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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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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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 23, 2010 at 12:51am: Hey LindaB, welcome! Mine graduated BC 10/2/07 and graduated Corps School 2/22/08. He'll be needing everything except a snow shovel - the Navy conveniently provided those! I used to live in NY too (LI). That February graduation is one of the coldest weekends I've ever experienced.
Come join us at Corpsman Moms and Dads, supportive & fun - http://www.navyformoms.com/group/corpsmanmomsanddads
We have a BugsMom there, now an Ant's Mom! I see a theme.....

Comment by LindaB(Ant'sMom)10/15 on October 22, 2010 at 11:38pm: Hello AZ Moms! I have just joined this group! I'm so happy AZ has their own group. My son graduated 10/15 and is in A school in Great Lakes for Medical Corpsman. We live in N. Phoenix. I keep asking him if it is getting colder there yet. We are originally from NY but have lived in AZ for 14 years. I told him I'd send a blanket if he needs one!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 20, 2010 at 6:27pm: Angelica, welcome & congratulations on your son's decision! Exciting times lie ahead for your family. You're probably going to be having turkey a few days ahead of us ;)
One thing that helped me from the start, was envisioning how busy my son was. I would order from Amazon the book that describes boot camp day by day, really helps. "Honor Courage Commitment" by Leahy. And start planning your trip to PIR! Because after the first few weeks the time seems to fly.

Comment by BADma on October 13, 2010 at 4:26pm: @Angelica,
My son leaves on Nov1st.
I will be in Peoria (is that anywhere near you)on Nov 12/13 at my timeshare. If you are close by maybe you can come over.Email me....
Tracy

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 5, 2010 at 1:36am: RoosMama, if you're in the east valley, join this group too! http://www.navyformoms.com/group/eastvalleyarizona

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 5, 2010 at 1:28am: Roos, sorry we missed you! Kathy sent out a 'group message' too, so you should have gotten an email? Another mom in the Phx group has volunteered to set up the next get-together, hope to meet you then. Where is your sailor now?

Comment by BADma on October 3, 2010 at 1:04pm: Ladies...

Sorry I didn't make it to the brunch yesterday. I have a neuromuscular condition that sometimes dictates my level of activity and yesterday it was screaming at me to lay low!! ): Hopefully soon I will make it to a gathering.
28 days and my ManCub leaves for GL.

~tracy

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 2, 2010 at 8:03pm: Thank you Kathy for organizing a great brunch! The restaurant choice was perfect. We had a bonus guest, Commander Darryl Toppin, Commanding Officer, Navy Recruiting Office Phoenix. He answered questions and added so much to our get-together. I'm so impressed that he took time on a Saturday to join us, so thanks Cmdr Toppin!

Comment by Freier4 on October 1, 2010 at 9:45pm: Thank you for the welcome! We look forward to getting together with all soon, we cannot make it tomorrow but hopefully the next get together.