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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.

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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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Michigan Moms (and Family)

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Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

Members: 316
Latest Activity: Apr 11

Welcome come on in start a discussion, ask questions and answer a few too!!!!!!!

HAVE FUN !!!!!!

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Dunesmom on December 26, 2010 at 2:38pm: I'm sure you are all busy with the holidays and send boxes and talking to your Sailors and if you were lucky at this time of year to have them home i bet you are still squeezing them. got to make sure they have those marks and memories when they head back. We are having a wonderful time. My Sailor and my dauther are headed to Caberafe', hmm did i spell that right?, tomorrow along with a cousin and friend. Wishing you all the best!

Comment by Dunesmom on December 24, 2010 at 5:23pm: Merry Christmas Everyone!

Comment by kjkooz on December 21, 2010 at 8:51pm: Hi btmom - My son wants to be a pilot ultimately. He has applied (still waiting to hear) for the NROTC scholarship. If he get that, he will hopefully go to his first pick school Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ. in Daytona. His back up plan is to enter the Navy through the Advanced Electronics/computers program or Nuke program (if he tests into it). He still might apply to the Naval academy after his first year of school. Seems like he has many avenues that will take him to his final goal of being an aviator. Exciting times for him!

Comment by btmom on December 21, 2010 at 6:56pm: Kris, my son was in DEP thru TC. The recruiters there are great guys, very good with the kids. He had a chance to visit the schools in TC when the recruiters went in there for fitness days etc. Brandon left for the Navy March 9th, is a hopsital corpsman and currently stationed in Sasebo, Japan. What is your son going to do?

Comment by kjkooz on December 21, 2010 at 6:23pm: Hi all - I live in Leland and my son is in the DEP program in Traverse City - looking forward to being a part of this group and the Navy community -Kris

Comment by Colleen on December 21, 2010 at 4:47pm: Hi MarianneKT's Mom,

I'm originally from Milan. I have an aunt who lives in Ypsi. Small world. Rich celebrated his 19th birthday and will be celebrating his 20th on board the ship. Life sure is different than it was a few years ago!

Comment by btmom on December 21, 2010 at 4:15pm: Hi kjkooz, I'm from Arcadia, about halfway between Traverse City and Ludington.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 21, 2010 at 3:09pm: Welcome KJkooz and Colleen - I'm from Ypsi, originally from Lansing. Katie is a DC on the Essex out of Sasebo. Celebrated her 21st bday and now will be there for Christmas before coming home. We will celebrate both after she arrives;)

Comment by Colleen on December 21, 2010 at 2:57pm: Hi Everyone! I'm a new Mom to this site & group too. My son,Rich, is an OS on the Stockdale. They deployed 3 weeks ago. He was in the DEP program here on the West Side of MI in 08-09, Grand Rapids area. kjkooz, we have a place near West Branch. Are you near there? I will miss having him here for Christmas. Those of you who will have your sailor home for the Holidays, enjoy them and their time home!! We will celebrate Christmas in June, when he's back. Is the potluck still going on for January? We're trying to see if we can make it - weather plays a big part.