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

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 1:55am on March 17, 2014, BuckeyeMom said…
Thanks, l am so glad to have found you!
At 1:30am on March 17, 2014, plutoniannight said…

Thank you Tiffany. I look forward to learning and making new friends from this site. :)

At 9:45pm on March 16, 2014, Jcrabtree said…
Thanks, Tiffany. My son arrived at Great Lakes Tuesday after midnight; i received the "I'm here" call. I know he will be going to nuke school after boot camp. Just really anxious to hear from him again.
At 9:56pm on March 15, 2014, abbyblue said…

Could really use some dark back ground so much white hard to read.

 

At 3:56pm on March 14, 2014, namelessmom said…
Thanks for the welcome. My son did his PIR a week ago and is in Pensacola for A school (AM). I have already started connecting with other moms and am excited to talk to moms who understand how proud I am of my son! I look forward to getting to hear more about other people's kids and more about what to expect as my son's careers continues to progress!
At 10:11pm on March 13, 2014, jess17 said…
Thank you so much Tiffany. I will navigate through this site to see where exactly I should leave my comments or questions.
At 10:03pm on March 13, 2014, proudmom14 said…

Thank you so much! We are still waiting for Hunter to be shipped out and it is a comfort to have a site like this to get information ahead of time. 

At 7:26pm on March 12, 2014, Rod'sMom said…

Thank you Tiffany for the welcome, My son is already located on School A, in San Antonio, Texas. He already ended boot camp and was hard for him and for me and family. Now I can communicate with him, thank you God!! But still the worries, Thank you for the support, I will explore the site and learn how it works and I feel happy that I  can talk with other Moms that are passing by the same feelings and have questions like me.   :)

At 7:23pm on March 12, 2014, Paula said…
I believe jaylen is going to fort Sam Houston after basic. He is going to be a corpsman? Is anyone else recruit heading to San Antonio? We are in indianapolis. Thanks Paula (Jaylen' mom)
At 7:18pm on March 12, 2014, Paula said…
Thank you so much... Jaylen left on Tuesday. It seems so strange him not being here after 19 years. I can't wait to find out his address and how he is doing. PaulA
At 11:17pm on March 11, 2014, Veronica - Corey's Mom ♥ said…
Thank you Tiffany for the welcome, it was a rough day for me as I dropped my son off today to begin his journey to boot camp in the morning.
At 6:38pm on March 11, 2014, bobnver said…

Thank you for your support.  I am trying to join a few groups that pertain to me.  I know that my daughter is going to Nuke school in Charleston SC after boot camp.  That's all I know for now.  As time goes by I should have more information and be able to meet others who have similar situations....

At 6:14pm on March 11, 2014, christy said…

Thank you Tiffany for the warm welcome! My aunt informed me of this forum, she herself is a Navy mom. I look forward to sharing our upcoming journey with other Navy families. I will have to admit I have been tearful today knowing Josh is leaving on Sunday for bootcamp. But I know I will be able to count on all of you to help me through this amazing chapter of our lives.

At 10:56pm on March 10, 2014, Belle's mom S11 D193 said…
Thank you Tiffany, it will be the shortest 30 days ahead for us as our daughter gets ready for boot camp, so much to do in so little time.
At 7:37pm on March 10, 2014, darci said…
Thank you, Tiffany! I am slowly figuring all of this out. I really appreciate your help! :)
At 6:15pm on March 9, 2014, darlene said…

Thank you Tiffany, glad to be on board.

At 7:40pm on March 5, 2014, rjsmom95 (Ship04, Div 187) said…

Thank you.  My son leaves for boot camp on April 3.  The time is approaching very quickly.  Happy to know you are available for a newbie such as me.  

At 4:45pm on March 5, 2014, TNMmom said…

Not wanting to do/say anything inappropriate, what is the best way to find people that have/going to have a child in the same type of job as my child

At 11:43am on March 3, 2014, coles152mom said…

Thank you for all of the helpful information. I am sure I will spend lots of hours on this site. There is so much to learn.

At 8:29am on March 3, 2014, MomOfSon (Ship 11 Div 141) said…
Thank you.

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