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
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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
Badge
Confused and in need of knowledgable answers please!!!
Views: 3131
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Madame Determination on
-
Craig, what do you mean " If somehow they allow you to take the asvab"? Isnt that one of the main purposes of going to MEPS? Also, I dont think that you fully understood the question I asked about taking the asvab. ( Angie helped me out though). I read something about the DEL program. It's suppose to be for otherwise qualified people that may , for example, need to discuss their rating options will a loved prior to signing a contract at MEPS. The individual then has up to 72 hrs to return to MEPS to complete the contract and DEP-in? Angie also informed me that I may be able to schedule to take the asvab before MEPS. She said to talk to my recruiter to discuss my options. I also read somewhere that this can be done as well. However, I do know that some of the things I find while researching can be old and outdated. Are you familiar with any of this?
-
Permalink Reply by Craig on
-
Determination - In todays Navy, you will most likely take your ASVAB, do your medical check, and talk to the classifier within the same day or two. You will most likely have about 10 to 15 minutes with the classifier to decide what job you will have for the next 4 to 6 years. Not days like I think you're thinking.... I work with alot of deppers and for the past couple years the only ones that I have seen that had days to decide is the ones that are QNJ'd. I totally agree with Angie about talking to your recruiter to see if you can take the ASVAB early.
Glad Angie helped you. That's what it's all about. Most of us want to help deppers with their future...I must admit, you totally lost me on what you were orginally asking, in fact I still don't understand it, so it is good that Angie was able to understand and help you.
I have never heard of the DEL program. What does DEL stand for?
-
-
DEL stands for Delayed Entry. The info I read about the DEL is @ this same link you gave me. http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/publications/Directives/1130_8H/change%208... on pg 195....I actually basically read the entire thing, all 232 pages. It was very informative, thanks again!!
-
Permalink Reply by skell456 (AO wife) on
-
Come join us over here and we can share lots of knowledge with you!!! http://www.navyformoms.com/group/advicefornewspouses
- ‹ Previous
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- Next ›
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
