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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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Worried Mom

My youngest son left for boot training camp on Feb 11. I got the phone call he was there. I missed the second phone call which made me so upset. I had been waiting for that phone call that I thought was coming to my cell phone but he called the house phone while I was out. He rarely called the house before he left. I think he did not know my nor his dad cell by heart. I wrote him and told him to call my cell only if he gets a chance to call again. I have wrote several letters to him every since I got the address but he has not sent a letter yet. I am really worried since I did not get a chance to talk to him when he called. I dont understand why he has not written me something. This so hard for me. If there are any moms who's son or daughter is on SHIP 03 in DIV 144 I would love to talk with you.

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Comment by Anti M on February 28, 2013 at 6:21pm: They aren't allowed to write right away, and when they are, it is on Sundays only. Three weeks is about the correct time frame to get letters, almost there!

Comment by BunkerQB on February 28, 2013 at 10:10pm: It look like your son's PIR date will be PIR: 4/12/2013 click on this and click +JOIN when the page opens up. You'll be in a group with other members with the same PIR date. It sounds like you don't have your FORM letter yet. Be sure to save it when you get that. Do this ASAP. You'll be in good company.

Here's a list of upcoming PIR dates. I've included other dates as well for those who read (but don't comment) and are looking for their sons/daughters PIR groups.

                   PIR: 4/19/2013             TG 23 (to be updated)

                   PIR: 4/12/2013           TG 22 (to be updated)

                   PIR: 4/05/2013           TG 21 - 10 Divisions (135-142, 808 and 921)

                   PIR: 3/29/2013             TG 20 - 6 Divisions (131-134, 807 & 920)

                 PIR: 3/22/2013             TG 19 - 11 Divisions (121-130 and 919)

                   PIR: 3/15/2013             TG 18 - 9 Divisions (113-120 and 918)

                   PIR: 3/08/2013             TG 17 - 10 Divisions (105-112, 916 and 917)

                   PIR: 3/01/2013           TG 16 - 6 Divisions (101-104, 914 and 915)

Comment by daviyonmom on February 28, 2013 at 10:33pm: Thank you all for your support and I wish the best for you all and your SR. This site is really helpful in so many ways.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 28, 2013 at 11:55pm: Join the group, PIR 04/12/2013 TG 22, to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR. Know that Divisions 143 and 144 are brother divisions and train together and will have Battle Stations-21 together, so look for others with loved ones in either division. There is a discussion within that group for the two divisions.

You may also want to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups as well as in the PIR group. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups.

He may have been able to write for the first time on Sunday, but it could be that Sunday will be the first time. See Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit for more on that. Phone Cards and Phone Calls will tell you more about phone calls.

(Group names within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and after the group page opens, click on “+ Join...” in the upper right.)

Comment by daviyonmom on March 1, 2013 at 10:20pm: Thanks Barb for the call forwarding info it helped me alot

Comment by daviyonmom on March 1, 2013 at 10:23pm: Thank you Anti M your information was very helpful

Comment by daviyonmom on March 1, 2013 at 10:23pm: Thank you BR549 your information was very helpful

Comment by abbyblue on March 3, 2013 at 10:56am: New Members Stop Here

Comment by Mary on March 7, 2013 at 12:48pm: My son has been at boot camp nine days, I got the box on Tuesday, but no call. Do They call at night usually and how long can we talk to them when they call? I just sit in his room in the evenings because I feel like I am closer to him there. So difficult and worry he is going to call when i am at work and I will miss the call. Ugh! What is the area code or number that will show up on caller ID? So very nerve racking...

Comment by Mary on March 7, 2013 at 12:50pm: Daivyonmom how did you get his address if he hasn't written to you? Have I missed something? I am so new at all this.