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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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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!
Discussion Forum
West Side Meet & Greet Luncheon April 18, 2015!
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Apr 19, 2015. 2 Replies 1 Like
AZ Navy Moms Luncheon Meet-up Sunday, February 22 2015 at Macayo's on Central, Phoenix
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Jan 12, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Any suggestions for son leaving for RTC?
Started by csandjmom (Ship 02 DIV 921). Last reply by NavyMama2Dani Jul 21, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Boot camp blues
Started by Jeannette. Last reply by NavyMama2Dani Jul 21, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by BADma on October 29, 2010 at 12:27pm
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I have one son . He leaves for BC on Monday My daughter is a senior in HS and is SERIOUSLY contemplating the Navy also..
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Comment by LindaB(Ant'sMom)10/15 on October 29, 2010 at 12:40am
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Reecesmom, You have 4 sons! I have 3 sons and 2 step-sons. Alot of boys!! Do you have any daughters? Hope you don't mind me asking.
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Comment by Mary Jo-Mom of a Corpsman on October 28, 2010 at 1:17am
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Now for a comment on the "crying moms" discussion. I always knew that I would be the mom who NEVER recovered after her children left home. Furthermore, I thought I would be unable to function if I ever had to send a child off to boot camp. When my (4) boys were babies, I would get physically ill if I had to be away from them for more than a couple of hours. God has amazingly healed me from my separation anxiety! I only cry about once a week, and a letter from my son usually comes the next day and I feel happy, proud, and excited for this amazingly happy person that I raised (who is enjoying boot camp?)...and I am good for another week! I miss him terribly, but I truly believe that I would be crying much harder if he decided to stay home and do nothing with his life! My husband and I are now encouraging our next son, who is 17, to look into becoming a Navy Corpsman!
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Thanks for the voting advice! I called our County Recorders Office and they actually had some advice for me this late in the game...he may still be able to vote because I have his early ballot in my hands...I will let you know if the advice I works.
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Edwina, I agree with you as well. I cried but my son never new it. I always wrote to him about what was going on at home, and updated him on sports and printed out the standings in baseball and when football started I mailed him the stats on that. BUT I always told him how much I loved him and missed him. Never told him if anything was wrong because I knew he would worry. But he knows I am a very emotional person but he never saw me crying until I saw him at PIR. Then it's allowed LOL!!!
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 28, 2010 at 12:34am
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Here are some of the funny lines that have come back in letters from boot camp, they'll make you smile! ;)
Top Ten Lines from Boot Camp http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/1971797:Topic:856292?commen...
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http://www.navyformoms.com/group/decemberbootcampfamily/forum/topic...
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Good page for boot camp moms:
http://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand?v=wall
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Myhero, I agree with you. The worst day is the day they leave for BC. I think I cried for three weeks straight. Then you get your first letter and you feel as though you hit the lottery!!!
Reesesmom,I'm so excited for you and the upcoming PIR! I can't wait to hear all about it!
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OK Kathy, are we talking baby names yet? :)
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...because though they'll always be OUR kids, this isn't like summer camp.
Having enlisted and taken on boot camp they're not 'kids' anymore ;) ...it's really brought home when you see your loved one standing proudly at PIR.
My son was so looking forward to it all that it really helped me. His "I'm here" phone call was excited and happy, and made me feel the same. Letters were funny & featured the word 'cool' a lot. 3 yrs later he is just as happy. This isn't to say that it wasnt hard for me when he left! But I took his attitude to heart.
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