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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

Events

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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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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

Members: 402
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by Ellen65 on September 5, 2014 at 1:09pm: I'm looking forward to this event tomorrow - $$ goes directly to helping soldiers (sailor is one this year) check it out if you're close! I don't usually see stuff this close to home here in southern Illinois https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=265819513614794&id=....

Comment by TLC72 on September 5, 2014 at 12:01am: Thinking about those calls from boot camp a year ago makes me want to cry. It's so exciting to get them. My son is deployed on the Bush right now, so those calls are few and far between.

Yes, Donna is right. I was in a group for his PIR date, and it was very helpful the closer it got to that day. Those groups are usually very active also.

Comment by Donna on September 4, 2014 at 10:21pm: Brittanysmom, do you have a group for your daughters division? If not, make one so that you can 'compare' and share with the other moms (and dads) what each recruit is saying in their letters! Phone calls even 4 minute calls are the best!!

Comment by Brittanysmom on September 4, 2014 at 12:17pm: Nice to meet you Donna. I got a call last Saturday-only 4 minutes but it made my day. She sounded happy and excited!

Comment by Donna on September 3, 2014 at 11:27pm: Brittanysmom, I am also in Mt. Vernon, I am glad you have received your first letter and that she is enjoying it!! PIR will be here before you know it.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 30, 2014 at 8:10am: amiles, we always stayed in Portsmouth area when visiting our sailor, since that was closer to where he rented while in Norfolk base. You need to know what side of the tunnels you want to stay by. Tons of fun and great eating there.

Comment by amiles on August 28, 2014 at 9:04pm: I am 30 miles northeast of St. Louis. My sailor is in Norfolk. My son will be getting out in april 2015, I miss him so much!

Comment by TLC72 on August 28, 2014 at 7:36pm: We're north of there a little ways. I work in Effingham. We have friends in Marion and meet in Mt. Vernon quite often. We go to Salem quite a bit too.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 28, 2014 at 4:53pm: Brittanysmom--our sailor was born in Mt. Vernon! We get there every few months to check in on sis-in-law in nursing home.

It looks like Wednesday will be your "stalk the mail carrier" day.