This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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:
**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.
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navymom2013- that's awesome! My son still has not heard anything. :( I'm on pins and needles to see if he is coming home first or going straight to base.
Hello to all the news Moms!!
That's great news navymom2013!!! My son also would love to get orders for Pearl-he already has some friends there and some others going. :) I would love it too-it's so beautiful there!!
navymom2013 I am so happy for you!!!! Congratulations to your Sailor and all of your family!! And you get to see him before he leaves!! Praise God! Enjoy your time together. I bet you can't wait!!! HAHAHA God bless you and yours. Best to your Sailor in his new assignment!! NMH!!!
My son just got his orders - Pearl Harbor - 1st choice!
I am so proud of him - He says he will miss Groton - made a lot of good friends there. Driving his car home for one week after May 29 Graduation - I am sooooo happy for him!
THANK u for the warm welcome! Yes ProudNavyMom#1, we text almost everyday and skype too on weekends-so different from BT. We are from WHills, the Valley mrsB. not too close to Inland Empire but I would love to join you. When should I plan for BESS grad's trip?
Welcome k-love! I'm in so cal too! Where are you? I'm in Rancho Cucamonga-have you looked into the Inland Empire Moms Group? We're working on planning a lunch in the very near future, maybe you could join us?
welcome k-love! I used UPS ground service. How excited you must be! Now you can text your Sailor any time and they can reply when they are available. Not like Boot Camp! HAHAHA Good to hear he earned his white card to wear civilian clothes!! big Navy Mom Hug!!!!
I'm a newbie here. Could anyone please advise the cheapest way to send a package of civilian clothes to my SR? mailing from SoCal to Groton, CT.
Awh, Kevsmom you must be so happy!!! He does miss his mommy!!!! hahahaha Continued blessings to all of you!!! NMH
CONGRATULATIONS MAMA JILL!!!!!
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