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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 Roenick9 on September 4, 2021 at 11:36am

mustangmom65  Funny our PIR is Oct 15 too

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 3, 2021 at 3:49pm

Make sure you've joined the October PIR group - here's the link:

OCTOBER 2021 PIR

Comment by Oleander on September 3, 2021 at 3:46pm

Mustangmom - my girl actually traveled from here with a girl from a different part of town. They ended up in the same div and were bunkmates too! Congrats on getting your letters!

Comment by Oleander on September 3, 2021 at 3:43pm

Hi Anna!  Wow outstanding news for your daughter! I'm so happy to hear how well she's doing. Very exciting! How's your son?

Q has found recruiting challenging to say the least, esp because she reported to her new command during the height of Covid. No school presentations, lock down, etc. But she's learned a lot and has developed her own style which has been pretty rewarding. She recently developed and spearheaded a partnership event with a local outlet for STEM (a learning/teaching program for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) which was really successful. We got a chance to visit in June. It was the 1st time seeing her since she left San Diego a year ago! And bonus, since she lives in the same town as her sister, and an hour from her brother we got to see everyone! Did this mama's heart good!

Welcome Roenick9! Love those letters, I kept every single one.

Heidi, yes I'm afraid it is typical - "those" girls will be "those" girls and they can be anywhere, even on a ship. But staying positive and finding others who do the same will make her life much better. My girl didn't love being on a ship, it's a huge adjustment. But now that she's shore duty she misses her 500 roommates lol!

Happy Friday everyone

Comment by mustangmom65 on September 3, 2021 at 3:18pm

We received some letters yesterday. Still no form letter, but at least we have an address now! She told us that somehow she ended up in a 900 division. She is having some struggles, but I think she will be okay. She told us that she made one friend while in holding, and that they ended up as bunkmates. Her PIR is Oct 15

Comment by Roenick9 on September 3, 2021 at 3:04pm

Thank you Anna for the warm Welcome. Yes daughter's expected PIR is Oct 15. We just got our first set of "personal" letters.  Exciting stuff

Comment by Heidi on September 3, 2021 at 2:13am

The division that my girl is in now at Boot Camp is a little tough. There are girls there that don't want to listen and it has been tough, but she has stayed positive through it.  

I guess it's typical when you get 80 girls in captivity.  I am assuming that things aren't as petty on a ship in the real world. 

Comment by Anna on September 2, 2021 at 7:46pm

JayDee,

So true!!!  Hugs from them are more powerful than all our kisses of boo=boos!!!!  

Oleander,

You are right, it has been awhile since we all chatted on here!!! How is your girl doing??

Mustangmom65,

I think no matter where you go there will always be cases of drama when a bunch of women are all together in one place!! But the good news is, most times things do work out and once out of bootcamp your daughter probably won't remember any of it!!!!  Once out in the fleet there are so many women and men in different levels of experience and they're not all in the same situation as bootcamp presents.  

My daughter is in Pensacola also. She went there for training back in 2012 and is there now as an instructor in the Aviation Safety School.  Next March she will move over to the Navy Medical Corps and train as an Aviation Psychologist.  She is working on her Doctorate.  She will remain in Pensacola for another 3 years at least in this new assignment!!

Comment by Oleander on September 1, 2021 at 2:04pm

Hi mustangmom, welcome! Wow - I only had one child enlist and it totally undid me lol.  I can't imagine 3 at the same time! I hope you get your letter from soon. Will you be attending PIR? I'm not sure if graduations are still restricted due to Covid.

My girl had a great experience in bc but a little issue with a female sailor when she 1st reported to her ship. She stayed true to herself and eventually the issues were resolved and in the process gained a lot of respect and made fabulous friends, most of whom still stay in touch regularly. Sending your daughter lots of positive vibes! My sailor was in Pensacola for training after leaving her ship, she's a recruiter now in NJ.

Comment by mustangmom65 on September 1, 2021 at 1:04pm

Hi everyone, I don't think I ever introduced myself. I had three kids join this summer, my two oldest sons and my oldest daughter. Son #1 is now at A school, Son #2 and my daughter are at BC. PIR for Son #2 is 9/17. We have not received the form letter from our daughter yet.

She was really concerned before she left because people kept telling her stories about the drama in the female divisions. My daughter-in-law came back from a visit to see Son #1 in FL and was really encouraged by the women she met. She sat down and wrote a letter to my daughter telling her how amazing the female sailors are there (that will be where my daughter goes for A school as well). I hope we can get that letter to her soon.

 

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