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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Moms of "A" school Sailors

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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!

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Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022

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Comment by NavyMomKim on April 1, 2011 at 8:53pm: I have already had my revenge on their car windows...you know...steam them up with your breath in the winter and draw a funny picture with your finger...LOL ..when I did it the first time with my eldest in his first car he said "Mom what are you doing to my windows?" I said "paybacks for my car windows". I loved it. Of course each one got the same treatment in their first car. They never did it to my car windows again.

Comment by NavyMomKim on April 1, 2011 at 5:28pm: Now that all four of my kids are out of the house...I wonder how I ever got everything done when they were in my house! LOL Now I try to go to their house and see how much of a mess I can make for them to clean up. Just kidding...fun thought though.

Comment by KellynKaty(corps-Mom) on April 1, 2011 at 12:27pm: Oh, Ok. Thank you all. Still learning..Where do I find Adopt a platoon on here. I'd like to get more info on that.

Kind of a bummmer day today..I sure do miss Austin... So quiet around here..

I hope all of you have a great day!

Kelly

Comment by angeldi999 on March 31, 2011 at 8:02pm: I stayed at the Navy Lodge when I went up for my son's boot camp graduation, and I would definately recommend it. There is no tax on your lodging, the price is more reasonable than other lodging in the area, and it is probably the closest to the base. The rooms were very nice and the staff very friendly and helpful. They do have a shuttle that goes up to the base for bootcamp graduation, but they suggested that I drive as the grad will want to get out of there as quick as possible, and I gotta say, I did get out quicker than the shuttles.

Diane

Comment by William in Nashua on March 31, 2011 at 4:54pm: Kelly, some corpsmen get assigned to the Marines, and then they go wherever that Marine unit is deployed. It could be Afghanistan I suppose.

Comment by KellynKaty(corps-Mom) on March 31, 2011 at 4:09pm: I am wondering because I hear alot of corpsmen go to Afghanistan. I didn't know that. Is that true?

Comment by William in Nashua on March 31, 2011 at 3:38pm: Kelly some of them can be sent to surgical technician school in San Antonio, Texas for further training. Others go directly to the fleet.

Comment by KellynKaty(corps-Mom) on March 31, 2011 at 1:45pm: Hi Ladies, I am trying to get info.. I would like to know what ussually happens after A school for Corpsmen..I know things always change but just some idea would nice.

Thank you..

Comment by paybacks398 on March 30, 2011 at 1:38pm: They told my grandson he would be delayed up to 6 months before A school started-well it started a week later-you never know with the Navy-his A school is supposed to last until July or August-At least the weather will be warmer at Great Lakes-he has been there since Jan 7. Much colder than Texas, I assure you, lol.

Comment by Sharon on March 30, 2011 at 1:24pm: My son graduates from A School on Friday. I guess that's when they'll tell him what he'll be studying in C School. I'm so very proud of him!