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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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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♥We Stitch Love Project♥

We Stitch Love is a program where we create pillowcases and other handmade items for our deployed military.

Our goal is to help these heroes have a little bit of ‘home’ while they are away from home. We are helping them with sweet dreams when they take a break.

A cooperative effort and one of the many things we volunteers do through Molly’s Adopt a Sailor. We send to MAS monthly adoption and to the hospitals for Special Hugs http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject/forum/to...

Email any questions, information or suggestions to westitchlove@mollysadoptasailor.com

Pillowcases can be sewn together or premade cases can be decorated with paint or tie dyed. There are several different ways to make a premade case special if you don’t sew. As long as there is love inserted through effort, they are stitched with love!

A standard size pillow is 20”x26”. Pillowcases should be at least 22”x28” or longer. The body of the pillowcase should have at least one side that is soft to sleep on and without seams where their head will rest. There are different ways to sew a pillowcase. Here are a couple different ways.

Always prewash fabric and premade cases to remove sizing and shrinkage. (Adding a little vinegar helps to soften the fabric and set the dyes)

Pillowcase video tutorial – I don’t use the accent strip but that is your choice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moryq_ZRFY

A different version is to cut the body 24”x44” and use an 8”x44” band. Sew band to body, press seam towards band top. Stitch side and bottom of body, zigzag edges so they don’t fray. Turn inside out, press and top stitch band seam. Turn down ¼” and press, fold over a 1” hem and stitch.

Neck coolers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=293I-bux53s&feature=youtu.be

Please add labels to your boxes when shipping

For inexpensive plain (second quality manufacturers runs) visit www.pillowcase.net for large quantities of white or colored plain pillowcases to decorate.

Be sure and post pictures of your completed pillowcases and of any sewing parties.

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MOST important of all.....HAVE FUN.....

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Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on May 19, 2015 at 11:43am

I wonder if Sharon and my friend are the same 5? Think with Pat L's addition, we probably need 54, unless you have another Sharon.

Let me get back as soon as I see how many more I can get in my box.

Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on May 19, 2015 at 11:50am

I got 15 more in, so we either need 39 or 44, once we know about how my friend's were counted.

Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on May 19, 2015 at 7:08pm

This is the friend that you met through volunteer match. Is her name Sharon? If so it's the same one.

Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on May 20, 2015 at 8:45am

Same, but wish I could duplicate HER!

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on May 19, 2015 at 9:32am

Mary W. has 7 to send and I have 12.

Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on May 19, 2015 at 7:09pm

Thanks Pat! I'll get those down!

Permalink Reply by Sarabi2013 on May 20, 2015 at 9:56pm

There are 2 pillowcases in my stash ready to be sewn. Now that my sewing machine has been moved to a better location I'm planning on making a few pillowcases more often. Please put me down for 2 pillowcases for sure.

Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on May 20, 2015 at 10:07pm

Great. Takes us down to 42 that we still need. I've told Kim I have a few ready as probably busy all of June while our son relocates to his next Navy job.

Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on May 21, 2015 at 10:35am

Yippeeeeeeee. Got another 30, so we now need 12 (TWELVE) pillowcases for the May 2015 adoption.

Permalink Reply by mrsb on May 21, 2015 at 11:33am