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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 Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on December 16, 2011 at 11:05pm: Isabel, it's okay. My fiance won't be home for Christmas either, and I'm sure his family is disappointed and sad too.

If you two have Skype, you could always set aside some time during your festivities to skype him and have everyone say hello.

Comment by Aaron's mom on December 16, 2011 at 8:15pm: My sailor is home!! He and his dad came to my classroom today on the way from the airport. What a lovely treat! My second graders were glad to see the sailor they hear about all of the time.

Comment by Isabel M on December 16, 2011 at 8:07pm: It's our first time he is away from us for the holidays.

Comment by Isabel M on December 16, 2011 at 8:06pm: You know... I dont know.. when I asked him if he would come home for the Holidays he said that he didnt think so... I think he just wants to save his time for later time , and be able to be with us longer... Im still hoping he surprises me.

Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on December 16, 2011 at 7:26pm: Aww, Isabel, was he not eligible to get leave approved?

Comment by Isabel M on December 16, 2011 at 7:21pm: Happy to hear of all of you who get to have your child with you for the holidays. I on the other hand wont be seing my son, I have not seen him since he graduated. never the less Im very happy for all of you, enjoy them to the max.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Comment by sbarber on December 16, 2011 at 1:55pm: @ Sheilamf (SUB MM/"A Ganger"): WOW so much fun for ya'll CONGRATS!!!!! My husband was stationed out of Lejeune many moons ago LOL Thank you to your family for their service enjoy...

AAAAH so much excitement in the air today PIR's, planes, trains, and automobiles bringing loved ones home :-) we better enjoy it while we are blessed to have it.

Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on December 16, 2011 at 1:35pm: This is such an exciting time!! I was in Groton to see my son graduation from BESS yesterday. It was a great ceremony & I loved meeting some of the Moms & grandmoms from N4Ms.

We visited Wednesday evening and most of yesterday and back home we came. We pick his girlfriend up from our airport on Monday afternoon. We pick him up from our train station in the middle of the night Monday/Tuesday. On Tuesday night, we drive 16 hours round trip to pick up his brother at USMC Camp Lejeune. On December 26th, we leave our house at 4am to take my sailor & his girlfriend to the airport to go visit her family. And on January 1st, the Marine returns to his base.

Very busy, very exciting, very crazy... but all wonderful!! The Sailor & Marine (step brothers, both age 18), haven't seen each other since early August.

Comment by palmbeachnavymom on December 16, 2011 at 12:37pm: What a great Christmas it will be for all
Those young men coming home, for them
And for their families. My son's PIR is Dec
29 then he gets to fly home with us on the
30th. We get to see him for 8 days then it's
Off to Groton. So proud to be a Navy Mom
Merry Christmas

Comment by SSMom on December 16, 2011 at 12:16pm: danagirl that is so awesome! The excitement here is amazing! My son is in the air right now also! I just checked his flight status and the plane is coming in an hour early!!!! I even called Southwest to make sure that is correct, and it is!!! Wow! Have a very Merry Christmas everyone!