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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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 Ruth VH on
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I saw the ad in a magazine, heard about it in a TV ad, and I heard "word of mouth" from another sailor's family, and then I read about it in a Navy pamphlet I received at my son's PIR. It finally clicked that I "qualified" for the website...one of my longest "duh" moments I've ever had. I really enjoy the Mom's and friends on this site.
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There was an ad in Country Living Magazine, and I felt a bond immediately!!
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I discovered this site through pewsitter.com, a Catholic news site. One of the articles, entitled "Navy Censors Christian Moms", had a link to navyformoms. My ears always perk up when I hear Navy. Too bad I didn't know about the site 7 or 8 years ago when I knew nothing about the navy except for my husband's family's involvement as sailors.
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I really and truly believe I was tapped on the shoulder by God and that He sent me to this site. It was the night that my son left for BC. I'm already living a good bit away from him, so I only got to see him the weekend before he left. I had just happened to call him on Wednesday for some info and found out that he'd be in a hotel on Thursday and gone on Friday. I was sad and missing him and hurting for him on Friday. This won't be easy. Because I'm living away from his dad and lady friend, I was feeling very left out and lonely with no one to share this with. I started watching a show I had recorded and there was an advertisement for this site. I had never seen that ad before. Jumped up, ran to the computer and there you all were. What a blessing! This has helped me deal with his going. I'm still dealing with missing him, wishing I could know he's safe, and all the other things we moms go through, but I'm fortunate enough to have been sent here.
Thank you so much.
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Permalink Reply by Lesli on
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Hi This is a wonderful website. I do know how you feel. What gives me strength is God,s love. and the fact that my son Daniel enjoys being in the military. Write soon Lesli
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West mentioned this site at a Command Master Chief dinner in Japan after meeting with a group in TN representing Navy for Moms. http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=72578
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My son's recruiter gave me your website! Thanks for being here for all of us that need a little extra support!
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My postmaster in our small little town told me about it. He saw it advertised in a magazine and knew my son was joining the Navy.
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My son's recruiter told him about info on the web and he was a computer junky while he was looking up information for himself he told me about a site I could find out information on after he left, so I wouldn't ask him a million questions. lol
i do that anyway in fact the more i write the more questions I put in the letters. This is the most informative site I have ever visited. Mom's are great and always willing to help each other out.
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