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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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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

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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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Parents of A School Sailors in Pensacola

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Let's chat about our "A" School sailors.

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Latest Activity: Oct 18, 2021

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Comment by Vickie360 on March 6, 2015 at 12:54am: I received lots of advice about phones on ships... I am trying to gather all of the information I received...Navymom904... I'll try to PM you after I get it all in one document

Comment by Navymom904 on March 4, 2015 at 11:05am: Vickie360 - those are awesome questions, you've asked. I do hope they get answered. I'd love to see (read) what is recommended.

Comment by Vickie360 on March 4, 2015 at 12:31am: Trying to plan ahead...I've asked several moms and I am trying to figure out all the options about phones and deployment.. Should we get an "interntional plan" on his existing phone or should he get a "pay as you go" phone...If he takes his phone, what should he turn off so we don't get all kinds of charges? If he uses the ship's phones, do they have access to it often? Should he take his computer on the ship? I have so many questions about how we will communicate while he is gone and how we should pay...

Comment by Navymom904 on January 26, 2015 at 1:01pm: MY sailor has adjusted to A school so far, so good! Hes excelling in his classes. I hear that he will be graduating this spring. I have so many questions; Can family attend graduation? Is graduation like PIR? What happens after A school graduation? Will my sailor receive his orders prior to graduation? Does my sailor get leave? If so, for how long - typically? If my sailor has leave, will my sailor be able to come home immediately after graduation? Or is there a waiting period?

I look forward to your reply!

Have a great Monday! HOOYAH!

Thank you!

Comment by Navymom904 on December 10, 2014 at 10:53am: Hello 1BlessedNavyMom,

My sailor arrived 12-06 as well. Looking forward to getting to know everyone as well! (PIR was amazing, it flew by too fast!)

Navymom904

Comment by 1BlessedNavyMom on December 9, 2014 at 6:53pm: Hello all! My son arrived at A school on Saturday Dec 6, 2014. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you!

Comment by anasazigypsy on November 26, 2014 at 2:04pm: If they have their phone text and ask. My sailor arrived same day, had indoc on Monday and texted me address that night

Comment by bluera12 on November 26, 2014 at 1:56pm: When will the Sailors get an address so we can start sending carepackages. My son arrived 11/22/14.

Comment by Trista on November 25, 2014 at 12:13pm: Has anyone had a car shipped to Pensacola? I am looking to do this for my sailor and trying to figure out if there are any suggestions...

Comment by BeffMommy1996 on November 19, 2014 at 1:50pm: Following Trista's post...not sure if our Sailor is getting leave for Christmas or New Years.