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Navy For Moms

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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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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.

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Mom's of Navy Daughters

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a support group for mom's w/ daughters who are considering the Navy or already enlisted

Website: http://www,navyformom.navymomsdaughters
Location: USA
Members: 515
Latest Activity: Jun 10, 2023

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Comment by Anna on January 19, 2010 at 6:20pm: Terra,
Congratulations!!! We know our daughters are doing wonderful things - but that doesn't mean we don't miss them like crazy!!! You will have good days and bad days, but just remember we are here for you whenever you need us!!!
Have a great week!!!!

Comment by Anna on January 17, 2010 at 5:54pm: DC,
I didn't know your granddaughter was heading to Whidby. How long will she be there? My Catherine has been at Kitsap in Silverdale just over a year now. She loves it up there - there is so much to go and see. I hope V loves it up there as well. I had a great visit in Nov even with it being during their rainy season. I'd like to go back again in the summer.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 16, 2010 at 10:47pm: My granddaughter just arrived at Whidby Island, WA for C school. She had put Norfolk on her dream list and one of her classmates put Whidby on his. They each were sent in opposite directions. Although she is across country, I think she will like the assignment.

Comment by Irene McClure on January 16, 2010 at 5:34pm: Hi mom's,it's been some time since I've been here. I see everyone is doing great. There is a chance my daughter is Ca. bound.

Comment by Vickyrun on January 16, 2010 at 5:23pm: Congrats CSMom, I hope your daughter will like Everett, Washington. When my Dad was in the Army we lived in Fort Lewis, Washington. I went to kindergarten there! That is the first place I have in my memory. ~ Vicky

Comment by Vickyrun on January 15, 2010 at 11:42pm: Congrats Cindy. I hope your daughter will like Norfolk.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 8, 2010 at 11:21am: My SIL has a gaggle of flag poles. My brother was a Navy pilot, their son is a Marine aviation mechanic, their other son is married to a Japanese young lady and their daughter is married to an Italian. So at a family gathering, she flies the American, Navy, Marine, Japanese and Italian flags. Makes for a colorful array over her front door. They have a two-story entry so it looks rather nice.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 7, 2010 at 4:50pm: CSMom, I love your tree, with the ornaments and sailor. What a great memory that will be for you all. As I told you before, I admire your daughter going into the culinary area. That is an important, thankless job.

NavyMom, we received a Marine Corps flag and a Navy flag this year for Christmas. My husband thought it was over the top, but I really like it. I'm going to get me some flag poles to put on the porch and when either our Marine or Sailor are in residence, I'm going to fly them. It would be more fun if we lived where others could see them flying! Maybe I'll put them out on the gate post. Now DH would tell me I've lost my mind. What was funny was that when I told our older son (the Marine's dad) he wanted to know where the Air Force flag was. Both of our sons were in the Air Force, one in air guard and the other in both air guard and regular Air Force.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 2, 2010 at 10:33am: We got a navy ornament this year as well. It was wooden. Katie also thought it was a little silly, but enjoyed playing, Navy Monopoly at Christmas.

I got a 18x24" card for the door with the Navy seal, the Essex seal and DC symbol on it, but she thought it was a little 'over the top' when she came home with her sister to see the 3x6' sign that said 'We're proud of our sailor' from buildasign.com............Oh well.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 2, 2010 at 10:15am: Evelyn - Great pictures! Congratulations to your daughter. So glad you were able to spend Christmas together, even if it wasn't the actual day.