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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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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by NavyBear7 on January 20, 2012 at 7:22pm: I have talked to him every day either by text message or on FB so that is pretty exciting!

Comment by Isabel M on January 20, 2012 at 6:22pm: Well navy Bear. I know they they study a lot... and do a lot of guard duty. so most of the time they are very busy... however they are able to talk to you by phone and other sourses...

Comment by Isabel M on January 20, 2012 at 6:20pm: they do move them.. when my son had his wife move to Groton, they came by to pick up his car. and a few days before my daughter in law left.. a big moving truck came and took all their furniture and personal stuff. they have movers come and pack everything for them... she just took with her a small suitcase on the plane.,

Comment by NavyBear7 on January 19, 2012 at 8:21pm: Hi Moms! my son just reported to Groton this past Saturday. He is super excited. I am clueless about what happens from this point so forgive me in advance for all the questions I am bound to ask :)

Comment by SubWife5611 on January 18, 2012 at 8:54pm: They pay for single sailors to move, just as they would married families! So whatever they have to go, will get to their next duty station:)

Comment by Pentwater98 on January 17, 2012 at 7:44am: My Sailor was able to leave base over the weekend and went on a shopping spree. Its his money what can I ask but he is going to have alot of stuff to sale when he leaves Groton..

Comment by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on January 15, 2012 at 2:53pm: Matt's money seems to be burning a hole in his pocket too, although he's made a point of saving as much of it as he can. He's kinda always been like that--just now he has more money to play with.

He insists on paying for me to come out for BESS graduation, though. It's a chance to see him, so I'm not REALLY complaining...but that's almost a 500 dollar trip. Sometimes I feel like that 500 would be better used elsewhere (like saving up for our wedding...)

Comment by Aaron's mom on January 14, 2012 at 11:21am: They are allowed off base, but they have curfew earlier than yellow and blue card. I think they have to be in by 10 on white and midnight on yellow. I know what you mean about the money burning a hole. My son has bought so many civilian clothes! I think the "newness" of having his own real money will wear off soon.

Comment by palmbeachnavymom on January 14, 2012 at 10:40am: I received a call from my son last night as well and he too was at the mall. He's only been in Groton since Monday, Jan 9th. I thought they were on white card for 2 weeks which means no off base activities. Confused but happy he is able to go off base, however, I do beleive his newly earned pay is burning a hole in his pocket. I think he needs to pay better attention in the "Financial Responsibilty" classes!

Comment by Pentwater98 on January 14, 2012 at 9:45am: Good Morning to my Navy Family... I was texting with my Sailor last night, I asked him what he was doing, playing his new playstation 3. He said no walking around the mall.. I ask him where, he said Hartford.. I am so happy for him that he is phased up so he can leave the base now...