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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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Advice for new spouses

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Hello, everyone my name is Amanda. Thank you for joining this group! I have recently went through the whole process of becoming a PROUD NAVY WIFE. I am starting this group to help all the new spouses on your journey. Ask me anything!!!!

Members: 148
Latest Activity: Mar 2, 2019

This is especially for wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, or fiances.

Everyone has a different experience throughout this whole process. My husband started signing up in July of 2010 and did not leave for bootcamp until March 29th 2011, so we have pretty much been through a lot this last year and I would love to help everyone that I can understand things that I did not when we first started. He is now in the middle of A-school and I guess so are we. It has not always been fun, but it is worth it in the end. I say this is especially for spouses becuase pay, and things like that are different for us, but mom, dads and anyone else is more than welcome to join. I look forward to hearing from everyone, and hope that I can help you along the way. This page is for newly married about to get married, or just being a new Navy spouse in general. My husband and I have been together 6 years and married over 2 years now. We have a 3 year old son. Watching the children go through this is very difficult because they do not fully understand what is going on. I am here to help!!!! I have lots of ideas and experiences to share!!!!

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Comment by ScarletteFromGuam on February 7, 2013 at 12:22am: Hello all!

My fiance is currently starting up A-school in Corry Station, Pensacola, Florida. We would like to know if anyone has done a civil wedding (courthouse wedding) with their sailor in A-school here. We are currently awaiting word from his Chief as to the approval of his change in marital status while in A-school, but would like to know more about an Escambia wedding (thinking this is the district courthouse we would have to go to) ahead of time.

Comment by BrittSailorWife<3 on February 3, 2013 at 8:35pm: Hi everyone(: I'm getting married this Friday to my Sailor, what do I need to bring to get my Military ID? And also what else can we take care of paper work wise while I am there for the weekend? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Comment by ProudNavyWifeFresca on November 13, 2012 at 2:33am: just got married and husband went to japan, we are waiting a year untill i move there, what do i need to do, we didnt get married while he was in a school but got married while he was on leave b4 going to japan,

Comment by abuon18 on September 22, 2012 at 1:00am: Planner, they are just terms you will learn as you go n
A chit is not an acronym, it's basically like a permission slip. A form they have to fill out to request special permissions such as leave time.
PIR is "Pass In Review"- that's boot camp graduation.

Comment by Ashley-PO2 Spouse on September 10, 2012 at 1:56pm: Hi everyone! I wanted to joing because I am both a Navy Vetran and a Navy Wife. I've been doing this since 2007 and I would be more than happy to help with any advice I can. I've been through boot camp, school, and underways myself, so I dont mind if you guys want to know what it's like on the other end. As a spouse we've survived living Seperate Coasts, Deployments, and everything inbetween!

Comment by My sailor's ladybug (356) on February 24, 2012 at 6:23pm: I just got married last Friday. I have a lot of questions that I hope that someone can help me with. My husband has about a month left of A-school then we are on our way to Norfolk. Right now our children and I are living in my apartment that as soon a I tell them I got married we will have about 30 days to move. I'm trying to figure out when and where to look for housing in Norfolk.

Comment by cheylovesasailor on February 22, 2012 at 3:04pm: Thanks ladies, I'm excited to finally live with my husband again lol and i agree I haven't decided if i like San Diego or not. One more question where do all of ya'll get your furniture at?

Comment by abuon18 on February 22, 2012 at 1:36pm: Chey, not at all! We live in La Mirage and absolutely love it. There is a lot of Navy that live here, it is right off the 8 and the 15 (although not close enough that you get any noise from it.. Less than 5 minutes though) and has some really great amenities. Plus maintenance is great... They are there the day or the day after you put in a service request!

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on February 22, 2012 at 12:09pm: My hubby is also on coronado...just stay away from national city, Logan heights, and imperial beach...not good areas...a lot of people say that about housing but I love it LOL its really good out there...and for the price I can't go wrong...we are also going back there in May!!! I'm not excited tho I don't really like it out there LOL just excited to see the hubs again we are going out early to get pur home ready....anyway best of luck it will be here before you know it!!!!!!

Comment by amberrose on February 22, 2012 at 11:30am: Good morning ladies! My husband just got orders to San Diego. It was his top pick, and we are REALLY excited.