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

**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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AECF - FCs and ETs

For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Comment by Lisa on October 7, 2014 at 2:09pm
Just visited my sailor this past weekend in GL. I gained several new pieces of info that may be helpful to everyone so I'm going to share:-). My sailor was in PIR 9/19/14 so he has a couple of weeks under his belt at TSC.
1: I took him 3 pairs of jeans and several shirts and he was fine on room.
2: He had also asked for a Keurig single cup coffee maker which they are allowed to have and keep out.
3: Also took his computer, monitor, and a Bluetooth speaker for playing music from his phone. All electronics require a special chit to be filled out in order to leave them out on his desk. Until then, they are stored in his closet.
4: He has been issued a nice coat which he had been told that he IS allowed to wear with civilian clothing. He also has been issued gloves.
5: He filled out a chit to get permission for us to be his Liberty Buddies for the weekend and we had no problems visiting at all. Of course he is still phase 1 so we had to have him back on base before 2200 each evening and pick him up each morning around 0600.
6: verified that he is allowed to take two weeks at Christmas although he will go in the hole a bit on his leave days to do so.
7: he is filling out a special chit in hopes of getting liberty on Thanksgiving weekend so that we can spend the weekend with him. I'll keep you updated on this...
8: He is in ATT school and will be moving on to FC A school in GL afterwards. So far, ATT school is going well and he is enjoying his time.
9: Last but not least, his phase 1 includes 30 days as well as completion of a list of duties and a test.

Hope this helps in some way:-) God bless!
Comment by littleman14 on October 7, 2014 at 12:20pm

My SR is in boot camp and will stay in the GL for A and C school. Do I need to bring him clothes on PIR day?

Comment by Katie02 on October 3, 2014 at 10:57am

Thanks for the info on Christmas, that makes me happy! One of the admins over in our PIR group had said that about the week on week off  for Holiday Standown. I won't complain about more time with him ;)

Comment by Anti M on October 3, 2014 at 10:41am

Thanksgiving is a federal holiday, they have ot off unless they have duty.  Friday is usually a day of special liberty.  The 300 miles is in effect that weekend unless they take leave.  The big decision is whether they will have enough leave (saved or to borrow) to take turkey day AND the stand down.    The one week at a time for Christmas/NY is more of a fleet thing.

Comment by Jacob94mom on October 3, 2014 at 9:21am
Lisa- I too get most information from here or the Facebook pages. However, I told my sailor about the one week and Christmas and no Thanksgiving and he said they just had a meeting on Tuesday and were told they are required, if at all possible to leave the base for the whole two weeks. I officially Dec 19-Jan 4. They have not said anything about Thanksgiving though. I told him
I guess we will have to wait and see- lol
And the same experience here Katie02- he didn't bring his cleaning skills home. Lol In BC they don't have much time to write so they say what they need to or feel important and that's about it. After boot they can have phones and computers again, it's wonderful!
Comment by Cleaver6 on October 1, 2014 at 6:28pm

Speaking from experience, they won't bring it home. 

Comment by Katie02 on October 1, 2014 at 5:33pm

I am not keeping my hopes up about him doing it while he is home :)

Comment by Lisa on October 1, 2014 at 5:28pm
I'm wondering and hoping if he will bring these new and enhanced cleaning skills home when he visits or if he will leave them at school/work...Either way, it still makes me smile to know that his bed has to be made daily and his bathroom must be spotless!!!:-D
Comment by Katie02 on October 1, 2014 at 5:25pm

Thanks for the info on the process after PIR. I agree about the boys cleaning,  it makes me laugh when he talks about bathroom duty, or the fact that he now knows how to make a bed, I teased him a lot before be left, that he was finally going to be able to make a bed properly ;)

Comment by Lisa on October 1, 2014 at 5:20pm
Heehee:-). That's where I keep getting my info and I'm usually the one informing my son!! I agree... Thank goodness for all the various navy mom and dad groups!!!!
 

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