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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
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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Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on November 15, 2016 at 5:29pm
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MotherOf2Dragons - Thank you Khaleesi! :)
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Guam is a territory of the US. No passport required. I'm looking to visit there in 2017 too.
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Does anyone know if you need a US passport to fly from the US to Guam? Thanks!
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Tysmom - I think Guam might be a let down after Hawaii. I'm hoping to take a trip there early 2017. I'm going there, not for the Guam experience, but to see my son. I can't wait for that day! Welcome to Guam! I've heard the highest speed limit is 35 MPH. I have google alerts for anything about Guam so my in-box is regularly filled with the odd story about the island.
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Comment by tysmom on November 4, 2016 at 8:54pm
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Hi! My son will be arriving in Guam in December. He was in Hawaii for 4+ years and I am going to miss going there. But Guam is a new adventure. LOTS of history, great snorkeling, golf, seashores...looking forward to hearing from some of you!!!
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AustinNavyMom - My son is on the Key West. I sometimes think the sailors are fed false information. I don't think they are supposed to tell their families departure times. Be prepared for long intervals of no contact with 1 or 2 surprise phone calls from Japan. Sleep with your cell phone if you don't want to miss it! My son's last deployment was 4.5 months. It was awful.
Get your sailor's sub email address. You can send information to him that way. No bad news should be relayed that way. Just positive information.
And sometimes the sub's pop up in the ocean for a swim and full oxygen/sunshine to keep morale up. You might get a phone call then.
Good luck.
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Comment by Nikki92 on October 28, 2016 at 10:34pm
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I know I'm a little late to respond, but I wanted to say thank you, MK5Diver, for offering your help with questions we may have. My son arrived in Guam in June. He's enjoying it there so far.
AustinNavyMom my son is not on the Chicago, but he has a good friend who is. : ) My son has been able to let me know approximate days of departure, but he doesn't seem to always know for sure himself...or at least he acts like he's not sure. ; ) They also run into delays at times. I'm in some closed groups on Facebook with other family members of guys on my son's sub. I'm sure there are some for the Chicago as well. Maybe they can be more helpful than me. I'm still fairly new to all of this, but I wanted to help if I could in some way. My son definitely enjoyed his days even more after he was officially checked into his boat. : )
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Comment by MK5Diver on September 26, 2016 at 10:07am
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Hello everyone! I am the father of a rescue swimmer in Guam. I am on here because Navy for Dads is lame and it's a difficult place to get answers. My son has been stationed in Guam with his squadron for the past almost two years. He has one year to go till he hopefully heads back to the states. It's been difficult for my wife and me to have him gone for so long. He was able to get home this past summer for two weeks. It was so wonderful to have him home even if for such a short time. If there is anything I can do to help answer questions or anything else please let me know. We are very grateful for Skype because we are able to see and hear his voice almost every week (except when he is deployed) and the quality of the picture and sound is better than it was when he was in San Diego. From what I can see they have a great group of people out there. All the best to you and your sailors. Sure am proud of mine and all of yours for serving our great country so honorably.
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Comment by SailorSalon mom on September 26, 2016 at 9:16am
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Welcome !! My son is a mm in Guam since July 2016. It's very hard having him so far away ;( I'm very grateful for the support here !
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Chasemom1 - I know exactly how you feel. My son has been there since Oct/Nov of last year. I have the Time Buddy app on my phone to let me know what time it is over there. My son is currently out of contact and the not knowing kills me. The highlight of my life is when the unexpected call comes in. I can't wait until he is back in Guam so we can skype again. I had to get Facebook messenger so he could call me using that when he was in a foreign country for a quick stop. Hang in there!!!
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