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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

SpiritWolfDi liked B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)'s discussion Beginning October 5, 2023 Recruit graduations will be Thursday rather than Friday

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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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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 abuon18 on November 16, 2011 at 1:11pm: breathing... one more thing I have to find time to do! lol. Well I've been at work since 9 am and so far have gotten quotes for moving companies and rental trucks to do it ourselves.... not too much work going on! Actually, I currently have my own health insurance, how long after we get married will I be able to receive TriCare benefits? Just wondering when I should cancel mine! Thanks :) All these little things are driving me crazy!

Comment by Britt<3Corpsman Wife on November 16, 2011 at 1:00pm: Just breathe... everything is going to be ok :) Have a good day <3

Comment by abuon18 on November 16, 2011 at 12:45pm: SOOOOO stressed out... I am just feeling so overwhelmed with everything, my Sailor and I are getting married Dec. 22 and moving from FL to CA Dec. 26th! And he's away in school so I am here doing it all by myself... on top of working, and trying to plan our wedding and the move I am just getting beyond stressed!!

Comment by JamieKaye on November 16, 2011 at 11:15am: I'm getting married this May! :)

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on November 1, 2011 at 6:48am: Oh girls this has been a crazy crazy week. I've been trying to get my not one but two businesses off the ground...Trying to unpack at least 125 boxes and get our house done, also trying to get everything done that we need done before my hubby leaves for his deployment in less than a month now, and I'm freaking out!!!!! meanwhile I'm going to school and I'm pretty sure I failed a class and I'm super upset about it and trying to raise my son. It's been a rough couple weeks I hope everyone else is having a better time!!!!

Comment by Sara on October 29, 2011 at 7:32pm: NewNavyWife- YES! i live on Andrews. What's your sister in laws name? do they have any kids?

Comment by Lvemyabej on October 28, 2011 at 10:56pm: Hi sara I have a sister in law who is on that base my brother is in the air force if you need someone to talk I am here even though I am not in your location. Its andrews base right?

Comment by Sara on October 25, 2011 at 8:28am: Hey everyone I just joined this group not too long ago so I figured I'd introduce myself! I'm Sara and I'm 20 years old. I have an 11 month old son who will be 1 in 10 days ahhh! I've been married to my husband for 7 months now and we live in the Washington D.C. area on an air force base. Can't wait to get to know everyone in this group!

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on October 21, 2011 at 3:07am: Murphy Canyon is right next to me LOL!! I love my area we have a really good area. I heard that Murphy Canyon is good too I go ladies hair from there, and my sitter is over there... We are literally 15 minutes away from like 5 walmarts LOL... Except super wal marts are banned in the city of San Diego so you have to travel for those :( Just be ready for life to get expensive!!!!

Comment by Jessicay24 on October 20, 2011 at 10:15am: Thanks Skell according to everyone my husband talks to it is the "murphy canyon" area and when you look at a map it says terriasanta (sp?). I find it so weird there are different sections within one city ha, but then again this might be the case for other areas around the country but not for NC so I find it confusing! A couple of his shipmates have said it is a nice area and since I am still in NC we will just have to take their word and what I have read online!