This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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
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.)
N4M Merchandise
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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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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 Storymom on April 3, 2012 at 4:18pm
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Welcome all New NavyMoms! Glad you are all finding this a comforting thought while your sailors are serving our country and making us so proud. NM*II: I buy my candles at general stores, and even find great deals in thrift or second-hand stores too BUT... "Jeramy's Mom" has the connection to a website that sells blue-US NAVY candles with insignias-very nice. It's called: scented with love I think? Just Go to page # 2, you'll see some discussion about it and a link i think?
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Comment by NM*Il on April 3, 2012 at 1:27pm
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Help...where are you getting your blue candles!!!! I would like to get one soooon since my RC will be leaving for BC soon <3
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Comment by cmacdon on April 3, 2012 at 10:10am
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This is the day we say Good Bye to my Sailor for Boot Camp. We will for sure light that candle! Thanks.
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Love the Idea.... Thanks
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Comment by navymom1007 on March 5, 2012 at 10:11am
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I just found this great site but I will turn on a blue candle for my sailor whom I miss and the rest of the USS Cape St. George. :)
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Comment by mzsmonica on February 21, 2012 at 3:09am
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i will definitely do this...a good way to feel connected with all that are serving and all the family members here as well :)
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Comment by Vickyrun on February 20, 2012 at 12:07pm
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I did the Blue candle last night, praying that Chrissy and her shipmates will come home safe.
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Wonderful Valentine Wishes to all NavyforMoms and their Sailors, near and far
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Comment by proudmom on February 11, 2012 at 2:09pm
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Hi Jeramys Mom!!! Reality is setting in, this morning his stomach was bothering him.. I said nerves..he said nope, nothing to be nervous about.. Right!!! Us moms know these things...LOL
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Comment by Jeramys Mom ship3-div-173 on February 10, 2012 at 2:34pm
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Hi proudmom. I asked my daughter and she said you can order from the Facebook page, or you can call.
Also I read your post and wanted you to know that my son leaves on April 10th and is cool cucumber too, and Im a crying mess, nervous and not looking forward to his leave date. It is totally not fair how a mothers emotions can conflict so dramatically. But Im still proud of my SR. :-)
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