This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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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.)
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
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♥We Stitch Love Project♥
We Stitch Love is a program where we create pillowcases and other handmade items for our deployed military.
Our goal is to help these heroes have a little bit of ‘home’ while they are away from home. We are helping them with sweet dreams when they take a break.
A cooperative effort and one of the many things we volunteers do through Molly’s Adopt a Sailor. We send to MAS monthly adoption and to the hospitals for Special Hugs http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject/forum/to...
Email any questions, information or suggestions to westitchlove@mollysadoptasailor.com
Pillowcases can be sewn together or premade cases can be decorated with paint or tie dyed. There are several different ways to make a premade case special if you don’t sew. As long as there is love inserted through effort, they are stitched with love!
A standard size pillow is 20”x26”. Pillowcases should be at least 22”x28” or longer. The body of the pillowcase should have at least one side that is soft to sleep on and without seams where their head will rest. There are different ways to sew a pillowcase. Here are a couple different ways.
Always prewash fabric and premade cases to remove sizing and shrinkage. (Adding a little vinegar helps to soften the fabric and set the dyes)
Pillowcase video tutorial – I don’t use the accent strip but that is your choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moryq_ZRFY
A different version is to cut the body 24”x44” and use an 8”x44” band. Sew band to body, press seam towards band top. Stitch side and bottom of body, zigzag edges so they don’t fray. Turn inside out, press and top stitch band seam. Turn down ¼” and press, fold over a 1” hem and stitch.
Neck coolers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=293I-bux53s&feature=youtu.be
Please add labels to your boxes when shipping
For inexpensive plain (second quality manufacturers runs) visit www.pillowcase.net for large quantities of white or colored plain pillowcases to decorate.
Be sure and post pictures of your completed pillowcases and of any sewing parties.
MOST important of all.....HAVE FUN.....
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Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on
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KIM: 50 more MALE pillowcase's from Linda's sewing party in New Mexico ! :)
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Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on
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Thanks Carol!
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Good morning ladies! We are still needing pillowcases if anyone can send some. Those who have committed so far are
Valeriejean 6 female 35 generic
Carol 38 female
Linda in NM (FB) 50 male
Terry (FB) 5 female
Cheryl Ladies Aux in NC (FB) 50 generic
That leaves us needing 106 pillowcases. There are 21 female cases not promised yet but not all female will want a girly one so I'm not concerned about getting a total of 70 on those. If you can get any ready to ship in the next couple weeks please let us know! Thank you for supporting our heroes and making them feel special! -
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Permalink Reply by MarianneKT's Mom on
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Kim - I can send 16 this month. About half of them are a little more feminine, but not many are really girly.
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Thanks MarianneKT's Mom! I will put you down for 16!
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Permalink Reply by Barb0914 on
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I would like to start making pillow cases today. Can someone please email or post the address I should ship them to?
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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Barb, THANK YOU so much for making pillowcases! We keep the addresses in a room called "MAS We Ship Love." You request to join and then are approved and then you will have access to the addresses. We do it this way to provide a little security for our Contact Person instead of having their info out there in the public.
Go to the Molly's Adopt A Sailor page and scroll down until you see the section about addresses. Click on MAS We Ship Love and request to join. As soon as I see the request, I will approve it and you are all set.
LMK if you have any problems, okay? Again, thank you and a big Navy mom hug! Pat
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We are still in need of 90 pillowcases. Those promised are
Valeriejean 6 female 35 generic
Carol 38 female
Linda in NM (FB) 50 maleTerry (FB) 5 female
Cheryl Ladies Aux in NC (FB) 50 generic
Marianne 16
If anyone has some to send please let us know. Thank you!
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Kim, I had room for 17 more generic pillowcases....all packed and ready to go. Takes us down to needing 73 more.
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Thanks Carol! I'll add them to the count!
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Pillowcase Kim!!! Did you see facebook???!!! Another 75! Plus another possible 5!!! I'm so excited!
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Yes I did Carol! I have Addie here and she doesn't like me on any electronics so we have been playing, beading, coloring and swimming! She is napping now so I am trying to catch up!
Way to go ladies! Thank you everyone for making our heroes feel special! Please continue to sew and stash! We have another big adoption next month!
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