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

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:

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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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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I am the wife of a retired Naval Commander married 29 years, 22 1/2 of them while he was in the navy. I have 4 sons. My youngest, Brandon, 22, just graduated college and is in the OCS 01-11 class graduating Oct. 22. We are very proud of him. He got engaged in July and is very excited about his new ife.
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Officer
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
The Navy is a great career as long as you have a wife that is willing to be very independant and supportive. It's not easy but I got through it with four sons 6 years apart.
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 8:07pm on August 13, 2010, cekj5 said…
Hi. Congratulations! A new baby in the family is so exciting and it will be great when Brandon meets her for the first time. I miss John a lot as do his 2 siblings and my husband. My daughter just commented that not only does she miss John but also misses his cooking. After he came home from school and before he left he was trying out several recipes on the grill. We loved his bbq ribs! The first week was tough. It was hard when my husband and I dropped him off. I felt like I was holding my breath until I heard he made it through indoc week. It has probably been good that I've been busy at work and now I'm busy getting my other 2 ready for college. My daughter will be a junior and my other son a freshman. We are in CT so we are close to Newport. I read on facebook about people making their reservations so I booked the Navy Lodge. We also plan to come up on Thursday, although I am not sure about school schedules for my other two. Did you get an email confirmation? I just got a verbal confirmation and was told my son would have to confirm our arrival 48 hours prior to us coming. I keep counting down the days........
At 12:14am on August 13, 2010, cekj5 said…
Hi - happy to be friends! Yes, my son is in the class. He is also 22 and recently graduated. We have a lot in common. We did get a call and a test email. It was great to hear from him and we look forward to the next time!
At 7:54am on August 9, 2010, SkiMaria said…
I received a friend request from you--even though it may have been in error. You wrote: "My son is in the same class. He said he met a married fellow with 3 kids i bet it was your son." I have a daughter in the class so you were probably trying to contact someone else. Even so, I would still enjoy being "friends" and communicating. This is my baby at OCS. She is our youngest child. I spend a good part of the day praying and the other half working hard and trying to stay busy. I realize this is a very difficult program and I just hope my daughter and all the candidates do well. It sounds as if you have a lot of Navy experience!
At 2:02am on August 9, 2010, Navy for Moms Admin said…
Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community.
Also, check out this OPSEC Internet Safety Video

Enjoy your time here and we look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Colleen and Elizabeth
 
 
 

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