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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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All Mom's who hail from the very proud state of TEXAS!!!

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A Little Bit About TEXAS

Welcome all Moms who hail from the very proud state of TEXAS!!! Please tell us about where you live in Texas (we all know it is pretty big). Also, give us an idea about what your Sailor is doing and where he/she is (watch for OPSEC issues, though).

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Comment by Daun on September 15, 2014 at 12:28am: My daughter shipped on 9/10. Got her call, now writing letters. I found that numbering envelopes will help when she gets a handful. Also will send only white envelopes, I read in one of the other groups I'm a member of that if they receive mail in a colored envelope they may get messed with sergeants. So I do have a big stack of plain white envelope and I bought a couple of cards also but pound white envelope that the card we going to. Also don't put stickers on the outside idiom blow up in inside on your letter. Sending a photo copy of pictures are better than the real thing. For my daughter this is her dream .

Comment by Q'sMom ~ Dee on September 8, 2014 at 5:57pm: @AustinNavyMom That's a great idea! Makes me wonder if there are any moms of my SR's rating here in San Antonio.

**Calling all AME moms in San Antonio** :-)

Are there any here? If so, please shout back...would love to connect! Thx!!

Comment by Ladybird on September 8, 2014 at 7:40am: Good morning everyone. Sorry it's been a while. Does anyone else have a son or daughter on the Carl Vincent. Would love to talk to you.

Comment by mrsruth1986 on September 6, 2014 at 10:20pm: Georgiapeach we found some at Randall's. We finally asked at the courtesy booth. They are hard to find, but once you know what to look for it will be easier. Now our daughter is deployed & she & a friend on the ship went in together & bought an international phone & SIMS cards. (Something for future use).
Remember when the recruit does end up calling with the calling card YOUR caller ID might show another state other than IL. I learned & almost missed my daughter's first phone call after 2 weeks.
Good luck getting the cards. Tell your recruit to Stay Strong!

Comment by SJBAggie83 on September 6, 2014 at 7:44pm: That's RTC. (I hate auto-correct. ) :-)

Comment by SJBAggie83 on September 6, 2014 at 7:43pm: We found some at Walgreen or CVS. Also, check into http://callsforrecruits.org/phone-cards-info/ . They give free calling cards to recruits at TTC. Good luck.

Comment by Brandon's mom on September 6, 2014 at 7:42pm: I used callsforrecruits.org to get free calling cards.

Comment by georgiapeach on September 6, 2014 at 7:07pm: I'm from the West U/Bellaire area. My son is leaving for RTC Monday morning. I can't find long distance phone cards anywhere. Any suggestions?