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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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A little about me:
I have 3 sons and have been married for 24 years. I am a teacher's aide and photographer.
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When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
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The Navy was not the right path for my loved one/me.

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At 10:12pm on October 14, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Kathy: Glad to hear you enjoyed graduation and sounds like you got to enjoy a little bit of Chicago. We didn't do much when we were there - January with a high of -3. We drove through Chicago. Going back at Thanksgiving would probably be fun. Isn't graduation amazing? How long will your son be in Chicago? Did his wife get to go with him? Our son graduates Nov. 13 from officer training. We are planning on going to Rhode Island for it. It's been pretty difficult, but so far he has made it. I think he gets to come home for Thanksgiving! Hope school is going well for you. Take care!
At 6:39am on September 15, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Kathy:

Enjoy graduation this weekend!
At 10:06pm on September 5, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Glad to hear your son is doing well. My son has been in Charleston for 2 1/2 years. Last month I helped him finish packing and cleaning (the Navy moved his stuff) and two weeks ago he headed to Officer Candidate School in Rhode Island. He's been there 2 weeks - it's been a tough 2 weeks. I think he thought it would be more like boot camp but it is alot tougher than he expected. I missed his phone call today. So we are counting down to graduation on Nov. 13. His wife is working in South Korea, so he can't talk to her on the phone, only letters and eventually e-mail. The no contact thing is really hard! How's school going? I start on Tuesday. I think my hours will be 8:30-12:30 which I really like, even though I don't always leave at 12:30. Have a good week and stay in touch!
At 8:59pm on September 4, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Katahy: How's your son doing? Graduation is coming up soon. How is school? I start on Tuesday, so enjoying this last long weekend. Enjoy the PIR!
At 12:50pm on August 3, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Kathy:
I have gotten together with a few moms in the area. We met as a group a couple of times but it has been awhile. There are a couple that I have met with just for lunch or coffee. If you ever want to get together let me know - just for lunch or something. I work part time. Last year my hours were 8:30-12:30 or so. I live in Clintonville. In fact, I'm going to Grandview - Chocolate Cafe with some people this evening for awhile. I will let you know if I hear of any get-togethers in the area.
At 8:39pm on July 30, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Kathy:
I know some people in the Grandview Schools and we have been there for football games - our kids went to Whetstone. I am at Forest Park Elementary just off Karl Rd. Does your son know where corpman school is? There was another mom in Columbus whose son was in school in that area. A few of us have gotten together over the last couple of years. Have you heard from him at all yet? You usually get a short phone call. They have to earn phone privileges, but you can write them. Will his wife be able to join him when he gets to the new school? When my son heads to OCS it will be like boot camp all over again, not having any contact with him. Ugh! You will get some sort of "form letter" plus a box with his things, which is very weird. I waited awhile before I opened it. Well, once school starts the time will go really fast and he'll be finished. I have a daughter who will be at OSU this fall. Take care and enjoy the weekend.
At 9:17am on July 27, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Kathy: You must keep busy! I like your wedding photos. Wow, he just left. This website is very helpful. It started about 6 months after my son went in - so it would have been very helpful during boot camp. How old is your son? My son is 26 - he got married a year ago in December while he was on leave. They got married December 23 2008 in his wife's backyard in Delaware Ohio. Yes, it was cold - everyone was in winter coats except the bride and there was an ice storm later that evening. Her sister and one of my son's friends took the pictures. He has been stationed in Charleston SC and going to nuclear school. He finished up last August and has been on hold, working in an office since then waiting to hear if he got into officer school. He starts that at the end of August in Rhode Island. Then he is going to oceanography/meteorology school. So he has been in almost 3 years and not been on a ship yet. I'm sure that time will come. Does your son know what area he will be in after boot camp. We only heard from our son maybe 3 or 4 times during bootcamp and he was gone for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. We went to PIR in Jan. and it was a high of -3 for the weekend! Hope the experience is good for your son. PIR is really wonderful - seeing them and how they change. Are you in Columbus Schools? This summer is flying by.
At 5:56pm on July 25, 2010, Debbie B. said…
Hi Kathy: Are you new to the site? Is your son new to the Navy? This site is very helpful. I work for Columbus Schools as a tutor, just wondering if you are in Columbus Schools also. My son has been in for 3 years. Has he been through boot camp yet? Hope things go well for him.
At 11:38am on July 23, 2010, Navy for Moms Admin said…
Welcome to Navy For Moms!

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Enjoy your time here and we look forward (along with the community) to
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Elizabeth and Colleen
 
 
 

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