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.
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:
**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.
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Morning Anne!
You're not rambling - I love it! I find the more we "talk" the more we all have in common and that's helped me a lot! My uncle was Army - retired now, a 2 star General but I wasn't raised in a military family so my learning curve has been straight up, LOL. Prior to my daughter enlisting her boyfriend of 2 years was a Marine - that helped me understand a lot too as we watched his journey from before BC, through A school, and into sniper training. But still ... so much to learn, so much to experience from this side as a mom.
So he'll be in SD on a destroyer! I don't think we're supposed to give ship names etc on this site but we could private message each other, or exchange emails for more detailed conversations if you want. My daughter's best friend has just been re-assigned to a destroyer in SD. Funny story - she and "C" left Nevada on the same plane for BC but didn't know each other. They ended up on the same ship in BC, same Div, have the same jobs and were actually bunk mates! Unheard of. They became good friends helping each other thru the tough times, then went to A School together where they ended up on the same ship and roommates! Now both are stationed in SD. Initially both were assigned to amphibs but recently C was reassigned as her ship was over manned.
Hawaii is spectacular. We travel there for business 2 or 3 times a year and last November we toured Pearl Harbor. What an experience!
I'm so sorry to hear about losing a child. I literally can not imagine. You're a strong mom and obviously a very good one -supportive, thoughtful. I wonder if your Navy son now has a very special guardian angel watching over him. I believe that!
My daughter and I are very close too. She's my baby (by a long shot), She is my "surprise child" LOL. Her older sister and brother were 17 and 14 years old when she was born. Ooops! She and I shared a love of horses and when she was 10 began competing in an equestrian sport. We traveled together had many many mother-daughter trips. When she left for bc it felt like part of me was suddenly gone. Moms on these sites get it, but most people - even family members - don't. She didn't go away to college. She went away to a new life and joined a family that I'm not part of. Don't get me wrong, we're still close and talk every day whether phone call or text.
I'm going to send you a friend request. No pressure, but if you want to talk in more detail about where our Sailors are, etc we can send each other messages rather than here on the comment wall.
Whoa - this was a book!
Hi Anne. Hang in there! - it's ok to lose it for awhile - especially not in front of him. We mom's have to stick together through all of this. I thought my daughter leaving for BC was going to be the hardest thing ever - silly me. I just didn't realize that the roller coaster continues. So many emotions, so many peaks and valleys.
My daughter is in San Diego, she reported 8/5 and tho there was a shaky beginning with a few crew members, she's found her groove and loves her job. I've felt much more peaceful knowing she's enjoying her life and becoming a strong, independent and even more honorable person. Our world needs more people like your son and my daughter.
What type of ship is he on? My daughter is on an Amphibious Assault. Is he home with you now? Enjoy every second and every hug. They need our strength as much as our love as they head out on this huge adventure.
Marinero, my daughter graduated A School the 6th of July. She was told for weeks she'd have orders before the end of school but they didn't come until the 14th. She was lucky, she had friends who were on hold for 2-3 months, but for her that 1 week was torture. I agree with kaymarie - tell him to keep busy. My daughter volunteered at the USO also. Not only did she have a lot of fun but her days were full. It helped her a lot.
My DC was on hold for 3 months after bc. He kept busy on base by volunteering at the USO and also volunteering to help out the CO in his barracks. Your Sailor needs to keep busy so he doesn't get board.
marinero2014 - Not sure what to tell you. When my daughter graduated, she knew before she cam home on leave. Katie was sent to Sasebo Japan. Was he told he was 'on hold'?
He graduated DC last week and still does not have orders. How long will it be before he is told where he is going?
Hi everyone. Well, she's off! My daughter reported to her ship in San Diego yesterday. 12 days of leave went by in a blink and by the end of it she was very sad to leave. Lots of tears and hugs. DC3 has been a supportive sponsor but my sailor is feeling very out of place even though many of the DC's on board are women. I'm sure that's normal being the new kid and all. And so another chapter starts....
My daughter leaves GL today and is on her way home for 12 days of leave before reporting to SD! Very exciting!
She spoke with a DC on her ship yesterday and discovered that she'll be the 4th DC on board from Nevada! What are the odds?
Have a wonderful day everyone!
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