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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:
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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Discussion Forum
Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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 bhmom Sep 26. 5 Replies 0 Likes
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 0 Likes
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 1 Like
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 Navymom98 on February 7, 2020 at 1:55pm
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Thank you. She doesn't have a rate she is on hold.
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I have a big concern but not sure what to tell my daughter. She is in A school in Great Lakes and it's been per hell per her report. The section leaders are making them do watch( she says that's ok) but she is having to do back to back watches- getting no sleep, falling asleep in class and is not able to take the test to qualify. She said her name was not on the board for watch but she got yelled at, every one got in trouble, so more watch and clean another ship. She said that "she is forgotten when it's break to eat or bathroom" and when she tells them she is told she has an attitude. Everyone who has reported these section leaders are being singled out. Any suggestions
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Comment by Blondie on February 4, 2020 at 1:04pm
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Diana, take Lots of pictures and make lots of memories. Also we made up a time when we'd be thinking/praying for each other. It made us feel closer to each other. Cry when you need to! I'd go to the shower or Church. My daughter left her favorite stuff animal on my bed when she left, meant a lot to me. She also gave me her POA to deal with her bills, bank ect... everyone is different, does she have a car???? Just when you think you got this, know everything...you don't. It's okay we can foresee everything! Come here and cry, laugh, brag, ask questions whatever you need we're here.
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Comment by bbcregular on February 4, 2020 at 8:52am
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Welcome Diana, I agree with all the other Moms. Make memories. We took a family vacation 2 weeks before BC. Wanted to take the focus off her leaving and put the focus on family. We did all the things she wanted. Four and 1/2 years later we still talk about that vacation and the crazy things we did. My best advise, keep things normal with a few extra special moments sprinkled in. The memories are for you also. Get in those extra hugs while encouraging your daughter.
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Comment by Anna on February 3, 2020 at 10:18pm
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Diana,
I know this is a crazy subject matter to have to think of but have a discussion with your daughter as to how she would want you to handle bad news that happens during her time at boot camp. I've read stories on this website in the past about parents having to deliver bad news and it effects the recruit but they can't do anything about it. It can just add to their stress. Now of course serious issues like a death in the family your recruit may want to know about and leave RTC to go home. Others may not want to have the set back - your girl has to decide for her. A personal thing - while my son was at boot a very good friend of his was killed in a car accident. I knew my son couldn't and wouldn't want to come home for that so I never said anything until after his graduation. He actually thanked me for not saying anything and I told him I went to the funeral for him and of course the family knew why he couldn't be there in person. He was upset to learn the news but was glad he didn't have to deal with it while trying to get through boot camp. Just something to think about and discuss with your girl.
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Comment by JayDee659 on February 3, 2020 at 6:24pm
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Diana, my daughter made a bucket list of things she wanted to do before boot camp. As a result we had a wonderful trip up north to visit family and see some sights that she enjoys. Her boyfriend of the time was with us, but it was still an incredible trip. I say, take a road trip together!
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Diana,
Welcome!!!! It is never too early to start getting prepared for this amazing roller coaster ride of being a proud Navy Mom!!! Be sure to let us know if we can answer any questions for you, or if you just want to chat this is a good place to come to!!!
For all our seasoned Moms on here, what's the one best piece of advice you can give Diana???
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Hi, My daughter leaves for bc on June 22nd! I’m excited and looking forward to this journey!
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Susan.
So glad to see you here!! I left you a personal welcome on your profile page!! I didn't have Navy For Moms when my first daughter (or my son) went to bootcamp so I had no idea what was going on. And so much has changed since I went to boot camp at Bainbridge, MD 100 years ago!!!! Never got to go to my son's graduation because he was told he was grad and go and there was no sense in parents coming because we wouldn't be able to even talk to him. Found out afterwards that that info wasn't true!! But we did get to see our daughter's PIR, then our other daughter got commissioned at OCS, and then our son's pinning as Chief just last year. So many special occasions in our kids military lives!!!!
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Every PIR I watch, I cry! they work so hard to get there. They are Amazing! And all the Emotions in the room.....sniff, sniff
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