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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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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 May 30, 2011 at 10:42pm: Jane and Lori...thanks. Whatever they say is fine. They might be interested to know, however, that our sailor most likely would not have been introduced to the idea of joining the Navy if he wasn't living with us! We were his parental figures. His "Mom" unfortunately is not actively involved in his life, nor his motherly role model. He is supported and loved by both of his grandmas and both grandpas!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on May 30, 2011 at 5:05pm: Jane...Cindy...everyone... I'm interested in the East Valley Blue Star Moms meeting...but I'm "grandma" not "Mom." Our sailor granson lived with us and is more like our son than a grandson! Is that still okay????

Comment by ProudGMBarb on May 30, 2011 at 4:47pm: Joyce Tucson Mom...I sent you a friend request and message, but wanted to add to it here because I ran out of character space. I was wondering if you would give me permission to resize the photo of AZMoms at top of page here. I'm a web designer/graphic designer and would be happy to help so that it loads without being stretched out. It loads long and skinny because it's too big for the space allowed here.Currently it is 2826 x 2112 pixels (9 x 7 inches) and 300 dpi. I will resample it to 72 dpi and size accordingly. Not everyone has the software to do this, so I'd be happy to help anytime!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on May 30, 2011 at 4:39pm: Happy Memorial Day everyone. A friend sent me this video today. I thought you'd all enjoy it too. It's a short tribute given by Oliver North in 2009 but still very moving and appropriate today.

http://www.nragive.com/ringoffreedom/index.html

Comment by BADma on May 30, 2011 at 3:58pm: Jane,
I watched that show last night,clutching my son's picture and crying!! It was a great show.

Comment by Diane1954 on May 19, 2011 at 7:01pm: Got our form letter today!!!! He is in one of the ceremonial divisions!!!! It's so good to get this so soon. We weren't expecting this for at least another week. He wants his contacts at graduation. Not surprised about that, but we were planning on taking them. Very pleased!!!

Comment by Diane1954 on May 18, 2011 at 11:02am: That's for sure. I can't wait to get that form letter. He is planning on making this his career. He said he wished he had done it when he got out of high school, but I think he needed to grow up a bit & really find his direction. And you are right - it isn't any easier, but knowing what to expect does help get through it.

Comment by Diane1954 on May 18, 2011 at 9:44am: We got our son's clothes yesterday. That's step one - now we wait for the letter. It doesn't seem like he's already been gone for a week.

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on May 14, 2011 at 11:24am: Hi Ang....my son graduated from Cienega High School in '09. Took some classes at PCC, worked, moved out......decided he needed more structure. He has a best friend who has been in the Navy since Sept. '09 and loves it. We went and talked to the recruiter with him and before I knew it he was signed and leaving! Lol.He just left for BC on April 13. He is such a good kid with a great heart. I think he is going to do very well.

What part of Tucson do you live in. How long has your son been in the Navy? Do Tucson moms ever get together? I am so new to this whole military world that I enjoy all the info but I am also a little overwhelmed.

Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on May 13, 2011 at 6:10pm: Ang....I am in Tucson! We are from Phoenix but have lived in Tucson for almost 8 years. Small, small world!!