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.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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Tammy
  • Female
  • South Bend, IN
  • United States

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  • Sherry James
 

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A little about me:
I am a single mom with 2 wonderfully, respectful, and handsome young men. My 18 year old is now in the Navy... I am so proud of him. His brother is a freshmen and in ROTC.
I am here to support my
Cody
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
to let him grow and be a stronger man then he already is. He will make mistakes as he has but he always learns and grows. I have also learned to let go and be proud of the man he is becoming.
Our Navy experience so far...
The Navy has a lot to offer, This was the best decision he/she could have made

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getting ready to let go

Posted on February 5, 2009 at 1:01pm 0 Comments

I am still wrestling with the idea that he is going into the Navy and leaving home. I am so proud of him but in the same breath I am worried about surviving without him. I am a single mom so he is the "man" of the house and is the fixer of problems around here. He is my rock and my strength. He has this amazing way of brighting up my day regardless of how bad it is. His smile is so contagious and I already miss it. I see it every day but know that in July I will see it no more. I know he will… Continue

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At 10:43pm on February 5, 2009, Sherry James said…
Tammy, I'm in MI not IN. You may want to join the IN group. Good luck.
At 8:57pm on February 5, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
Hi Tammy
Would love to have you join the Illinois N4M page. Sounds like you have a couple of sons who really make you proud!
Carol
At 7:52pm on February 5, 2009, Pat said…
Welcome aboard! Join the DEPPERS group by going to the Groups tab above. You may also want to read some in the Boot Camp mom's group. Know that you are not alone! There is also a Singles group, as well as a couple of groups depending how far along Cody is in the process of SEALS. In other words, you can find a lot of moms that are walking in your shoes or have been there. And there is also a group for Indiana as well as Northern, IN for people in your immediate area.
At 1:20pm on February 5, 2009, Sherry James said…
Tammy, you should go to the top of your page and click on group and type in IN or South Bend and voila!!
 
 
 

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