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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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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 Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 23, 2009 at 4:13pm: Denise, a "BIG" AZ welcome to you. Not crazy. I actually joined the Wisconsin group, as I was going to Milw last month. But no one said "hello" so I caneled being a member.
I live in Tucson, so let me know when you are coming! do you like candy raisins? I had quite a hunt for them while there, but did get some.
Karen, that picnic sounds like fun! And cf, we didn't do a gift ether. Some sailors were leaving right away for their schools or had duty.
It is such a wonderful experience!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 15, 2009 at 11:20pm: Welcome ArizonaMumzie. This is a great place to get support! Why is it so hard? casue you are a mom. but it is also an exciting time to see your child grow.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 14, 2009 at 10:46am: Today is Flag day, so let's get our beautiful flag flying all over the state!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on May 31, 2009 at 10:07am: Jen, just watched the youtube post-that just warms a mom's heart. how exciting to get to glimpse your son. thanks for posting for all of us to share.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on May 29, 2009 at 12:44pm: Oh MsAZKAT, I cried and laughed when I read your post. My father-in-law told me so many years ago "your children can break your heart".
I cried because I remember the hurt from when my son lied to us so much thru high school and even college.
I laughed because of what you said about the sun, white sand and cold and rainy in Chicago. Boy, that sounded like me.
I'll pray for you and him. I'm glad that he wasn't mad, but Ben sure would've been had I done that. He had some pretty specific rules on what we could do-haha, like I paid attention.
Have a happy wedding day-that's what matters, is you and Ron. the rest are important, but just a side bar. I just told my niece about her sons-I've read that boys don't mature until 26-yikes! that's a scary thought.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on May 29, 2009 at 11:04am: And yes, it does hurt when they would rather be with their friends than their mom. But I guess that is part of the process of growing up. I was in my 30's and a mom before I realized that what a good job my own mom did.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on May 29, 2009 at 11:02am: I agree with Staci MsAZKAT. The only comment I will make is this, if I had contacted the son's CO, he would have been furious with me and I wouldn't hear from him for a long time.
the Navy will send their sailors where they need them. We and they don't have any control over that.

And of course, my crew and I are mailing pillowcases. Looking forward to it.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on May 8, 2009 at 12:34am: thanks for posting his note Staci. I will send that on to my crew also.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 4, 2009 at 6:24pm: Julie (Cory's mom) has a list of all the recruiters addresses in Arizona! We can start the Armed Services Day Card Party!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on April 14, 2009 at 4:30pm: Yep, Nancy is right. I just finished my son's tax return and his W-4 has zero AZ state tax withholding.