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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Amphibious (Gator Navy)

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A place were we family members with Sailors on amphibious boats can come and talk ask questions and just hang out.. so anyone out there with a loved one on a amphibious jump on in lets share stories..

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Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2023

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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 26, 2016 at 3:56am: USS Wasp (LHD-1) gets underway on its first major deployment in over a decade. "The 27-year old gator, which last deployed in 2004, got underway Saturday morning as part of a 4,000-strong Amphibious Ready Group that includes dock landing ship Whidbey Island and amphibious transport dock San Antonio. The trio will carry the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on a planned six-month pump to 5th Fleet, where ARG commanders fully expect to tangle with ISIS." Marine Corps Times: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2016/06/25/wasp-depl...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 13, 2016 at 5:26pm: Hi all! Just a note - if your ship doesn't have a very active page right now (things tend to be more quiet when ships aren't deployed), check out the page for its homeport instead. The Norfolk group, for example, is always active. Here's the link: http://navyformoms.com/group/norfolksailorsfamilyfriends

Also, I just watched this again and it's so cool. It's a three-minute, time lapse video of a day in the life onboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Enjoy! :)

Comment by 1ProudMomofNavySon on March 10, 2016 at 11:33am: Cheryl, Thank you for the information. I want to say Thank you to you, your son, and family for his sacrifice defending our great country. As a new Navy Mom, I'm learning how to be Navy Patience and Navy Flexible, both of which I am not good at.

Comment by Cheryl on March 9, 2016 at 10:56pm: 1ProudMomofNavySon welcome to the Navy. My son has been in going on 8 years. If he is stationed on the West Coast and not deployed and you go to the post office and those priority boxes he should get it in about 3 to 4 days. Best wishes to you and your family and to your son.

Comment by 1ProudMomofNavySon on March 8, 2016 at 5:12pm: I went to the USS Wasp sight but it doesn't look like anyone's been on there in quite a while. He just graduated BC in January. All this is so new. I want to send him an Easter Care pkg, I'm not sure how far in advance I need to mail it so he gets it in time. Anyone know the Navy Mail Time Frame?

Comment by Oleander on March 8, 2016 at 4:58pm: Lots of prayers and hugs coming your way. My girl's ship won't go out until at least 2017 so I may not be able to help much. What's is rate? I'm sure there's a group related to that, they can be really helpful too.

Comment by 1ProudMomofNavySon on March 8, 2016 at 4:55pm: He's on the USS Wasp, on the East Coast. He just left P'cola on Thurs. arrived in Norfolk then went out to sea Sat. morning.

Comment by Oleander on March 8, 2016 at 4:45pm: Hi 1Proudmomofnavyson! My daughter is stationed in San Diego, where is your son?

I'm pretty new to this too, she only reported in August but I'd be happy to help if I can.

Comment by 1ProudMomofNavySon on March 8, 2016 at 4:38pm: Does anyone still comment on this page? I am a new Navy Mom with a son on the USS Wasp. I have several questions and fears. I hope someone can help alleviate some of them.

Comment by Joe&NatesMom on October 12, 2015 at 4:34pm: Haha...know the feeling! My son got married and bought a house! Grow up fast in the Navy! I thought maybe you'd heard something that I hadn't. ..have a wonderful evening!