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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
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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 galefrank on August 11, 2009 at 2:53pm: Hi Denise, Post 9/11 things changed and there is a list and if you're not on it you don't get in. Sailors are limited to the number of people they invite. The line to check in is like a cattle call.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on August 10, 2009 at 11:58pm: Maureen, I am so sorry. I have been praying for you and will continue to do so.

Comment by galefrank on August 10, 2009 at 7:21pm: Maureen, I'm so sorry you are going through this. It's not fun at all when we give of ourselves to our children to have them do this just stinks. My Navy sailor never did this but my daughter did. It's not you....it's not what you did or didn't do, it's just the way it is. I know that sounds simplistic but it really is the only explanation I ever came up wiith. They eventually figure it out, really they do. It just hurts and that's the part that stinks for us as Moms. I send you big hugs and a shoulder to lean on.

Comment by galefrank on August 10, 2009 at 12:56am: We took the shuttle from O'Hare and stayed at the Ramada Inn in Waukeegan. They had a special shuttle to PIR that the sailors could come back to the hotel on. Rented a car and then spent the day at Gurnee Mills Mall. The mall is almost like hallowed ground for the graduates but beware there are RTC personnel looking for anyone breaking the rules.

Comment by galefrank on August 6, 2009 at 10:53pm: I'm off on an overnight road trip to Scottsdale. EEEEEK, I'm going to fry like a chicken. Have a Great Friday Everyone!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on August 5, 2009 at 11:48pm: I used to put out prayer alerts to my friends and family when they were doing battlestations.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on August 4, 2009 at 4:06pm: Gin's Mom: Go to the groups and find the group that has PIR on the 14th. They are the one's with the gate passes and the ones who may be planning a meet and greet the night before PIR. If I were you I would contact RTC. They have a phone number and you can confirm your daughter's graduation and get the password for the pass. Did you ever join the "Bootcamp Moms" group? Tons of info in there also.

Comment by galefrank on July 31, 2009 at 5:00pm: momofHalo did you get a phone call when she arrived at Great Lakes? It's usually a 10 second "hi I'm here". Took a few weeks for my son to write to us. Hang in there.

Comment by dooby1424 on July 30, 2009 at 4:29pm: Are there any AZ Moms who are Moms of officers (besides myself?)

Comment by dooby1424 on July 29, 2009 at 8:33pm: I am really glad to hear that the AZ Mom's all have had a great day! Letters, visits, etc! Fanstastic. All I can say is that I am really proud to be a Navy Mom.