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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
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 Melissa (Tucson) on December 23, 2009 at 12:44am: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/eastvalleyarizona

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 22, 2009 at 4:12pm: & thanks Jeanette - I found the 'sister site' Phoenix/Surrounding Cities; looks like a good group also!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 22, 2009 at 4:03pm: I love it!! Whatever it takes, right? There's a good 5 min video about the bootcamp experience on this site, produced by the Navy. Click on "Videos" in the top bar. You'll see "Featured Videos" at the top. Click the small "View All" link at the far right (under "Navy Racks - USS Sampson"). The Navy Racks - Bootcamp video is third one down on the right.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 5:34pm: That is wonderful! Nothing like it, is there? Mine was home for Thanksgiving so I can't complain - but I surely miss him this week. Enjoy every second!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 1:24pm: Mary & Sunshine, here's the info (it's also on the right side of the website in the Events listings: Time: January 9, 2010 from 11am to 1pm
Location: Coco's
Street: 1525 W. Elliot Road
City/Town: Tempe, AZ
Phone: 480-496-5777

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 1:20pm: Just a heads-up - be careful about accepting "Friend' requests. The administrators of the Navyformoms site are warning about invitations going out from "Kayleigh Hall" and "Gloria Lopez" - both are fake. Always check the person's page before accepting - in both cases, the red flag is they have no personal info, yet tons of people have accepted the invites nevertheless.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 1:20am: I'll bet; I would have done the same. Will you be going to this AZ Moms get-together on Jan. 9th? I just joined this group too.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 1:11am: My son's experience with recruiters at the outset wasn't great either, so we went 'shopping' for one we felt good about. It's an ongoing relationship as much for us as for the recruits as there are so many ongoing questions that continue beyond boot camp, so put in plenty of chocolate or nuts or whatever!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 1:01am: That's a shame. I'd take the station Chief cookies and become his new best friend! You really need that contact. I'm betting Drew is busy and is racking up a list of friends. My son's letters were filled with the word "cool" - he even liked the food, especially the lasagne - not what I expected! There's a good book you can get on Amazon if you want to track his experience day by day: it's called Honor, Courage, Commitment: Navy Boot Camp" by JF Leahy.
And for fun, go to http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather and sign up for weather alerts via email, so you can keep up on that delightful Great Lakes weather!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 20, 2009 at 12:45am: Hi 'Drew's mom'! I think your son's recruiter is your most direct source - though it sounds like you didn't have much time to develop a relationship with him/her! Or speak with the person in charge of that recruiting office. They'll give you his address and estimated PIR date, though that date's not guaranteed till he's closer to graduating. Then he'll send you an invitation with the date and info about the Great Lakes area. Also - your son will be encouraged to write home each Sunday. My son joined in August '07, and I had zero background with the whole thing too! However, he was in DEP for about six months, so I peppered the recruiters with questions all the way through - and still am in contact with them occasionally, but just to keep in touch. Let me know if this helps.