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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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Arizona Moms

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Navy family and friends from all over ARIZONA!

Location: Arizona
Members: 276
Latest Activity: Oct 23, 2020

What's happening in our beautiful state...

AZ Navy Moms Lunch, Macayo's, August 3, 2014

AZ Navy Moms Lunch, Chili's, October 19, 2013

Arizona Navy Moms Lunch Macayo's Tempe, June 2013

NEXT COFFEE MEETUP IS APRIL 2ND, 2017!

Monthly Navy Moms & loved ones get together usually the FIRST SUNDAY of the month, 6:30 pm, at the AJ's at 1836 S Val Vista Dr in Mesa for coffee and chat - always fun!

Blue Star Mothers of Maricopa meet the second Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce conference room, 44870 W. Hathaway Ave. #5, Maricopa AZ 85139.

Post others in the Comments and we'll add here.

Please introduce yourself so we can add your town to the list!

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Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 28, 2011 at 7:31pm: Well, I'm stuck and totally bummed out. No luck in finding someone to take my place on pet sitting job tonight. Hubby is on a separate job as well. Summer months are crazy busy. Sorry...really not complaining...just wanted to be there tonight.

Marcy..I'll get with you later about Aug. 7. Definitely have that date set aside!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 28, 2011 at 5:35pm: Thanks for that Barb! A good thing to disable geotagging. I don't post a lot of photos online but many do it constantly, especially of their kids; scary. And always to keep checking FB to be sure security/privacy settings are on highest level.

I'm going to the BSM meeting tonight, wasn't sure before now that I could. Lots been going on, so sorry I haven't been here as much! Jane I'll bring some items about my sailor to share, too :)

And the time is drawing near for our party August 7th! Tonight will be good to get together with everyone. See you there!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 28, 2011 at 3:21am: Want to share this with you all. Very important info regarding pics taken with cell or smart phones that are posted online...they talk about the safety of our children and grandchildren, but this could apply to the entire military as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vARzvWxwY

Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 26, 2011 at 1:18pm: Jane...I didn't know about the flag store in Mesa...Thank You!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 26, 2011 at 3:24am: If anyone is interested, you can order a Free Blue Star flag here:
http://www.mybluestarflag.com/

Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 25, 2011 at 6:30pm: Marci, Jane, Cindy, Diane...Anyone going to the Blue Star Moms meeting Thursday night?

Comment by BADma on July 20, 2011 at 10:03am: jessesmom... First thank you for raising a selfless young man who is willing to go 'toe to toe' For our country. And you, mom...NO you are not losing it! My sailor had PIR in Jan. and is now at sea...I cry daily!!I think the other moms have covered what I was gonna suggest. You will LIVE for those mail days,as soon as your recruit can start writing home! I used to meet the hubmeister at the door and practically rip off his arm getting my letters. Stay with Navyformoms...the other boot camp moms will be going through the same emotions as you.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 20, 2011 at 3:55am: Jessesmom....The name of the group will be his PIR date.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on July 20, 2011 at 3:51am: Jessesmom...We all feel for you! I ditto everything Kathy said below. Just have one more suggestion. You will be getting a letter in the mail and it will have your son's Ship and Div. numbers in it, as well as his PIR (bootcamp graduation) date. When you get that, be sure to also join the Navy4Moms forum specifically for his Ship and Division. All the Moms/Wives will be going through exactly what you are going through and you will learn lots about bootcamp. You will all share those bootcamp milestones, especially when you get that "I'm a Sailor" phone call!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 19, 2011 at 11:29pm: MommyHunt, Jessemom et al, your PARTY invitation is up top, the first Discussion - party August 7th! Hope you can join us!! Kathy, now that your bridesmaid dresses have made it down the aisle, can you come? You'd better! :)