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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!

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

Events

**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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Navy Speak

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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Navy.com Para Familias

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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At 5:35pm on April 17, 2010, Karen (Ship 12 Div 178) said…
I still havent heard from Chris in two weeks I hope he calls this week end. No letter today either. I wonderm if he got his orders. We are flying out of Lauguardia on May 6 in the morning and coming home sunday morning. I just can't wait to see Christopher. You must be really anxious to see your boyfriend.
At 5:01pm on April 16, 2010, Karen (Ship 12 Div 178) said…
OH, wow that is great. I am glad to hear they are both doing well. What is a zone inspection. I have so many questions to ask him. I am so excited. We are flying out on 5/6 (my birthday) what a wonder gift to see him. we are staying at the Ramada Inn where the meet and greet will be. What is your boyfriends name?
At 8:33pm on April 6, 2010, Karen (Ship 12 Div 178) said…
I got my second call from my son Chris on Friday night. He seemed so much better than the first call. I can't wait till the next call. Making our plans to go to Chicago for graduation on May 7. I heard the ceremony is just so wonderful. How is your sailor?
At 8:23pm on March 26, 2010, Regina said…
OMG, I am laughing so hard. 50 letters?? And I thought I was writing to much!! I'm going to have to step up my game! Actually, you are keeping his spirits up and that is a great thing! Now the question remains...who will keep our spirits up??
At 7:43pm on March 26, 2010, Regina said…
My son just called! I can't beleive you mentioned to boat to Groton. I just got off the phone with my sister who lives in Farmingdale and she wants to go visit him in Groton and I said it might be quicker by ferry and we were going to look it up. Where on LI do you live. I grew up in East Meadow. You are lucky he called so soon. I bet you'll get another call within a week or so. Is he calling your home or cell? I made my son call my cell and since he left it has been surgically attached to me. It is so easy to miss a home phone call, but you can keep the cell with you at all times. As for stamps, my son has the book I sent him with, then they had to take a book when it came time to get their supplies and he somehow ended up getting another book. Mind you 3 books of stamps---one letter home. LOL! He said he has written 4 letters and he will be mailing them this Sunday. They are so busy he said. Even when they have down time on Sundays, they still have to use that time to polish their shoes, reinforce buttons on clothing, do ironing etc. So be patient. You are almost 1/2 way there! Stay strong!
At 5:10pm on March 26, 2010, Regina said…
Hi. I haven't heard from my son in 2 weeks but when he left he was scheduled for submarine electronics. He graduates 4/30/2010 and then goes to Groton, Conn for A school. When does your boyfriend graduate? What ship/division is he on? I am lucky, I live only 2 -3 hours away from Groton, so it shouldn't be as hard as Boot camp has been. I can't stand the lack of contact!

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