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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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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Reserve Moms

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For anyone who has a Sailor in the Reserves. Lets talk...

Location: United States
Members: 366
Latest Activity: Feb 1

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Comment by jeepgirl on September 25, 2014 at 5:32pm: jensue0 - your son should only have to do A school.

My stepson graduated from PCola in June and it took until just a couple of weeks ago for him to be 'gained' so it takes a while for all of the paperwork to go through. He doesnt do the weekend drills until he is gained so he was a bit frustrated with that. He is having a hard time finding work in his new field and we hope he finds something soon. He is even going to talk to the navy and see if he can get something with them - why he didn't go active reserves to begin with I have no idea. chalk it up to him thinking he will be able to get a job straight out of A school I guess. We know it will take time as do all things with the navy so fingers crossed he will either find a civilian job or a navy job and SOON.

Comment by jensue0 on September 25, 2014 at 5:18pm: Here's a Reservists-only question: my son is waiting to class up for his IT A school down at Corry Station (Pensacola) right now. As a Reservist, he signed up for 6 years. He wants confirmation that they won't make him go on to C school (like they do for those who signed 6-year active duty contracts), that he'll only be required to complete A school. We both *think* we remember his recruiter saying that, but we're not 100% sure. Anyone with any knowledge regarding this?

Comment by jensue0 on September 25, 2014 at 5:13pm: NavyMom, congrats to your Reservist daughter!!! Before we left my Reservist son last weekend after PIR, he talked about the possibility of doing a 6-month active duty stint . . . but not until after he graduates college. (He's already got one year of college under his belt, so only has 3 more to go.) That is definitely something to consider once he finishes A school and returns to college -- taking on an active duty assignment sooner to qualify for the greater education benefits of the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

Comment by NavyMomofOnly1Girl Ship 9 DIV126 on September 23, 2014 at 10:20am: I haven't been ignoring posts on the site & it is certainly still active. My daughter has been a Navy Reservist for over three years now! She recently got a promotion! She also took an Active Duty assignment, which will end after six months of service. This will enable her to get tuition assistance & other education benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill. She'll go back to doing her drill weekends. It all goes into a routine. She is a Master at Arms & went to A school in San Antonio, TX, graduating in June 2011.

Comment by jensue0 on September 22, 2014 at 1:07pm: Littleman, I've been watching this group since I joined N4M in July. Asked one question about tuition assistance for reservists, which a wonderful navy wife answered for me. But noticed some other questions since then have gone unanswered. Not sure this group has anyone (with much reservist knowledge) monitoring it.

I myself am a very new reservist mom. My son graduated boot camp just last Friday, now in Pcola waiting for his A school (IT) to start. So I'm not even on the reservist mom side yet, considering my sailor is technically active status right now.

How about you and your sailor?

Comment by littleman14 on September 22, 2014 at 12:35pm: I see the last post was aug, 17th is this site still active?

Comment by phyllis on August 17, 2014 at 12:17pm: Hello everyone, my son may join as a reserve officer. He is not on a definite career path. He has his Bachelor of Arts. Can anyone help me understand what the Navy experience brings to the life of a young man? What are the challenges? Is it wise to join without a definitive career goal? I am confused because to join as an officer doesn't involve any specific career training. At least I think that it doesn't, so I just wonder what sort of role he could fulfill there. I actually am confused about all of it, but I won't try to play 20 questions here. Any feedback is very much appreciated.

Comment by klg96 on July 25, 2014 at 3:43pm: hello, new to the group my son will be heading to GL 8/4/2014

Comment by Proud mom (Nate' Mom) on July 19, 2014 at 10:16pm: My son went in June 10th and PIR 8/8. Then A school in FL anyone else from PA

Comment by Shari (FTS ATI) Mom on July 17, 2014 at 2:11pm: Hi Momof3! welcome to the Navy. My son went to boot camp the same date, 3 yrs. ago 7/14/11 he just posted on facebook "how fast the last 3 yrs. went" he is FTS Aviation. I just wanted to let you know he loves it. I've asked him 3 times once every year. if he's glad he joined and he says "yes absolutely!" I think the FTS program has
has kept him in the same city the whole time and allowed him to advance quickly. PIR was 9/11/11it was great!