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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

Events

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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Transitions

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The worrying doesn't end when they leave the Navy... If you have a loved one that has left and dealing with the transitions back to civilian life come join us..

Location: Everywhere
Members: 16
Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2014

Links and Videos

MFIT DEMO July 18,2012 MFIT is a new on-demand service for families and personnel transitioning out of the Navy. On July 18, there will be a demonstration on how to use MFIT. Everyone is invited to view the demonstration, especially family members! After it is complete, the interactive tool will be available on-demand.

GI Bill Web Site Apply for benefits, FAQ, lots of info here.

National Resource Directory

VA Watchdog Problems with the VA? these folks are here to help you.

Defense Centers of Excellence A world of info here, including a 24 Hour Help Line.

Real Warriors link If you have a vet having some issues reintegrating back into family life, or diagnosed with TBI or PTS, this could be very helpful for that vet and those who love him/her.

Secondary PTSD Help Yes, you might need some help as well.

Coaching Into Care Includes a "Should I Call?" link, Crisis Hot Line, VA Mental Health Help.

State offices for Veteran's Affairs

Texas Veteran Benefits web site

Military.com : military transition

Find an Al-Anon meeting near you. Even if you're not sure your loved one is drinking too much, if you have that thought, you need to reach out to these folks. We got through deployments and our kid's enlistment by knowing we were not alone, this will help do that same thing.

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Comment by TexasDocMom on February 1, 2012 at 11:17am: Yes, Matt is growing a beard...first time I've ever seen him with that much hair on his face. He's still on leave and was saying something about something he could get on base, "but I'd have to shave and get a hair cut"...He's on leave until mid March.

At least they've learned to listen....big difference from pre Navy days!

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 31, 2012 at 7:15pm: Great info, Molly! Matt is doing okay, I guess. I know that this time around he is applying himself, so that makes all the difference in the world. Most of his friends are college grads or college oriented, so that helps a lot to keep him focused. But mostly his maturity is doing it. He came on the weekend and rescued his mom from the tile uproar in the kitchen (who knew that the ceramic tile would come unstuck and tent because of the drought?). He just came in and did the job. He is not officially out until mid March, he's burning leave right now even if he's signed all the paper work. So all this info will pay off for him.

I wonder if we started a group called "Transitioning out of the Military in the eyes of Sailors" if our kids would come post on it, as they discover the ups and downs. They could be pretty honest and hearing "suck it up and just do it" from one another is better than from us moms, because, really after their Navy life, we should not be the guiding factors, just the fall back system in case of emergencies.

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 28, 2012 at 6:22pm: Kitchen Table Gang check out this group to see if you think we should add it to the links above...

Comment by Debby on January 26, 2012 at 10:52am: My son has vet plates and very proud when people thank him...

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 25, 2012 at 11:15pm: Well, Matt is burning leave, so he can't draw unemployment until March. He started class on the 17th. He's doing the Disablity stuff...and I know he wants those plates!

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 19, 2012 at 11:31am: Just posted a link above that is a portal to the benefits in Texas for Veterans.

Comment by Debby on January 19, 2012 at 11:09am: Molly all states it differently however nevada would not take his unemployment so he used his aunts address in VA bch but told them he came to reno to look for work.. and filed his weekly claims online. My exhusband llives here in Reno and files through CA.. also if your son is going to be getting disability he gets more points towards federal employment so have him do the USAJOBS application and apply to federal work...

Comment by TexasDocMom on January 18, 2012 at 1:44pm: Article I spotted today on PTSD....Veterans and Violence

Comment by Debby on January 18, 2012 at 10:52am: OK I asked my husband about benefits at the VA here's his response..

The DD214 being recorded at the courthouse is a good idea. As far as benefits go they do get full benefits when they register with the VA. They are considered OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom)/OIF (not sure on this acronym) and have priority actually. The injury specifically related to military service is a separate matter so to speak and goes through the regional office. The veteran receives a stipend with the amount being calculated by a percentage that is determined by input from the Compensation and pension appointment that is scheduled by the regional office after the veteran processes the paperwork. For example If a Vet has a knee condition directly related to his/her service and it is established through the C&P process then he/she will be given a percentage and they will never pay a co-pay related to that specific diagnosis. Any veteran getting out of the service is covered for all medical benefits for life but will eventually be subject to co-pays and such. As far as I know the only limited discipline at our VA is Dental. If I remember correctly you have to have a service connection directly related to dental or be 100% service connected for anything else. These requirements may be different at other facilities. When they register with their VA all this will be explained in the Eligibility and Enrollment process. Hope this helps!

Comment by Debby on January 17, 2012 at 11:15am: I"m going to send the comments to my husband to answer about the VA benefits.. I know he explained it all to me about what clinics are available and what is not.. their classification when leaving the military etc is what determines the separate clinics etc..I know some you have to be 100% service connected some no.. ALL returning war vets are eligible for ALL clinics for 5 years although they are being told 2.. some vets are told things wont be covered by the military the VA makes that decision not the military branches... things are changing for our kids at the VA they want to take care of them and do right by them so a lot of what they can use and can't use is changing... they will ALWAYS have the VA for medical care...