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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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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:

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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Engineers

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Group for those who have loved ones in the engineering field. DC, EM, EN, EOD, GSE/GSM, HT, IC, MM, MR

Members: 222
Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2020

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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 13, 2017 at 1:58pm: N4M GROUPS: Listed By Navy Job (Ratings)

Comment by Ocean Blue on December 13, 2017 at 1:47pm: Hi...my son in still in BC at this time but will seen graduate and stay in GL for A school in HT. Anyone have any insight on HT rate?

Comment by Phoenixmom on November 27, 2017 at 1:15pm: Congratulations to your Daughter Curly, after her A school was she able to come home for a bit or was she deployed right after? He didn't wait to much longer to get into the ATT classes may a day or two. so he now on his way. Thanks for the info.

Comment by Curly on November 25, 2017 at 12:39pm: Hi Phoenixmom! My daughter just graduated A school as an EM in September. The length of time to get thru classes will vary for each sailor. There is often a hold time between courses while waiting for the next course to start. Also, if they are struggling, the class may take longer. My daughter took a little over 4 months to get through.

Comment by Phoenixmom on November 24, 2017 at 12:19pm: Good Morning Ladies, My son is going for a EM he is attending school in Great Lakes and he Loves it. They have a little more flexibility in A school and you can communicate more with them. They go thru Phases, Phase one when leaving base they need to go with 2 other Sailors, Phase 2 they can begin to wear civilian clothes so you are able to ship him some from home and they need only one other Sailor to go on Liberty with. For EM's they have Technical schooling first once that is done they go into ATT they must pass both of these in order to get into A school so their grades determine if they can begin A school for this rate. So A school doesn't begin just yet. but it is a course of 6 months for all. According to my son right now they are in need of EM"S they have a shortage and are in need of them. if there is anything that I can help with any question please feel free to ask and I will do my best to direct you. Have a Great Day!

Comment by Natalie on November 19, 2017 at 11:48am: Hi there! I haven’t posted in here yet as my son is still in BC but will be graduating in a couple weeks. He will be going to A school to be a GSM...anyone have any tips for me?

Comment by musicteachermom on November 10, 2017 at 11:09pm: It's nice to see a few other EM mom's on this site. My son is just getting started. His PIR was November 3.

Comment by nicole.dm on November 4, 2017 at 10:10pm: Hey everybody! My fiancé is about to graduate bc. She sent me a letter concerned that she would spend most of her time on a ship away from home, more than most. She is an MR. anybody out there have an MR or insight into life as an engineer? She was kind of bummed.

Comment by Phoenixmom on September 26, 2017 at 4:21pm: Good afternoon Ladies, spoke with my Son Sun. doing great really busy with school, also he text me yesterday and is able to recieve civilian clothes to wear off campus. so getting ready to send some jeans and shirts. I get up to 10 12x12x51/2 boxes free from post office. also they have the military boxes same size for overseas shipping priority mail that is flate rate.

Comment by Phoenixmom on September 22, 2017 at 10:56am: Good Morning Ladies, Happy Friday to you all, may you have a blessed weekend and may the calls come our way.....Good Day!