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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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A Blue Candle Event ♥
Event Details
Time: December 4, 2019 to December 3, 2020
Location: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Home or Office
Event Type: family, event, celebration, reunion
Organized By: A Blue Candle Event Group - Alicia from Texas
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2020
Event Description
When you're missing your Sailor -- Light a Blue Candle!
A wonderful way to honor Sailors Anytime, Anywhere!
During Boot, PIR, specialized training, deployment or when you're just thinking about your loved one on distant shores.
Don't forget holidays, family events or birthdays - Just light a a blue candle, any type of blue candle (Blue for Navy) and allow its warm glow to bring you comforting joy & peaceful solace, and while separated from your Sailor.
Blessings to all our Sailors all over the World ♥
Comment Wall
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Comment by FresnoNavyMom (Nuke School) on August 9, 2012 at 3:19am
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I'm missing my boy so much! I'm going to go get a blue candle tomorrow. This is a nice tribute.
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Comment by Storymom on August 4, 2012 at 10:57pm
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Very nice Angela: soon you'll get "the box" with all his civilian stuff (sniff sniff) it made me sad and glad at the same time--That was years ago--my son has never regretted his decision to join the NAVY - LOVES IT!
Congrats to your boy for taking control of his future--and beginning his awesome journey!
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Comment by Angela on August 4, 2012 at 4:34pm
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My son left for boot camp on August 2nd. I miss him so much. Here's his blue candle that HE MADE when he was a little boy.
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Comment by navymom1007 on July 17, 2012 at 5:05pm
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Absolutely count me in. I might be far away but my candles will be lit & my love and prayers go out to ALL of our Sailor's for teir safe return home to all of us.
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Comment by NavyJez (USS HUE CITY CG 66) on July 17, 2012 at 4:38pm
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A message from NavyJez (USS HUE
CITY CG 66) to all members of USS CG66 HUE CITY on Navy For
Moms!
How about this , Tonight July 7/17/2012 let us join together in
Love & Light and Get some candles out ... light Blue Candles, for strength
and courage and yellow candles for the boys to bring them home safe ... look
deep into the Candles light and send them energy, love and Prayers!!! Prayers to
give us strength and hope
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Safe 4th of July to All and Blessings to our Sailors
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Comment by JDMK-NavyMom on July 2, 2012 at 1:21pm
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Missing my sailor! He has arrived at his 1st duty station and it's overseas. He is also on his 1st deployment. Lighting a Blue Candle. Happy 4th of July.
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Missing both of my daughters. Going to buy me two Blue Candles, I agree what a wonderful idea!
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Comment by LainerD on June 17, 2012 at 10:08pm
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Missing my sailor daughter -- time to light a candle.
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Happy Father's Day!
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