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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 jsefamily on August 23, 2016 at 3:06pm: Cherishing: Our son arrived early last January. He has about a year to go. He said VT-21 has a reputation for moving a little slower than the others.

Comment by jsefamily on August 23, 2016 at 3:04pm: TennMom: We are fortunate for certain. Our DS said that he had learned the Friday before (two days) that VT-21 was "without incident" for four years and everyone was very proud of that. Then Sunday....

Our DS really likes all of his instructors so I'm sure your DS is among them. He said it's a great environment. It's very supportive.

Comment by TennMom on August 23, 2016 at 12:50pm: jsefamily, my DS is one of the instructors for VT-21. Glad that neither of our DS was involved in the incident last week!

Comment by CheriH on August 23, 2016 at 7:36am: Jn/Jf mom..praying! I didn't get much sleep that last week. Just remember, they don't want to hurt him. Just train him! DS did say that the ham and american cheese between two pieces of white bread he got at the end was the best sandwich he ever ate!

jsefamily..our DS was in VT-21. He was there 11 months. How long has your DS been there?

Suzie..congrats on being done with school! Hope you enjoyed your first day!

Comment by jsefamily on August 23, 2016 at 5:46am: Congratulations, Suzie! You deserve that wonderful breakfast! Jn/Jf, SERE scares me but my DS is about a year away. I told him, everyone says to put on 10 pounds so start eating now. (He's on the thinner side.)

I've been watching and reading all the comments with not too much to add lately. This is such a supportive group and I'm so thankful we have it. DS just keeps plugging away--VT-21 in Kingsville.

Comment by J/J Mom on August 22, 2016 at 5:04pm: DS left for SERE this past weekend. On the bright side, the winging in July was fabulous. It was so good to spend the week with him in Corpus.

Comment by JudyM on August 16, 2016 at 10:53pm: Amazing to hear what all are doing. It has been quite a while.
SERE, yes a good idea to put on some weight beforehand. My DS list 10. An experience they do not want to go through again, but thankful for the experience and what they learn.
Quilter, keep us informed about what platform your DS gets.
Hard to believe mine is on his second deployment. Hopefully home October 1 in time for his brothers wedding. Where does the time go. . .

Comment by CheriH on August 16, 2016 at 10:16pm: So good to hear from everybody...Suzie, so sorry about DS's dog. I know how much we love our furry friends. Can't believe he fixed the jet by Facetime.

Helenp..congrats on winging. Sounds like a fun party! SERE isn't much fun...for them or us moms. But he will make it. Remind us when he leaves and we will be praying.

Quilter...good luck to your DS. Those nail biting times are challenging.

Barb...it's that strange combination of time dragging, but looking back seems like it flashed by. Don't know how that works. What a hoot that your DS met Gene Simmons!

Comment by helenp on August 16, 2016 at 10:32am: CheriH - Homecoming sounds fun and nurturing for all. Happy for you.

My DS had his winging in June at Corpus Christi. We made it a true family celebration, including a fun beach party. There were 19 of us! He just moved to Jacksonville to train on the P3. But first - SERE. He leaves for SERE Labor Day weekend. He's trying to gain weight because all of his friends said they lost at least 10 lbs. during SERE.

Comment by Quilter on August 16, 2016 at 9:59am: Congrats CheriH!!! I'm glad all is well and you were able to spend some time on the carrier too!! That's awesome!!! My LO finished primary last week and I understand the Board meets today, so soon very soon my LO will know what aircraft he will be assigned too!!! He was at the top of his class so we hope he gets his 1st choice!! Congrats again !!