone so I would really appreciate any type of help on information or even a ride :)
Wow... Not encouraging and that is ridiculous. Well we are gonna hope for the best and keep our fingers crossed. Next week will mark our halfway mark so that's exciting. :-)
Hey, hope everything is well with you and hope your having a good day. My sailor has been there for 3 weeks and I still haven't received a letter yet. Have you? Ive gotten one call but that was March 1st and it was only for a 30 seconds.
No disrespect its a question of curiosity. I asked my fiance the same thing when he said he was coming home and he said that he gets to keep the sweat, yellow tshirt and sweatshirt and also the blue camaflouge (i think). he said that he hadn't gotten his formal wear so instead of getting that he switches it for a plane ride or something like that he said. and quick question. did you join the ship 03 div 144 group i made for us last week? if not he is the link http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ship03div144
hey so since our boys r/were in the same div i wonder if they ever got the chance to meet or talk. it would have been nice to meet and chat at PIR. wish you and your SR the best of luck! i have that ship 03 div 144 group page and will leave my account open. hopefully you can find other moms from our division to join the group. :)
If I can be of help, let me know. Like I said before, as it gets closer to time for him to leave for A School, you should join San Antonio MA's. Take care and blessings to you and your soon-to-be Sailor.
Im glad he is doing ok. I watched the video of bootcamp and I felt a little better after that and talking to his friend that is there. Im sorry to hear about your daughter. I was an aide in special ed for 4 years and went back to school to get my teaching certificate. I had been a nurse for 18 years before that and needed a change. I was in high school and am doing my student teaching at the high school now. What school are you at? By theway, I love your screen name. Awesome!
Did your son just get to bootcamp Tuesday? Mine just arrived Tuesday night about the same time in Great Lakes. Same as you, as soon as I fell asleep he called but he is okay. Jake was excited about going and kept telling me so but I could hear the nervousness in his voice. He has a very good friend who graduated on the 11th and he told me its not terrible. He said they don't sleep for about 36 hours at first then its better. Will be praying for your son along with mine. Keep in touch!
As it gets closer to time for him to leave for A School, you should join San Antonio MA's. There is a lot of good info there. My Sailor has been an MA for just over 2 years. He is at his second duty station and, most of the time, loves it. If you have a question I can help with, just ask. Blessings to you and yours.
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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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What airline are you flying on? When are you going to Hawaii? We want to go for Christmas with our other son and his wife, but I heard that the tickets are more expensive around Christmas.
Hi Betty! I feel like I am already on the rollar coaster ride. I have my good days and my bad days, and he hasnt even left yet. He leaves June 17th. I have no idea where to start and what to do because he does not talk to me about it. He recruiter has been transferred so now he has a new one, so I am not sure this one will talk to me. I am trying to understand the new lingo, but it is hard. He has had his first meeting with his new recruitor, and was so excited and put the pround parent of a sailor bumper sticker on my car, and I cried. Well please tell me more about the Granbury group, I am going to need the support. I have been a single mom for 19 years, i am now engaged, he has no kids, so i am in this alone, I feel like, cause he thinks it is not big deal. he doesnt understand the love you share between a parents and a child is so unconditional, he will never know tht feeling, esp between a mother and her kids.
Hey MA Mom!!! I am an MA mom too. Time does fly by when your having fun.I am a Ga. Navy Mom. Please give your Sailor a hug for me. Thank tham for their service!!!
my son is with the submairne force and has been in Pearl for about two years now he says to tell all the new guys to go the MWR office and they all kinds of classes to go to like on how to buy a car and how to do your Taxes and for him to go to chapel when his schedule permits. my son has duty alot of times on sundays so he can not go to chapel but he has a Navy Bible so he reads that alot and he is trying to find a bible study on base. we visit PH in May and found a chapel real close to the nex. Hope this helps off and on there is a group of moms and dads that together for lunch around the ft worth area we try to do it around the holidays but alot of people are taking care of other family members or just busy with family or work.
so look for posting about the next lunch time and maybe you can come.
well I havn't even bought my ticket yet, but I was thinking about flying into O'Hare because I heard it's closer to Boot Camp. What do you recommend?, I'm most likely traveling alone so I would really appreciate any type of help on information or even a ride :)
Hi there! I bought that bumper sticker on the Navy base here in my hometown. My dad is retired Navy so I'm able to get on base with my mom.
Do you know if our future sailors are going through hell week this week? I started thinking it was last week, but I don't know now.
As it gets closer to time for him to leave for A School, you should join San Antonio MA's. There is a lot of good info there. My Sailor has been an MA for just over 2 years. He is at his second duty station and, most of the time, loves it. If you have a question I can help with, just ask. Blessings to you and yours.