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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by NavyM♥m on August 31, 2015 at 10:46pm: nancyp~Thanks for the encouraging words. I was shocked & excited that my son asked me to do the honors. A year ago his older brother, Master Chief, pinned his Surface Warfare pin on him. Maybe his Dad will have the next honor. My son will be 31 yrs. old this month. He knows what he wants & goes after it. Me, my husband & my ex husband are all staying at the LaQuinta at Ft. Walton with allll our dogs. With graduation early in the morning we're looking forward to some fun on the beach after lunch.

Comment by nancyp on August 31, 2015 at 9:30pm: NavyMom, reading your post about pinning your son at graduation, I had the same experience and it was wonderful! As Karenlee may recall, I did get a negative reaction from someone here, who said I shouldn't pin my son, that an officer should. I was so upset! Unbeknownst to me my son was reading my posts, was not happy about that comment, and contacted me that he wanted me to do it and not to be concerned. Karenlee and a couple of other people also encouraged me. I was so thankful for that support! For graduation, my sister and I stayed at a timeshare in Fort Walton. We had a wonderful week with my son who spent a lot of time with us which was like gold, as all you moms know. After graduation we went to Fort Walton Beach with the graduates and their families and had the best time. Memories to last a lifetime.

Comment by NJNavyMom on August 31, 2015 at 6:58am: My son is in VA and loves it!

Comment by NavyM♥m on August 30, 2015 at 3:45pm: Karenlee~ I know an officer in Va. He loves it there. My son was stationed in San Diego for a year & is very happy to be going back!
I found a really neat photo album to give my son. N4M rules state I can't advertise merchandise but if you
Google "Crackerjack photo album" you can see it.

Comment by NavyM♥m on August 30, 2015 at 9:53am: Karenlee~ He still has to go to Gulfport & Ft. Benning then eventually going to Mobile Unit 3 in San Diego.
Thanks for the gift idea.

Comment by NavyM♥m on August 29, 2015 at 11:27pm: What kind of EOD graduation gift would be appropriate?

Comment by NavyM♥m on August 29, 2015 at 10:27pm: I just got word my son will graduate EOD Sept 8 and he asked ME to pin him! I'm sooo HAPPY & PROUD of him! I can't wait to get pictures of him in his dress whites! Since we will be taking his dog to see him, we will be staying at the La Quinta on Miracle Way in Fort Walton. We've stayed there before. A very dog friendly hotel. The farther out you make reservations, the cheaper they are.
http://www.laquintaftwaltonbeach.com/

Comment by navyarmymom on August 25, 2015 at 5:53pm: Thanks Karenlee. I appreciate the info.

Comment by navyarmymom on August 21, 2015 at 6:14pm: Does anyone have suggestions on where to stay when we go to EOD graduation at Eglin AFB?

Comment by navyarmymom on August 18, 2015 at 6:40pm: NavyMom - once again I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond. I've been out of town. My son doesn't graduate until Oct. 19. But congratulations to your son. He's almost there!