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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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
Latest Activity
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.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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
Badge
Anyone have a recruit that has been promoted in BC?
Stressed and sad today..
Anything will help,
Thanks!
Kila
Views: 126
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Wendi, CTR mom on
-
When we talked on Thanksgiving, H said something about getting her promotion, but I don't know anything other than that. I know she had passed all of her PQS (?) prior to bootcamp, and I think that is some of the stuff they are tested on in BC, but that was supposed to get her a promotion.
-
-
Permalink Reply by lukesgirl on
-
Oh, interesting..I was told he's a Yoeman..
Has she written you a lot? -
-
Permalink Reply by Anti M on
-
I think you might be talking about two different things here.
The actual paygrade promotions are held until they graduate. They are all E-1 during boot camp, even if their contracts say E-2 or E-3. If you read the contract, it will say that happens upon successful completion of basic training. While there may be a couple meritorious advancements, their paygrade upon PIR is set by their contract, signed before boot camp. If it isn't in writing, it isn't going to happen.
The boot camp "promotions" are temporary positions of responsibility. There are many positions such as RCPO, section leaders, yeoman, weapons, education, fitness, laundry and so on. Those are ONLY during boot camp and have nothing to do with what happens after. Oh, it might get them a leadership position in A school, but it won't bump up their paygrade. And yes, these positions can keep the recruits, very, very busy. -
-
Permalink Reply by phoebe stg2 on
-
Good Morning lukesgirl, My son was promoted on day three of arriving at BC. He also has to do all the paper work for the div. recruits. My son is kept real busy too. Luke is safe and sound and doing all he can to make his time in BC rewarding. Just hang in there. Please keep yourself busy too. It will help make the time fly by. Have we friended each other? If not lets do and I will be able to share more info...
-
-
Permalink Reply by TysMomKY on
-
Getting one call a week? That is great. I have gotten three calls - two less than 5 minutes and one call on Thanksgiving Day. Consider yourself fortunate. I'm sure everything is fine! They are in hell week so I'm sure he has little time this week. Hang in there...I'm sure he will have lots of stories for you about his busy days and nights. Don't be stressed and don't be sad - the end is in sight!
-
-
Permalink Reply by Aim on
-
i was told they wont gt any higher than an E3, which my son already has. I was told that he would make E4 before the end of A school, i hope thishlps
-
-
-
Yes, no one makes E-4 out of boot camp. That paygrade requires them to have completed training for their rating, which is what happens at A school. SOME A school contracts guarantee E-4 upon successful completion of A school. They must wait for the Navy-wide advancement cycle to advance even if they have E-4 guaranteed. A few will be "frocked", meaning they will wear E-4 when they finish school, but will only receive E03 pay until they are advanced on paper.
Still, everyone is an E-1 DURING boot camp. What they are upon graduation depends on their contract, not on what jobs they preformed during basic training. Again, the "petty officer" promotions in boot camp are not "real", they receive no extra pay, they don't keep the title or position once they leave RTC. -
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
