Welcome to
Navy For Moms

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

swcc

Information

Members: 159
Latest Activity: Sep 8, 2023

Please, please remember before you post: our sons are part of a Special Operations community, even while in training, and it is vitally important to form the habit of not divulging any information that could possibly compromise the safety of any of their members. This would especially apply to names, dates, places, procedures, etc. You might like to read the "Discussion Forum" titled "OPSEC" for some guidance. If you are still in doubt, please ask one of our members for their opinion by private message before you post. We are here to help each other, but we must be careful at all times.

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of swcc to add comments!

Comment by kelly67 on September 8, 2014 at 8:46pm: Hi Navy_gf, When we went out to our son's SWCC pinning ceremony 3yrs ago we stayed at the Old Town Inn (www.oldtown-inn.com) the rates were very reasonable & the rooms were large & comfortable and the base was only a 20 minute drive from there. The ceremony has changed a bit in 3yrs from what I have read here so maybe someone who has been recently can help with that. Best of luck to your Sailor throughout BCT!

Comment by lovesfall on August 6, 2014 at 10:11pm: Kim, my son will also be pinned. Zephyr mom thanks for the info when I messaged you. I should have thanked you earlier.

Comment by Kim on August 6, 2014 at 2:26pm: Thanks! He is very excited about this and we think it will fit him well. Zephyr mom - has your son finished his training there yet?

Comment by kelly67 on August 6, 2014 at 12:38pm: Kim, enjoy SWCC graduation & Congrats to your son! My son graduated SOCM awhile ago & I agree with Zephyr mom it was a big challenge but they are ready for it!

Comment by Zephyr mom on August 6, 2014 at 12:01pm: That's great news, Kim! SOCM is another BIG challenge! My son has been at Fort Bragg since January, he loves it!

Comment by Kim on August 6, 2014 at 11:46am: We are getting very excited for our trip! We haven't seen our son since Christmas. He found out that he will be heading to SOCM training at Ft. Bragg. We are so excited and proud of him.

Comment by Colin's Mom on August 5, 2014 at 12:17pm: Hi, My son just started boot camp and we received his letter and box with his PIR date of 9/26. Any helpful hints for travel and or attending the ceremony? We will be bringing his 13 year old sister. Thanks!

Comment by Zephyr mom on July 28, 2014 at 2:08pm: We got there at 10am. We had choice seating and my son was able to show us some of his equipment before the ceremony. My husband had a 10 minute walk from the designated parking area. He suggests you bring bottled water, since it will be hot! We got great photos and videos and it is a wonderful memory!

Comment by Kim on July 27, 2014 at 11:27pm: Thanks for all of the great info. This will be very helpful! How early did you arrive to get a good seat and was the parking far away? Things are starting to come together as he had to turn in his final guest list today.

Comment by Zephyr mom on July 26, 2014 at 1:11pm: Our pinning was at 11am. Allow yourself extra time to get a good seat and also for parking. My husband dropped me off and parked so I wouldn't have to walk, which was nice. I was told there was a shuttle, but I was too anxious to get involved with that.
The parent dinner is Business casual. All the military are in their uniforms so it seems dressy but, they are their dress khakis, you will see them in formal dress at the pinning. My husband wore dockers with a dress shirt to the parent dinner and a nice summer dress or dress pants and blouse should be fine. Same for the pinning, dress for warm weather and nice but, not too formal. I don't recall any written invite to parents dinner and didn't bring my other 2 sons but I think they probably could have gone. I saw people who filled a table of 10 with family. I don't think I would bring anyone outside of the family except if there were a special girl for your son. Hope this helps.