This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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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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Our Daughter left for Bootcamp 2 days ago
Our daughter left for bootcamp on Wednesday and will say this is one of the hardest things a mom/parent can go through. My husband and I know it will get easier but these first few days are sooo hard. She just graduated high school and now has left for a wonderful new experience. We are grateful for our son that is still in high school and plays football. This has helped as it keeps us busy.
I came to this page and so far am soo happy. With everyones questions and responses, I already feel a little better. So many of our little questions are answered and make the biggest difference to us. I can't wait to get the letter with the information so I can start planning the travel to PIR and can't wait to write to our daughter. I bought a journal, at the advice of my husband, to keep track of events and our feelings so our daughter knows how much she was missed.
It so hard not having the contact with her. We know she is strong and this is what she has wanted, but not knowing how she is doing or what she is doing is soo difficult.
Thank you again for this site. There is so much information and so much support. Can't wait to share as we move through this unique process.
Lisa
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Comment by lemonelephant on July 25, 2014 at 9:14pm
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I left info for you on your My Page.
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Comment by AzNavymom on July 27, 2014 at 3:47pm
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Hi ,
We are in Az. I feel the same way about wanting information. I have been reading everything on this site and other links. We miss her so much. We do plan to attend graduation and wish we could book our plans.
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Comment by hoppy1988 on July 28, 2014 at 7:45pm
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Hi,
My daughter is18 years old arrives in Chicago on August 14th. I am sick to my stomach. She is my only child and I am already feeling the empty nest. I am proud of her but I am soo worried about her. She is a girly kinda girl. I hope the pressure does not get to her. Any suggestions?
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hoppy1988, join the groups I left on your My Page a while back.
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Comment by Hesh'sMom on July 28, 2014 at 9:15pm
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My son also left on July 23. We are from NY. My son and I were pretty close and it is difficult with no communication. Especially in this day of being able to text! Can't wait to get some information on his division and a definite PIR date.
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Hi....my son is almost 2 yrs in as of 9-25. It has been a very good experience for him. I know the emptiness that you are feeling. You will get the letter very soon with info. on PIR then you will be able to set your plans into motion. We used Expedia and got flight, hotel and car all in one package. It was an awesome experience. We flew from RDU to Ohare. Try to stay strong on the phone and let your sailor do most of the talking. I found that my son needed to vent more than me. I wrote the dates on the outside of the letters that I mailed so that when he got multiple items on one day that he could read them in chronological order. It is not easy but you will be so proud at PIR that it will bring you to tears! The Navy is by far a great choice. Better them yelling at these kids trying to get their life on track than us, right? That is the philosophy that I used to keep from being so worried. They are in good hands. No pain, no gain in life. Feel free to call me if you need to talk...I am in NC. 336-260-0110. Take Care and do not worry!
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Comment by Momma-Jo on July 28, 2014 at 10:24pm
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My son just graduated from bootcamp 7/18. The best advice I can give is write to your sailor every day, even before you get the mailing address. I wrote him a letter and brought it with us to his swearing in, I gave him the choice to open it right away or have me mail it. He chose to have it mailed, that's when I realized how important it was for him to get mail from us. I started that day writing to him every day. When I got his new address I sent everything I had saved up in individual envelopes, that way he could save them for when he was missing home or open them right away-his choice. I wrote about events of the day, no matter how boring, that way he wouldn't get too homesick. Be patient you may not get many letters from your sailor, they keep them pretty busy and they need to focus on getting through. Writing to him daily really helped me to cope with missing him and that first call home he told me how much it was helping him get through. We also sent a mass email to family and friends with his new address so he would get lots of letters from home, you would be amazed how much getting letters from home helps them. Remember sometimes "no news is good news", if there are any problems they'll call. Before you know it graduation day will be here, after they get their phones back and you get tons of communication. Good luck! It's hard but you can do this and it's such a great experience in growing up for them!
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I'm not sure if my son will send the form letter with address to me or his Dad. Could others whose loved one had an arrival date on or about 7/23 post when they receive the letter?
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Anyone else's child in Aviation Electronics?
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Hesh'sMom, does your SR have a contract for the Avionics Technician (AV) field, the Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AE) rating, or the Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) rating?
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