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
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.)
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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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How did you find us?
I am so excited. :)
This is the best snowball ever! I’ve been so curious…how did you find out about our community? Some moms have told me about the http://www.nstc.navy.mil/rtcgl/family/index.html site… Is that were you found us... or was it through another source? Thank you!
UPDATE 4/20/2008: Hi Everyone! I brought this forward because I really want to know! :) How did you find out about us?!
UPDATE: 2/17/2010: Hello N4M's. We are interested in where all of our members founds us! Stop by and leave a message.
Thank you for making this community what it is today!
Elizabeth and Colleen
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Permalink Reply by Lesli on
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Hi My name is Lesli, I found Navy Moms website surfing the web. This is a wonderful website. Happy Birthday Navy Mom.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda-Alek'sMom (AECF - ET) on
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My sons recruiter told me about this web site!!!
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I found out from word of mouth to just check to see if there is a site for moms that has kids in the Navy. Which I am new to this site. I have been reading alot of email and thanks alot for the mail. We do pray for all of the men and women who are in the military.
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I found the link on MySpace
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Permalink Reply by Lake Charles Vicky on
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My neighbor and friend told me about this site. My son is going to be enlisting we just don't know if it will be at the end of this semester of if he will get his degree and then enlist. I'm proud and terrified at the same time. He is an only child and it was bad enough when he left for college but this is more than a little overwhelming. I cried non-stop for a week. I'm slowly coming to terms with it. In my heart I always knew he was going to do this.
Sorry, this was longer than I intended.
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Vicky
I can't imagine if my son was my one and only. I'd be a wreck too. He isn't leaving until September but will only be out of high school for a few months and only 18 and a few. Mom's do have a special place for their boys. This is the first life decision he has made. I'm so proud of him. When I think about him leaving I concentrate on what he will be doing (his daily activities, boot camp, A school) and I haven't given any thought to my being without him. That makes it easier to envision, for now.
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Deb, my son is a in his second year of college and though he is only two hours away we only see him every six weeks or so now. I think that is God's way of helping me to transition. He started talking about the Navy when 911 happened but like a lot of moms I thought he'd outgrow it. He hasn't and I know when he graduates he will go. I just want him to get his degree first. He comes from a strong military background. He asked me recently "Mom didn't you know I would do this?" I told him "Son, there is a river in Egypt called DeNile and I've been floating on my pretty pink raft down it all this time".
I do understand that he feels an obligation to serve his country so that makes it easier for me to accept. My dad was career military.
Mothers and son's...I don't know of a stronger bond.
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Hi Vicki, I haqve peace with my son being in the Navy. I say this since I know God is with him and also this is the choice Dan has made. I do feel nervous at times but I look at this is what Dan wanted to do. Write soon Lesli
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Lesli (neat spelling BTW), I'm finding peace but it's been a hard road. I just keep remembering that God loves him more than I do.
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My daughter directed me here. She has seen me struggling with her leaving me and letting her go and in her effort to care for my heart...directed me to a place where others would understand what I'm going through... I could share my feelings...and get questions answered. Always the nurturer...my sweet baby girl....so wise and compassionate!
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