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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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Moms of Daughters 2

A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.

Members: 1351
Latest Activity: Mar 18

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Care packages for new graduates (a school)

Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies

Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol

Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??

Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies

Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020.  Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military.  I think I am going to need lots of…Continue

PIR DATE: December 13, 2019

Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies

Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue

Arrived at boot camp October 2nd

Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies

Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue

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Comment by JayDee659 on October 18, 2018 at 1:29pm

Stbl congratulations on that call!  One of the best calls ever!  Is her PIR this week or next?

Anna, your knee is kicking your butt?  Seriously, I can't get my knee in that position, you're rocking it!  Yes, I'm ready for ski season but it's most likely not time until December.  We're in the last few weeks of our OEC class for this years candidates.  I'll be glad to get my Thursdays back.

Those were incredible pictures that the Bush posted.  So awful for that family but I love the support of the crew for the family.

Comment by Stbl on October 17, 2018 at 4:05pm

Anna, I will keep you in my prayers ❤️

I just got the “I’m a Sailor” call and couldn’t be more proud!!

Comment by Anna on October 17, 2018 at 1:59pm

Good afternoon Ladies!!  So happy to see many of our new moms chatting on here!!  I've sent you all personal welcome messages. The ladies on this group are the best Navy Moms in the world (in my humble opinion!!) and I love reading all the support that is freely given to each other!!!  We are not alone, but it can sure feel that way sometimes.  No one, in my mind, understands being a Navy Mom more than another Navy Mom!!!  Yes, we all have those "moments" and the comments from well-deserving individuals!!  I know this group has been a life-line to me many times!!  Hang in there new Moms - sending each of you cyber hugs {{{ . . }}}

I was so saddened to see the photos of the memorial service on the Bush for the fallen sailor.  I can't imagine the pain his family is dealing with.  I was surprised but glad to see the Bush invited his family onboard for the services.  I'm not sure that has happened much before.

Thank you for asking about my knee - it is kicking my butt for sure!!  For some reason this one is not recovering as well as the first one did and I can not get over how stiff it still is.  During PT I am strapped into a machine that forces my knee to bend about 108 degrees and let me tell you - I haven't felt pain like that since childbirth!!!  Thankfully my hubby stands besides me for the 10 minute torture and lets me squeeze his hand to pieces!!!!!  I'm so afraid I'm going to completely loose my stuff each and every time it bends my leg back!!!  I'm not a happy camper right now.  Still doing my home PT exercises twice a day but I could really use some prayers and a miracle!!!!  

And it's getting cold here in Oklahoma so I can only imagine how cold it's feeling up north!!!  Not ready for winter yet!!  JayDee, you waxing those skies yet???

Have a wonderful week everyone!!!  Go Navy!!!

Comment by JayDee659 on October 16, 2018 at 7:51pm

Mrs76peeps that's great! My daughter reenlisted last fall, she plans on making the Navy a career. I got to go on the Tiger Cruise last year, that was pretty incredible.

Comment by mrs76peeps on October 16, 2018 at 7:31pm

Small world, JayDee659.

My daughter and I got to tour the ship at the Homecoming last August. It was a great experience. I think that really solidified her decision to enlist.

Comment by Blondie on October 16, 2018 at 8:45am

29 degrees here!  looks like a long hard winter.  frost/freeze already.  4 more days and I can relax :)

Comment by JayDee659 on October 16, 2018 at 8:28am

mrs76peeps, yes she is.  I work with a gentleman whose BIL is a chaplin on the Bush too.  How weird is that?

Comment by mrs76peeps on October 16, 2018 at 7:24am

JayDee659, is your daughter on the G.H.W Bush? My brother is a Corpsman on that ship. 

Bugsmom, I think "moments" is a perfect description. It gets better.

Comment by JayDee659 on October 15, 2018 at 2:26pm

Bugsmom, anything other than standard letter size in a white envelope can draw attention and she may have to open it in front of everyone.  You might consider splitting up the letters into several envelopes and number both the letter and envelope so she knows which order to open them in.  Truth of the matter is that she's probably fine, no news is good news.  That may sound like a saying, but in the Navy you need to embrace it for reality.  There was just a fatality on my daughter's ship and I was praying that my phone didn't ring until after they announced that the family had been contacted.  Missing them is always a thing.  Nothing makes me happier than to hear my daughter's ring tone, which lets me know she's using her own phone from someplace.

Hang in there, it will get better!

Comment by shes my pride on October 15, 2018 at 1:54pm
Any news on div. 415. One of my friends son waiting on call.
 

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