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:

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:

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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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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CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

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CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

The heart and soul of the Navy-the cook! Let's swap stories and exchange info about our loved ones being a CS in the Navy!

Members: 309
Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2021

Discussion Forum

Boot camp

Started by Amanda Jan 30, 2019. 0 Replies

Arrived at bc on June 13-CSS

Started by Lea (SHIP 11 DIV 242). Last reply by Lea (SHIP 11 DIV 242) Jun 22, 2017. 2 Replies

My Bird can Cook

Started by My Little Bird. Last reply by disneygirl64 May 10, 2017. 6 Replies

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Comment by Frances on July 24, 2016 at 4:44pm
Some times he have to work day on the weekend but you can check him out on a Friday and have him back by Saturday if he on duty that Sunday
Comment by NavyParentsx2 on July 24, 2016 at 4:42pm

Once our son graduates boot camp, he stays in GL for a while is what we are hearing. After PIR do we have to wait just like if his school was there? does he get the weekend liberty?

Comment by Frances on June 15, 2016 at 11:29am
Thank you so much
Comment by therevbev on June 15, 2016 at 10:39am

Frances - she will find out when she get's liberty. Just like for PiR weekend, she'll have to stay in uniform, you will have to sign her out (liberty buddy) and be back in time, etc.. Some weekends she will have to stand watch. But YES - if she is given liberty, you can spend it with her. We lived 1 hour north, and got to see him on 2 different Saturdays before he left for VA.

Comment by Frances on June 15, 2016 at 10:26am
Could we come visit her?
Comment by Frances on June 15, 2016 at 9:41am
Thank you and I sure will therebev
Comment by therevbev on June 15, 2016 at 9:12am

Frances - welcome to the CS home. If you look down a few entries you will see my explanation dated March 31. This is true of ALL our sailors heading for Fort Lee. The first week at GL is naval indoctrination, after that it is a lot of cleaning and just helping around the base, standing watch in their barracks etc. The time there depends on openings in Virginia, not when or how she finished boot. So glad she was able to pass fit... encourage her to keep up the workouts and runs, it doesn't get easier and they WILL separate if you fail too many. Thank her for working so hard, she'll make a great cook!

Comment by Frances on June 15, 2016 at 4:04am
So my daughter may not leave GL for a while ?
Comment by Frances on June 15, 2016 at 3:55am
Hi everyone. My daughter was to finish 5-27-2016 but she had to pass fit but she is a Navy Sailor now and I am not sure of her date to ho to VA. She finished yesterday
Comment by CiarasMom on May 6, 2016 at 9:50pm
Hello moms!
My daughter will graduate BC on 5/13! She said she will stay a GL until 5/20, then off to VA!
I'm soo excited to see her next week ❤️
 

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