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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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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JCo4AC
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Married, 3 children, my oldest is in his second week of basic training. I work part time at my husbands Dental Practice doing all of the administrative work. Love to travel and do so as often as possible! I love to work out and spend a lot of time jogging or walking at the beach and also enjoy The Bar Method classes.
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Attending PIR vital information.

Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:40am 5 Comments

I just returned from PIR 5/25/2012. What an awesome experience. I must say the very best thing we did was contact Sarge! For those of you ho do not yet know who Sarge is, let me explain...He is rertired Army and hosts a meet and Greet the night before PIR. He provides not only food for everyone, but unbelievable accurate information regarding everything about the day.



Prior to leaving, I made arrangements for Sarge to pick up our party of four at Ohare Airport. From that moment on,… Continue

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At 8:48pm on May 30, 2012, SHIP 11 DIV 198 Jacob's Mom said…

Thank you JCo4AC!! :)

At 12:44pm on April 17, 2012, lizinnj said…

I was told the same thing about visiting A school. They work their way through rewards and liberties. I would love to visit Ash in San Antonio. I am not sure where she will head for C school yet. Ash is in for medic and wants to be a helicopter medic. I hope and pray they are all working as a division and win calls home soon. I miss hearing  Hi Mom....Her twin flew to Florida this morning to visit their best friend. She's having a rough time with no contact. They have never been apart like this. Rescue swimmer would be an incredible adventure! Andrew could be in the helicopter going in for the rescue and Ash could be in the copter waiting to nurse up the patient. :)

At 11:58pm on April 16, 2012, lizinnj said…

The site can be confusing between private messages and the forums. I am on our PIR group  and the bootcamp moms forum. I am hoping they were able to write this past Sunday. I have been trying to figure out what "day" they are. How long after Andrew left did you receive your form letter and box? Ashley left Monday and Thursday I had the box and exactly 1 week later I had the form letter. I have sent a few bandaids with each letter. I also this weekend went and postage paid a large envelope. Folded to fit into a regular envelope so Ash can send home her mail so it doesn't stack up. Do you have other children at home? Alicia{Ash's twin} is still home. She is an RN. Abby is a freshman in college. 

At 11:33pm on April 16, 2012, lizinnj said…

Are you going to PIR? I booked tonight. Waiting patiently for a letter...something! :)  Ash is going in as HospitalCorp. How about your son?

At 1:00pm on April 14, 2012, lizinnj said…

I live about 30 minutes from lschwepp . Our daughters flew out together. I have only received the form letter. I am anxiously waiting a real letter. I went to the post office today and bought $1 stamps to send a big envelope for Ash to send home letters in. They don't have enough storage in their bunk for tons of mail. It took me awhile to get the hang of Navy4Moms. The information is awesome on there. Are you on facebook? I am Elizabeth Clark Sabath on facebook. Keep in touch!!

At 10:01am on April 14, 2012, Lisette-in-NJ said…

Wow you are really lucky it worked out so well timing wise that your daugher will graduate the week before PIR.   With my daugher leaving we are first time emptynesters too.  Although, my middle son is in the process of moving to Chicago but working in Hoboken so he comes home for 2 days a week on his days off.  He is living in a hotel in Hoboken until the move in a few weeks.  I live in Williamstown, NJ which is in South Jersey about 1/2 way between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.  I've always heard that CA is beautiful.  Maybe one day I'll get out there and see it. I am also anxiously awaiting the letter like you are!  Hopefully, we'll both get one soon.  Take care.

 

At 4:33pm on April 12, 2012, 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 Internet OPSEC Safety Video.

Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :) 

-Colleen

 
 
 

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