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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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Navy Racks - Boot Camp
Instead of just telling you about what your son or daughter will be experiencing at BC, Chief Arlene Maier will be your guide through this behind-the-scenes peak at Great Lakes. She’s actually an RDC at Boot Camp – a mom of three herself – and she’ll show you where your Sailor will be sleeping, eating, and training.
This video is part of a series to acclimate you to the many different areas of the Navy. We hope it helps you feel more informed about the Boot Camp experience and we encourage you to share it with your Sailor so they can get a preview of what’s to come!
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Comment by mfavored on May 28, 2010 at 1:07pm
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Thank you so much for the BC video. My husband and I watched it together. It made a difference for me to see it instead of me trying guess or wonder what would be going on
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Comment by parkersmom (Nuke ET) on May 25, 2010 at 9:43pm
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Thank you so much for the video. My son left yesterday for Great Lakes and it gives me a little peace to see where he will be for the next 8-9 weeks. Just got my phone call!
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Comment by MommaC59 (SHIP 4 DIV814) on May 6, 2010 at 9:29am
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That was a good video. It helps to see where my son's going to be for the next 8+ weeks. Thanks for the link!
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Comment by Kathy-Tami's mom - San Antonio on May 6, 2010 at 9:01am
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That was helpful I had visions of my daughter sleeping in a rack like you see in movies like Platoon. Now I can comment in my letters about things I've seen. Thank you
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Comment by proudofmydoodlebug on April 24, 2010 at 1:45pm
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That was very helpful...Thank you......
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Comment by Sr. Xavier's Mom "Deon" on January 29, 2010 at 7:12pm
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my son left for Great lakes on Jan 12,2010. This was a great idea! to do a video on BC.. for us parents to see and get a feel about what our children are doing, where they are sleeping and how they are eating.. thank you soo much for giving me a glimps of the place my son is.. and where I plan to be on March 5, 2010.. God Bless you! right now im missing him sooo very much! but i write him many encouraging letters.. that also helps me get through..and again thanks!
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Comment by Clarissa on January 8, 2010 at 12:50pm
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This was great.. My son left on 1-5-10 for bootcamp to Great Lakes and I have been wondering what they are doing, where they are living and what they are eating.. Thanks
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Comment by Navy for Moms Admin on August 24, 2009 at 11:00am
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Kimm -
I'll send you a PM as well, but this type of question would be great to post in the forums where other moms will see it :)
Elle
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Thanks for letting us know about the issues you're having, I'm sorry that you've had so much trouble with the video lately. I've let the team know and we're investigating to figure out why this is happening and fix it.
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