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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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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

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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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Comment by DNavyFamily on August 11, 2015 at 8:39am: I'm sure they enjoy getting out- that's one thing our future CTI wanted- was to get out into the world. That area of GA is pretty nice- beats USAF linguists getting stuck in South Texas dusty heat most of the year. Looks like you can get to the beach or snow skiing from Augusta in about 3-4 hours- not too shabby. Have you visited the area?

Comment by KC'smom on August 10, 2015 at 8:04pm: Hi :-) I haven't been on here in a long time. My son has been a CTI for 4 years ( well that's counting DLI time too ). He actually only likes his job now when he deploys. Not liking the desk job a whole lot when he's in the states. I was kinda hoping he would like it lots & want to re-enlist but that's not gonna happen. Oh well, it's his life. It's funny because I didn't want him to join initially! Cried my eyes out & now in the back of my head I wish he'd stay. He still has 2 more years to go. Then reserves for 2 years.

Comment by DNavyFamily on August 10, 2015 at 8:42am: Thanks Lisa!

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on August 10, 2015 at 8:29am: DNavyFamily,

Ft. Gordon is a duty station that SOME CTIs will go to after graduating DLI in Monterey. Not all of them go to Ft. Gordon. It depends on their language and whether they chose sea duty first or shore duty first.

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on August 10, 2015 at 8:28am: rebeccachaplain,

Your daughter's language will not be absolute until she actually starts classes. Often, a person's language is changed once they arrive at DLI. Of course, they won't bump them up to a higher category. But they often change the language if it's in the same category.

Comment by DNavyFamily on August 10, 2015 at 8:24am: Do CTIs go to Ft Gordon first and then to Monterey? I've heard bits and pieces of that- anyone know how that all works? I've never heard of the place outside I saw it's an Army base- not too close to water! LOL!

Comment by New Navy Mom HL on August 4, 2015 at 11:11pm: Rebeccachaplain. My SR will be heading to Monterey aug 15. Just a little before your daughter. Not much to say yet in this category. :) looking forward to going to GL next weekend. Can't believe BC is almost done!

Comment by bbcregular on August 4, 2015 at 8:52pm: Hi rebeccachaplain. I notice that there is not a lot of activity in this group as there is when the recruit is in BC at GL. Once your daughter graduates 8/28 and ships for DLI the next day communication begins! It is a new world for the new sailor. A lot of freedom and communication with family. I have seen that they also will eventually get overnight weekend liberty. We live too far away to visit so we will have to wait for graduation. We live in the south eastern region. Will you be close to DLI? Praying that PFI and Battle stations go well for your daughter. Remember to take her phone and computer to the airport after PIR so you do not have to ship later.

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on July 23, 2015 at 4:51pm: With all due respect, Jackl, this is the kind of information we shouldn't be discussing on this or any other social medial forum. Your son or daughter will figure it out when they get to that point. I know inquiring mom minds want to know all that's happening/going to happen with their kiddo, but with the world as it is, we have to be super careful.

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on July 21, 2015 at 4:23pm: We stayed at the Otter Inn. It was a perfect location, as it was walking distance to Cannery Row, the restaurants and shopping. We spent way more time doing all of that stuff than we did on the base. So it just made sense to stay closer to the "fun" stuff. It was very reasonably priced.