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Navy For Moms

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

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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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Easy Pillowcase Instructions

Whole Pillowcase - 1 piece of fabric:

Wash and iron all your fabric before cutting the material. Do not use scented fabric softener. Many people can't tolerate the smells. I personally use vinegar as asoftener and you can use washing soda also to softener in a natural way.
Fold fabric in half length wise and press a crease ( this will give you approx a 22 in wide
piece)
Cut your pillowcase to 30-31 in long. Sew together and run a zig-zag or a serged
stitch around the edges to keep them from fraying.
Fold and press ¼ in down on the top of your pillow case
Then go back and fold and press 2in down on the top
Sew it down with a ¼-1/2 in straight stitch. Can add a zig zag or decorative stitch.
Then turn pillowcase inside out and stitch the 2 open sides with a 90% turn at the
bottom.
Turn right side out making sure you push the corners out so they look like corners.
Press again and you are done.
This will give you a pillowcase that is 28-29 in long and 21 & ½ in wide
The finished pillowcase should be 28 ½ in long by 21 ½ in wide
Make sure all Seams are finished so there is no fraying.

Banded Pillowcases- 2 pieces of fabric:

13. Wash and iron all your fabric before cutting the material.

14. FoldfFabric in half length wise and press a crease ( this will give you approx a 22" wide piece)

15. Cut your pillowcase to 24-26 in long. .

16. Make your band either 2 or 4 in wide when folded in half so that would 4-8 in unfolded.

Make sure it is the same width as the body of the pillowcase.

17. Attach the band to the top of the pillowcase with a 1/4 or1/2"seam. Press .

the seam towards the top and top stitch or zig zag it down.
18. Stitch the 2 open sides with a 90% turn at the bottom.

19. Fold and press ¼ in down on the top of your pillow case

20. Then go back and fold and press 2 in down on the top

21. Sew it down with a ¼-1/2 in straight stitch. Can add a zig zag or decorative stitch.

22. Press again and you are done.

23. This will give you a pillowcase that is 28-29 in long and 21 & ½ in wide

24. The finished pillowcase should be 28in long by 21 ½ in wide.

25. Make sure all seams are finished so there is no fraying.

The bands can be bigger if you have a shorter piece of fabricl. But please try not

to make them more that 8 in wide unless you are making a special one for a special reason. This will help to keep the uniform and will help save on material.