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:
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.)
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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
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Discussion Forum
Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by HiDefDukeFan on July 10, 2015 at 9:09am
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first of all i will begin with hi how are ya and im new here. This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me, we took our daughter to the hotel on monday and said our goodbyes. We couldnt stay and see her get sworn in on Tuesday :( but thats ok . she had her phone with her and called when they left meps . They had about 4 hrs at the airport so i spoke with her quite a bit that day . she was not happy when someone told her that they would not be going to bed until Thursday night.....wow lol, I told her to get sleep on the plane and she will have to learn to sleep standing up heee, she didnt think that was funny. :( later on in the day someone told her that it would be Wed night when they got to sleep and shower so that was good news, I got my "im here ill call you in 3 weeks call at @11pm. Wed i was up and down with emotions with millions of things going through my head. Thurs i was ok , i took the kids to the water park and we had fun. Today i woke up good and pulled up insagram and there she was a post from monday saying here we go pray for me ....omg here come the tears... im ok now lol she is a strong woman but still my little girl..;0)
thanks for letting me vent....
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Comment by Oneofalot on July 10, 2015 at 8:50am
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Good Morning to Everyone.
Happy Friday to everyone.
Catsmom, will be praying that he stays out of danger and will be doing just fine. Enjoy your time with him and your daughter. The time goes by so fast.
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Comment by Catsmom on July 10, 2015 at 6:45am
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Good morning, wanted to update you all. We got into Norfolk late Wednesday night. While we were waiting for our luggage, I recived a phone call from Crystsl. The had to take Justin into the NIC Unit. Hi started breathing to fast, and his blood sugar was to low. When we got to the hospital at 4:30 am, he was sleeping. His respiration was good. Got to hold him twice after Crystal fed him. Latest might he was doing much better, his resbration was at 40, and blood sugar normal. He may get to go home on Saturday pr as Ying he does.
Hope all is going well for all of you. Pray you and your Sailors are all doing well .
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Comment by Christy on July 9, 2015 at 10:34pm
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Glad to here that Mamabear!! Hope she is doing well and having fun. Hope we get ours soon. Big hug to you. A little bit of relief anyway I hope.
Christy
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Comment by Oleander on July 8, 2015 at 11:38am
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Thanks Blondie!
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Comment by Vickyrun on July 8, 2015 at 11:04am
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Good morning all, I am getting Chrissy's Navy Brat tonight! I hope we can Skype, but I don't know yet.
sarahsmom, funny but no. The form letter is the first letter you get from her. You will also get the famous"The Box". The PIR packet will come later closer to her PIR date.
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Comment by Sue S. on July 8, 2015 at 9:12am
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Stephanie is in san Antonio for corpsman school.
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I heard from my daughter again today. She is in A schiil, Sam Houston. I cant wait until Thursday afternoon. I should be squeezing her tighter than Uncle Sam at about 4pm San Antonio time. Also, her friends families forwarded their cell phones to me as they will not have an address for a week and I will deliver them in 2 days. lol. They will be chatting with their moms soon.
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Christy, you're so welcome! My Navy daughter is our youngest and last to leave home, we're very close and it was so hard for me initially. But day by day they get stronger and we do too. Have you ever heard of "Queenisms"? They're darling sayings that boost female morale. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes poignant. I'd copy and past one or two onto my letters. My daughter loved them and shared them with her bunk mates. When we met them at PIR they kept thanking me for the positive reinforcements that seemed to come just at the right time. Little did they know they helped me too! "-)
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Anna, Yes - my daughter starts training for Damage Control tomorrow. Yesterday they told her she'd be on hold for a week before training started, this morning she was told a spot opened up and she'll be Classed-up and begin training tomorrow (Wed). She's very excited but not especially looking forward to the gas chamber again it's a DC thing! She also has to go through the Decom Chamber which is freezing cold water. She amazes me!
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