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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 mother

I have so many questions, but try not to ask just because I feel they are silly, but this is something I must try to find out. We got a letter from our son and he is so upset, depressed, and discusted with him self. He stated he has been real ill for the past week and a half and tried real hard not to go to medical so that he did not get set back in training but it got so bad he had no choice, he stated that the doctor did not like the way his lunges sounded and that they were going to run some test and that he could get medically discharged, he is so worried that this is making him sick! He had his test done this past Monday, now my question to anyone that could help is would we know by now if he was getting sent home or if his graduation date has been setback? We also are worried that he is not getting our letters because not once has he stated he has. We just started getting letters from him lastweek and got two today but still not one phone call besides the I am here call. Any in site would be great! Thank you

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Comment by lemonelephant on January 2, 2015 at 11:56pm: When a recruit is ASMO'd (moved to another division, the RCU, or SEPS), then the recruit calls a loved one and lets them know that there has been a change. Since your recruit has not called you, then everything is on track for him to have PIR as scheduled. "No news is good news!" If you have gotten more than one letter from him, then he is getting letters from you.

Comment by Dawn on January 3, 2015 at 12:03am: Thank you so much!

Comment by lemonelephant on January 3, 2015 at 12:10am: You are very welcome.

Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2015 at 8:01am: I agree, no news is good. But it is important he went to medical, his health comes first. Can't be too careful when it comes to lungs and illness in a group setting, in winter.

Comment by Dawn on January 3, 2015 at 10:40am: Thank you , that is what I said to him in the letter, I told him I wish he would not have waited so long. My other question is would he have been able to call me by now, the letter he wrote was dated 12-27-14 or is there a waiting period before he can let us know, also I am just now sending him a calling card because I thought he got one issued and or was able to buy one there. So now I am worried he has not called us with no changes because he has no card

Comment by lemonelephant on January 3, 2015 at 4:16pm: I answered those questions in a PM.

Comment by Dawn on January 3, 2015 at 6:30pm: Yes you did thank you

Comment by ChanelleMom on January 12, 2015 at 7:32am: My child was sick like that they put them on bed rest. No news is good news.

Comment by lemonelephant on January 13, 2015 at 1:13am: ChanelleMom, check your My Page.

Comment by MsT on January 16, 2015 at 2:10pm: I know it is hard not to worry, but like others have said, no news is good news. If there was a problem and your son was not going to graduate as scheduled, he would call you. So just take it as a sign that he is okay. My son was on light duty/restriction during part of his boot camp, as long as he is able to pass the required tests, he should be okay. Remember, if he does not call, he is still on track.