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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 Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 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 Oleander on June 15, 2020 at 4:28pm
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Hi deniseg and Jennifer, welcome! Sometimes we're quiet but don't let that stop you from coming here to brag, ask questions, vent, whatever because this is a great group of ladies with a ton of experience! Try to remember to breathe now and then, there's a lot ahead of you, and a bit like a roller coaster at times so hold on tight, it's all going to work out! Keep your phones close because you never know when you might get to hear your girls' voices!
thesuperm, let us know how your girl does on her comps!
My daughter is just about a month away from leaving the ship and going to shore duty - I can't believe it's been 5 years already!!! And..... proud mom here, she just received the Navy and Marine Achievement Medal as well as a Command Coin! Pretty exciting stuff.
You've got a lot to look forward to ladies - big navy mom hugs to all. Hope everyone is doing well out there! Stay safe, stay well!
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Comment by Jennifer on June 15, 2020 at 4:17pm
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I'm brand new here, too!
deniseg: I'll be curious to hear what your daughter's quarantine experience is like. I'm hearing and reading so many conflicting things. My daughter doesn't ship to BC till Dec 1, unless they move it up earlier.
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Comment by deniseg on June 15, 2020 at 3:18pm
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Hi Ladies,
I've been chatting in the Navy for Moms group. They just recommended this group to me since they all have sons and I have a daughter in BC. She left for quarantine on the 28th, so I'm guessing she is processing this week. I haven't heard from her yet, and I'm anxiously waiting for a phone call, text, or letter from her. Thanks for the add to this group. :)
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Comment by thesuperm72 on June 12, 2020 at 1:21pm
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Happy Friday! Missing my girl today, and haven't been on here in a while due to my job and family stuff. Thought I'd reach out and see how you're all doing? She takes her A-school comps Monday for nuke school. She's struggled quite a bit in the program, so I think my mom worries are getting the best of me. Keep her in your prayers this weekend and Monday too please!
Have an amazing weekend, and get outside if you can! Our weather has cooled off again which makes me want to go hike!
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 11, 2020 at 10:28am
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Happy Thursday!
Been pretty quiet over here - how's everyone holding up?
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Comment by Anna on May 15, 2020 at 3:51pm
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Oh, and there is a discussion thread that purplegiraffe posted in general discussions which you can access by her profile page if you want to leave comments for her there as well!!
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The question regarding rates our daughters selected was sent to all members of the group. It will only show up as a message in your email. It was sent by purplegiraffe69.
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Comment by LeAnn ⚖ on May 13, 2020 at 1:35pm
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Purplegiraffe69: In response to your question about the rates daughters have in the Navy, my daughter is a Navy doctor. With your daughter's interest in Corpsman (HM), it may be the most diverse rate for the enlisted - serving within many medical areas and with assignments to Navy and Marine bases. HM offers numerous venues for advanced training. If she accepts HM, once out of A school she should be seeking areas of advanced training - like in the civilian world, opportunities do not fall in the lap but should be sought. My daughter is one of the doctors on the selection committee for HM advanced training at Walter Reed.
With any rate in the Navy, your daughter should research the field and not rely solely upon the recruiter for information. Further, she should not sign on for a rate in which she is not interested with the thought that once at Boot Camp she can switch to another - change in rates based upon preference for another is unlikely. It is better to wait for the desired rate to open even though it may take a few months - the wait time would be "short" in comparison to serving years in one that she dislikes. Additionally, within any rate at any given duty station, there are differences in the command and fellow sailors - akin to any work place in the civilian setting.
Update us once she has her contracted rate!
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Comment by VillageMum on May 13, 2020 at 11:20am
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Hello, I couldn't find the original thread either. My daughter goes to RTC this coming October, she's chosen CS as she is in the Culinary Arts academy at High School and loves it. Her boyfriend is working towards going in to cryptology, his RTC date was September but we're not sure if that's going to change yet...
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Hi all, I couldn't find the original thread either, but thought it was such a great question, asking about what rates our daughters chose. My daughter's PIR was last June and she's an HMH Corpsman. She absolutely loves it. She went out with one of the medical ships helping with COVID patients and she's helping with research papers about the disease. She has a long time to go in the clinic, but one day hopes to support the Marines as a medic.
I love seeing where everyone's girls are! There are so many different ways for them to excel.
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