This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Division197 - 198
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 197 and 198
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important
Every single concern is genuine
Every single member is important to us
We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
Views: 2547
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Sharonclips on
-
Goosebumps! Jtsmom
-
-
Permalink Reply by gingermom on
-
Hi moms,
I got 3 letters today!! So nice to hear from my son. He got his wisdom teeth pulled this week. Anyone else's get pulled this week?
-
-
Permalink Reply by Julie on
-
My son had all four pulled on April 22, he wrote on April 26 and said stiches had already fallen out. He's in 04/198.
-
-
-
I got a second letter from my SR yesterday. I'm in Texas. It was much longer than the first but I gotta say it made me sad. He was excited to get his NWUs for sure and says he's doing good but he was very sentimental. He was saying thank you for being the best mom ( im his step mom raised home since 7 and he's 22), he was saying to tell his little brother that he was sorry for leaving him and also to make sure his little sisters (2 yr old twins) don't forget their big brother. He was saying he can't wait to see us at grad. He sounds homesick:( . I know it's extremely common and normal but he sounded so stoic in the first letter that I just thought maybe he would do fine being away. Ugh! I know he's ok but this momma is sad today:(. He was going to church again so that was good. I know they need to grow up and be men. I know u ommmy's understand! Ship 4 div 198 by the way
-
-
-
Hang in there Proudmam1.......those letters can sometimes melt your heart. I wish we lived closer......looks like Saturday is my letter day! I'm going to be there as soon as the post office opens. :)
-
-
-
Thanks!:). I know we are all feeling it. Just have to let it out sometimes. I'm hoping we get calls this weekend!!!
-
-
Permalink Reply by antsmom on
-
Just got a call!!! Best 10 min. Ever ... I had so much to say and couldn't remember a thing :) He said he is doing good and getting a lot of workout with all the IT push ups...He passed all tests so far..
-
-
-
I got a phone call today from son!!!!! So excited to hear from him. He sounded so good.
-
-
-
My son tried to call me today but was at work. I did hear a voicemail of him though. He told his brother he is on target for graduation and he did not eat much the first week they were rushed around so much. His brother did not tell me much about the conversation, they talked for 20 minutes. He told me what he said in two sentences! Guys! He may be the oldest in div 197! He is a good guy, goes to church, so if anyone talks about the old guy that is probably my son!
-
-
Permalink Reply by josiejules on
-
How old is he? I know there is at least 2 of them that are 23
-
-
-
My son turned 35 while there! Is your son in div 197?
-
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
