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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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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).

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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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Twins and multiples in the Navy

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This is a group for navy moms who have twins or multiples and at least one has decided to join the navy. Share experiences of how you are coping and also how your kids are coping with being without their sibling.

Members: 31
Latest Activity: Aug 29, 2020

Administrator <callsforrecruits@gmail.com> ro request calling cards

To request the free Military mailing kit:

https://www.usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-guidelines.htm

phone the Military Postal Service Agency at 1-800-810-6098.

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Discussion Forum

Handling the Twin Bond Relationship at Bootcamp

Started by Sierrascrapper (ETN2). Last reply by rebecca1957 Aug 29, 2020. 29 Replies 1 Like

I wanted to ask about this topic as it has a deep impact on how twins relate to each other. This will be good future reference for other Navy Twin Moms as their sons leave for BC. I only have one…Continue

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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 13, 2014 at 6:08pm: Betsy Welcome glad you found us. Thought you would see my post. You will have to read Sonya's post. Her twins are on a buddy system. I never know that existed and is totally cool.

Remember anyone when the triplets went, two were same PIR date one close. They got written up on Navy times or Navy.com I believe.

Sierra, Has Jonathan seen Sam? You should send him a pic of Sam so he can keep his eyes peeled for him.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on November 13, 2014 at 5:42pm: Welcome Sonya! How cool that you boys are in the same division together. I have only one twin in the Navy. His brother is here at home and going to the local state University to earn his degree in Secondary Education. My Sailor is in Nuke A-school right now. He has PIR 8/29/14. We are from Northern Nevada. The boys seem to do alright apart from each other. I think they keep in contact a lot, but I don't really see it as they text mostly. But I'm glad they still have a relationship together and that they aren't always arguing like they did at home. We'll see how that goes when my Sailor comes home for Christmas. LOL

Comment by Sonya Momof2Recruits on November 13, 2014 at 10:47am: They will both stay in GL for A school but different schools. One is going for Operation Specialist and the other Gunners Mate. OS school is only 10 weeks where GM is 27 weeks so that is when they will split.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 13, 2014 at 12:14am: WOW I had never heard of that Sonya, that is awesome. Great to hear that our navy is having some fun with your twins. What are they going to be doing after BC?

Mine are an IT on the USS Bainbridge and a Nuke finishing up his training in Goose Creek SC.

I just moved and started school myself, Culinary. Started Monday. so far 6 hours lectures everyday of SaveServe food safety. Have my first exam on Friday.

Got REALLY cold here. supposed to be -11* by morning. this am was 1*. snowing and makes the commute a white knuckle drive.

Comment by Sonya Momof2Recruits on November 12, 2014 at 10:41pm: They went in under the buddy system and left last Thursday. They are in the same division. The Chief has made them battle buddies and they have to do everything together including going to the bathroom. When they answer a question they have to answer together and yesterday they had an opportunity to earn a phone call. They had to both know the answer and had to split the time of the call. Seems they are all having fun with it. They are both really enjoying BC.

Comment by doubletrouble on November 12, 2014 at 10:35pm: Yes! If they are at bc together & in different divisions they can find out which church service the other is going to & meet up & visit. My twins & their best friend all met up at church.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 12, 2014 at 9:03pm: Welcome New member Sonya, Mom of 2 new recruits. This is a wild ride that you have started also your twins. Did they start together? How long ago? One other set of twins from this group discovered that if they went to church on Sundays they could see each other and I believe they could even visit? is that right Double Trouble? My twins went in almost 6 months apart. They are both on the east coast and are in contact quite a bit.

They have gone camping together a couple of times.

Cold Cold Cold here gonna be below 0* tonight!! Toooo early for this.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 7, 2014 at 11:41pm: I am having washer/dryer issues. In my new house ordered a Maytag set on sale. The dryer was electric and it turns out The one I bought was electric. So they took it away and ordered a gas one and they did not charge me more, The washer ate my laundry. First time I tried it. The door locked and then it did nothing. My laundry was locked in and it would not wash or unlock. My laundry was locked up. They brought a new washer and got permission to break the other ones door to free my laundry. New one works like a charm. Then this AM they brought the new dryer and Low and behold it was damaged, dented in three places. SOOO they took it away and are replacing it with the newest next years model at no cost. It will come on Tuesday. I have had to hang three loads outside on my new houses laundry line.

Comment by Shesh on October 31, 2014 at 12:12pm: Love the Halloween pictures of your boys, Cotwin & Sierrascrapper. I bet that brings back memories. I always made my boys costumes. For some reason I seemed to have more time back then. Doesn't make sense does it? The first three years after they were born I stayed home. They could usually entertain each other and I'd sit at my sewing machine and supervise & sew at the same time ! I loved that time in my live. Hectic but fulfilling. I miss them being little sometimes.

Hope all have a Happy Halloween ! Snows flying here in Wisconsin. :(