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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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

**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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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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CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

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CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

The heart and soul of the Navy-the cook! Let's swap stories and exchange info about our loved ones being a CS in the Navy!

Members: 309
Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2021

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Boot camp

Started by Amanda Jan 30, 2019. 0 Replies

Arrived at bc on June 13-CSS

Started by Lea (SHIP 11 DIV 242). Last reply by Lea (SHIP 11 DIV 242) Jun 22, 2017. 2 Replies

My Bird can Cook

Started by My Little Bird. Last reply by disneygirl64 May 10, 2017. 6 Replies

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Comment by MAMA_C on September 6, 2014 at 3:44am

Hi Juanita! I will be looking forward to your post!

Comment by Juanita on September 3, 2014 at 2:38pm
Hi nice to meet everyone! My name is Juanita my Sailor just left to fort Lee VA this Sunday he graduate August 1st from great lakes but was on hold . ☺
Comment by disneygirl64 on September 1, 2014 at 11:07pm

I am such a proud mom today!! My son was just made head of diet at the naval hospital where he is stationed. 

Comment by therevbev on September 1, 2014 at 10:11am

I'm going to CS graduation this Friday!!!! Will take lots of photos and try to post, just in case there are others.

Comment by therevbev on August 27, 2014 at 10:02pm

MOM MasterofMotivation S14 D269 - the week of classes at Great Lakes Naval Base are called "Navy indoctrination". IF your CS goes to Ft Lee right away (very unusual), they'll be done in about 1 month. MOST Sailors spend 2-3 weeks at Great Lakes waiting for a class to start - they clean and help around base until there's an opening at Ft Lee (Virginia).

Comment by therevbev on August 27, 2014 at 9:59pm

Just got a call from the CS in school at Fort Lee... with only 1 week left, he's managed to keep a 93 average on all his tests. This is the son who REALLY struggled with high school and 2 years of college! I am SO Proud. We'll be attending graduation next week and bringing him on leave with us!

Comment by VC on August 26, 2014 at 9:00pm

Of course, you are very welcome.

After PIR when you while you will wait for your son, you can go to the NEX (Navy Exchange Service Command) you will see it there. If you son didn’t order the DVD of the PIR you can order it there. My son ordered his pictures package but not DVD. I was lucky and I order it. You can also buy a picture of his division from the PIR. All the best

Comment by MAMA_C on August 26, 2014 at 8:52pm

Thank you VC for this info.  This will help us a lot!!! So we can prepare.

Comment by VC on August 26, 2014 at 8:31pm

Dear MOM MasterofMotivation S14 D269, Congratulations to the New Sailor and to you! Good luck to your son. After PIR my son only had a few minutes. He have to go back to move to the different location on the base. I was waiting for him for about 4 hours. After he moved I met him and he was with us together until 8:30 pm. They have to be back on base at 9:30-10pm. Since it was a Memorial weekend I was so lucky to have him on Saturday, Sunday and few hours on Monday before my flight. You will have a wonderful time together J All the best

 

Comment by MAMA_C on August 26, 2014 at 8:17pm

My son is a Sailor now and PIR is this Friday, however he told me that his Liberty is only a few hours after PIR he reports back for an 1 to 4 hours and we can wait for him.  Then A school begins there at GL for 6 days.  He will tell more when we see at PIR.

 

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