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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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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.

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Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 12, 2009 at 11:43pm: One other thing that I did for his birthday. I asked all of my family, even extended like my aunts & uncles, who would be Ben's greats, plus friends, to send him a birthday card.
I also did that for my DIL. She got over 50 cards. For DIL, I asked people to write how they were related to Ben, knew him or knew his parents.
For Ben, I asked them to refresh his memory (we have a huge extended family and kids don't always remember who they meet over the years) on how they were related to him, knew him or knew us.
they were both so surprised and happy to get so many cards. Some people included gift cards etc-BUT I just asked for a birthday card.
I called it a "birthday blitz". Everyone loved the idea. I then got Navy pens from the local recruiter. Ben gave me a list of all who sent him a card and I gave all of those people a Navy pen. It's a way for them to remember him in prayer.
A young friend who is a middle school teacher, had her classes all sign one of those giant cards, He got it, but not until he was back in VA, about 2 months later. They wouldn't send it to him on the ship.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 12, 2009 at 10:06am: Staci, great box! good job. I sent Ben a birthday present too, cards etc. Just fun stuff. Wish I would've thought of horns!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 12, 2009 at 12:10am: Hi Marsha,
I sent birthday napkins, balloons, triple chocolate cupcakes (Ben's annual birthday cake) and other favorite things of his. So I would suggest sending some of her favorite things.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 7, 2009 at 12:14am: We are planning to have an activity on the 7th. Any chance of having him speak then? I'd love to hear him, but live in Tucson and the 4th would'nt work for me.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 5, 2009 at 9:41pm: Foothills mall works good for me too. At this point in my life, I am flexible, but who knows what tomorrow brings.
Cathy, flying is faster. I am excited for you!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 4, 2009 at 11:50pm: coffee hour montly sounds good Joyce. I'd like to go on March 7th-that's Navy week in Phoenix too, so maybe we can see something about that.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on February 1, 2009 at 1:06am: I sure wish I had known about this site 3 years ago. What wonderful information you can get!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on January 31, 2009 at 8:27pm: HI Joan, I agree with everything that has been said. And if you work, I'd give your boss advance warning about a potential call coming. The 1st time my son called, I was driving. I so wasn't expecting that, so I pulled over on to a side street so I could talk to him uninterrrupted!
Just write, just daily news, no boohoos-that's makes them feel bad. My son is on the Lincoln doing training and I still write him an email every night before I go to bed. I just tell him what I've done that day.
got the nicest email from him the other night-and he said my letters and emails keep him going. (he's getting a divorce-ugly story that I won't share).
Just be positive!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on January 31, 2009 at 10:46am: cool pictures Joyce! thanks for posting it.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 30, 2009 at 1:59am: As the date for Phoenix Navy Week gets closer, I'll have more info to share. And I will keep you all posted!