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 Lake Charles Vicky on
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Angela, you are so blessed to have such a daughter! She knew you would need support. That trait will take her far. God Bless her!
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Permalink Reply by Lesli on
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Hi Angela, I undestand how you feel. My son had already moved before he joined the Navy so this made it easier for me. Also, I know he is in Gods hands and this is what Dan enjoys. Write soon. Lesli
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Permalink Reply by Deb Mike's Mom on
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Hi. I think I saw the ad in a magazine. My son originally told us he was thinking about the Navy before he finished his junior year of high school. Not having any military influence in either side of our family we tended to think this was one more of his three-week indulgences. Although, he kept at it so I did what I always do being an information junkie; I inundated him with information. I piled on as much Navy minutiae as I could. In the process I found this wonderful site. He never let up. He graduates in June and boot camp is September. I'm looking forward to having this community for support.
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I took my son to his final dentist visit under 'my' watch before leaving for BC. The first magazine I opened (sorry, don't remember which one) had the NavyforMoms.com ad on the inside of the front cover! Talk about karma! I went home, got on the PC and enlisted on here that day! Thanks for this great community!
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Permalink Reply by Kaye S. on
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I'd heard of a "Navy Mothers" organization. But, when I queried Google, I typed in "Navy moms." This site was first or second... can't remember. I browsed this site for an hour, then joined.
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My college son told me about it. Appently a girl he's dating has a brother stationed out in Pensacola. Interesting site, thanks
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My son actually told me about the site and told me I should sign up.
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Google! Just was searching for Navy Wives, Navy, Basic Training, RTC, I am not sure which one I searched when I found Navy4Moms, but I know it was via Google. :) I love reading, and reading, and reading! Helps me better prepare myself for when my hubby leaves for the RTC @ Great Lakes.
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Sydney, I love your profile picture. We've all felt that way!
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Nate's mom on
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Info from a brochure we received from the MEPS in Saint Louis when we went to see our recruits get sworn in at the Cardinal Baseball game!!
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Greetings from NWOhio! I'm a new join-ee to the site and interestingly enough, I was having Mother's Day Breakfast last Sunday with my daughter, wearing my "I'm a Navy Mom" t-shirt because my eldest son is stationed outside of Seattle in Silverdale and couldnt be with us in person. A lady sitting across from us came over to our table and excused herself for interrupting and asked if my daughter was the 'sailor'-of -my-shirt to which I replied that she wasn't - it was my son. She then made idle chit-chat for a few minutes and wondered if I had ever heard of this site. She gave me the www and I logged on yesterday. I look forward to getting familiar with posting as I am a bit computerally-challenged.
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