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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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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).

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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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Emotional Days

My daughter left for RTC this past Wednesday (8/26/2015) and I never realized it was possible to miss someone so very much in my life. I feel like a piece of my heart is missing and when I got the "I'm Here" call and she was crying, my heart broke into a million pieces. I am sure she wasn't the only SR in tears by the time they got to make that short phone call and I know I am not the only mom feeling the way I am feeling right now. I am trying to stay upbeat and positive about this whole experience, I couldn't be prouder of my daughter who just graduated high school and turned 18, so she is going through a lot of changes and I am sure she misses me as much as I miss her, she's my mini me in every way and for the last couple of weeks before she left, she was my shadow as well. I cry because I miss her and because she always has been and always will be my baby girl, my first born. She's my best friend and the best thing that ever happened to me, so yes I cry because I love her and I want her to do well as I know she will. I cry even though people tell me to be strong and I hear all the things a Navy mom doesn't want to hear because I don't want to be strong, I want to cry and I want to hold my little girl in my arms....I am her mother and that will never change. Through all my tears, my heart is bursting with pride that my daughter had the courage and the strength to join the military, to follow her heart and her dreams. I am so very proud that she doesn't want to live her life owing student loans and never leaving home to find out where she belongs in this world and I know, without one bit of doubt, that I did an amazing job, raising an amazing young woman who will have an amazing life because she knows how to set her mind to finishing what she starts and that life isn't what is handed to you, life is what you work for. That being said, my tears are not just sadness because I miss her, but joy because she has made the decision to have an amazing life and she can take credit for making the right decisions and going after what she wants, not waiting on someone to hand it to her.

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Comment by Leach73 on August 31, 2015 at 9:20am: mickey mom - this sounds like what I would have said when my daughter left. She has been in the Navy now since February 2014 and now as I type this, she is out at sea on a ship and seeing the world, places I can only ever dream of seeing with my own eyes. Our girls are strong and brave! Many times I got the questions of "why did you let your daughter, your only daughter, join the military?" This was my daughter's decision and her father, brothers and I supported her and encouraged her to become all that she wanted to be. It was her dream to wear a Navy uniform and serve her country and I couldn't be any prouder! Just like you said, I know that we too did an amazing job in raising her and teaching her values and meaningful morals and I know that she has been a positive influence on some of her shipmates.

Start writing her letters! as soon as you get the form letter with her address, send those letters off!! My daughter received mail everyday while in bootcamp and I made sure that she did! Letters are like GOLD to the SRs. Start counting down the Fridays and before you know it, you will be headed to PIR! The most amazing day! You think your heart is swelling with pride now....just you wait!!

these next few weeks will be a wild roller coaster ride so hold on tight! we are here for you and welcome you to the Navy family with a big hug!!

take care!

Hooyah! Go Navy!!

Comment by Momma Mickey on August 31, 2015 at 8:05pm: Thanks so much for your words, you don't know how much that means to me. I have found so much solace and comfort in this site and Navy Mom groups and everyone has been so wonderful and I appreciate everyone so much.

Comment by bmc321 on August 31, 2015 at 11:00pm: I feel the same overwhelming emotions! So comforting to hear others who feel the same. My daughter also left on the 26th and I haven't made it a day without crying! She is my oldest and only daughter also. I'm proud of her for this courageous decision, but at the same time so sad! I can't wait to hear her voice and counting down days to get her address.

Comment by Momma Mickey on August 31, 2015 at 11:21pm: Mine is my oldest but I have a 14 year old daughter as well.

Comment by Leach73 on September 2, 2015 at 9:31am: Momma Mickey and bmc321 - you are in the right place! this website is a life-line for all of us moms as well as some dads and significant others. I was on this site before, during, and still after boot-camp...

you will find so much support and encouragement here and learn so much!!

look for groups that you want to join, especially once the PIR group becomes available for your daughters' PIR date.

Writing to my daughter everyday was therapeutic for me while she was in boot camp. Send your girls pictures, jokes, words of encouragement, bible verses, letters from pets (if applicable) lol!!

As it is said around here, it never gets easier, you just get stronger!

Comment by GoalieMom on September 7, 2015 at 6:09pm: Momma Mickey, your post was so well written. I found Leach73 and bmc321's post helpful, too. My SR is a boy, but had most of the same goals and motives. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on N4Ms.