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

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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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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At 7:27pm on July 27, 2011, diannep said…
So glad that he handled this so well...and that all will work out for him.  Shows great maturity in him!  How old is he?  I'm very impressed.  I too hope that he gets processed out quickly and can return home, to pursue his next plans.  Thank you for keeping me informed...wishing him nothing but the best in his future! 
At 10:36am on July 27, 2011, diannep said…

Are you all going to still fight the discharge, or are they saying that is a done deal kind of thing?  I will continue to pray for you all...being on this site as long as I have, I have seen some sad reasons to send them home.  But I do know that the type of discharge is the key thing.  Did you hear back from Craig?  He is very knowledgeable with that kind of info.  Hope he is not on vacation somewhere where he may not get your message. So sorry about all of this....

At 7:37am on July 26, 2011, diannep said…
He needs to ask when at medical for a waiver to sign which would give you all permission to have info re: his medical condition and be involved in this.  They are supposed to allow this.  Otherwise, the Navy can tell you nothing....only your son can.  So this is very important!
At 8:59am on July 25, 2011, FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW said…

Two things can happen-(If his injury is severe)

He will be sent to SHIP 6-this is where recruits who are injured and being retained at BC go to heal. Once they are cleared they are recycled back into a PIR group to finish BC.

If he is sent home then he will go to SHIP 5(though the injury has to be treated too) and the process will start. If this happens you need to make sure to get him to sign a waiver allowing you to speak with Legal about his case. Since it is medical he also needs to sign a HIPPA so you can speak to medical about his injury. Without the waivers they will not speak to you.

 Yes, he is a man, but this has to be dissapointing and he is also hurt. Everyone needs an advocate to be able to speak for them when maybe they can't. How are his spirits?

IF he is discharged the DD-214 form needs to be in complete order. How you exit the military is just as important as how you enter.

PLEASE keep us posted as there ARE steps you can take to make sure he gets what he needs. Once we know WHAT is going to happen we can try our best to help you...help him.

FTLW

(I am not going to direct you to the SHIP 5or 6 group yet)

At 8:05am on July 24, 2011, diannep said…
If you all want to be able to consult with his doctors and the "powers that be" up there, please ask him to sign a waiver to allow that.  He can do that.  Unless he does, you all can't talk to anyone.  I understand this is especially important if he IS separated because his discharge code is extremely important...especially if he would like to re-enlist one day.  I would mention this (signing waiver) to him in a letter or the next phone call....prayers for you and your SR.  Just so you know, there is a girl who broke her leg in Jan at bc.  she is still in bc and trying to pass her run.  I understand from another mom that she had one last chance last week to do it.  Haven't heard the results.  Hoping your son can stay...if that is what he wants to do!  PRAYERS
At 6:19pm on March 7, 2011, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions.  Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!  

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.


Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :) 

-Colleen

 
 
 

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