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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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Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1615
Latest Activity: Apr 19

Welcome to the
MEPS & DEP group...
We love helping deppers, recruits, sailors, and especially their families!!!

Don't understand the Navy?
Haven't a clue what is about to happen?
Do you just want to share your joys or sorrows?

Then this is the group for you!!!

We enjoy helping family member with all information or just to pass the time chatting.

Glad you're with us!

It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. "The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits."

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Comment by BBWinthemoon on May 19, 2010 at 9:05pm: Yes i will continue to develop the relationship with the recruiter! I am hoping that he can help us out with some "issues"

Comment by Fleur de lis Mom on May 19, 2010 at 12:55pm: Yvette - I'm from Ruston, LA. Where are you from?

Comment by Yvette ( Corey's Mom) on May 19, 2010 at 12:43pm: Any DEP's from Louisiana?

Comment by Cathi on May 18, 2010 at 11:56pm: I am so upset with our local recuiters it isnt funny. We went to a DEP picnic and it ended up being held in the recruiting office because of rain. They didnt acknowledge us or talk to us even if we tried to talk to them. Then today her recuiter called her and told her she was "kicked" out of the Navy for poor eyesight. (That is another story) But my other daughter sw him at the high school and he [reseded to tell her that her sister was kicked out for poor eyesight. Doesn't HIPPA apply to the Navy? Where is the confidenciality?

Comment by Arwen on May 18, 2010 at 10:51am: gcmb, I'm in a similar position. My son has only three weeks before graduation and is definitely NOT going to make it. He will have to take two summer classes to graduate. He too got a bad case of senioritis and just quit trying to do well. Since he didn't get into any of his colleges, he quit two of his college-prep classes (calculus isn't necessary for graduation) to have more "relax time." If he had a summer ship date, this would be a huge problem, but since he's still waiting on a waiver, there's no hurry.

What is his ship date, and is there a summer credit recovery program available to him? If his high school doesn't have one, can he take a community college class and transfer credits?

Comment by Fleur de lis Mom on May 18, 2010 at 10:23am: gcmb - Prayers for you also. These last few months are hard. Maybe his recruiter could give him a "pep talk".

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on May 18, 2010 at 10:05am: gcmb,

Prayers out to both you and your son. My son is also a senior in HS and Depper scheduled to leave for BC in November. My problem is what will he do with himself till then. Hopefully he can find some work and not get lazy or have something go wrong till he leaves. He is an amazing kid but you never know. One thing in common, I too found a spark in him since he signed. He is also showing a rise in maturity especially with his younger sister. Amen to that!!

So prayers to us all and to all the sailors and their families!!

Hi Ang!

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on May 17, 2010 at 10:46am: BBWinthermoom, my boy is leaving the 16th of Nov and signed as an AO also. Good Luck!!

Comment by BBWinthemoon on May 14, 2010 at 12:35pm: Well, had a meeting with my son's recruiter yesterday! That was quite an experience, never would I have imagined doing this, not that I don't believe what he is doing is the best thing for him, because I do! The recruiter was very nice and informative! And it is so nice to see my son so focused. We are still waiting on a SEALS contract, but for now he has an AO (aviation ordinance) contract and is scheduled for departure on November 9.

Comment by Fleur de lis Mom on May 14, 2010 at 11:16am: Just an update - she is doing well. The recruiter called and asked if she need to delay the ship date. We said "NO" - she has plenty of time to heal, her friends will all be back in school if she delays, and an old boyfriend is back in the picture. She does not need any distractions.

Hope everyone's Future Sailors are doing great!!!

We have a great BSM group. I had lunch last week with another Navy Mom who is a member of the group. I'm so glad to have the local support as well as N4M.