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 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:
**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.
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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Navy Speak
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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 2121lake on February 18, 2014 at 5:49pm
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Comment by Lorraine on February 17, 2014 at 6:58pm
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My son is in BT and this so much of this is new to me, especially the blue light. What a wonderful idea!
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Comment by Storymom on February 17, 2014 at 1:00am
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from Mountain Wisdom (facebook.com)
this always makes me smile..... ;-)
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Happy Valentine's Day to All!
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Comment by Anna on February 5, 2014 at 10:43pm
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Well said also Storymom!!!!
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Well said, Tower, Anna and Baker. I Have a blue glass votive at my desk at work and on my kitchen window sill. Blessings to our Sailors all over the world! Welcome all new-comers!! May the glow from your blue candle warm your heart and offer some comfort while you're apart from your Sailors :-)
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Comment by Baker on February 5, 2014 at 1:17pm
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towermom your choice of the Christmas electric candle is the one I use as well. A N4M member sent me my current electric Blue candle. It is just the ticket for leaving on all night when our sailor's deployment demands 24 hour use.
The candle reflects it's light on a picture of my sailor and his brother a college student. Both are on their life's quest and our prayers go out daily for their good health and happiness. We also give thanks to NavyforMoms for being here for us.
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Comment by towermom on February 5, 2014 at 12:07pm
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Christina - I use a christmas candle, I just changed the clear bulb to the a blue bulb. But you can use whatever you would like. At first I burned the blue candle everyday while he was in bootcamp. I switched to the christmas candle when I was getting out my decorations when he was in Pensacola and ended up getting the blue bulb. It is in my kitchen window and I get a lot of questions when people come over or go by. They thought it was a great idea.
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Christina,
Any blue candle is fine. Walmart has candles that I personally prefer to those more expensive types like Yankee Candle. I burn a blue candle every day while my son is deployed in Afghanistan. I burned one every day while my daughter was going through OCS or when she's training. It's a way for me to offer a prayer every time throughout my day when I see that flame. Then in the evening I have a simple lamp with a blue bulb. Last thing I see is the blue light and I pray for the safety of all our sailors as I head off to bed. There are special candle holders I've seen on this sight that has the Navy logo on it. I've heard of others who set up a little special place with a picture, a symbol or logo with their candle. It's whatever your heart needs!!!! God Bless your sailor and you!!!!
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Comment by Bethina (Ship 14 Div 103) on February 2, 2014 at 8:44pm
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Just ordered my blue candle, can't wait for it to get here.
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