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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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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: 278
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 January 20, 2009 at 9:07pm: Where's all the PHOENIX Navy Moms????? We HAVE to have some Cardinal fans lying around here somewhere.....lol

Joyce, if you lose, that will mean you got your butt kicked. Mary will try to be gentle.....lol

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 20, 2009 at 8:29pm: I'm in. Don't worry, we'll kick butt.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 20, 2009 at 3:58pm: Yep

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 20, 2009 at 2:13am: Mary,

We are so delighted that you will be attending our get together this coming Saturday.
I'm getting the guest bedroom freshed up. Will Steve be joining you??? Let me know what time your flight will arrive and I'll have a driver meet you.
I can't begin to tell you how much we are looking forward to seeing you!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 20, 2009 at 2:03am: Saturday will be quite a day - we have SEVEN events scheduled across the country with our Navy Moms.

Rhode Island,
Georgia
Tucson, Arizona
Texas...again!!! LOL
New Jersey
East Washington
Idaho

Of course we have a gathering in Great Lakes on Thursday as well to celebrate our newest group of Sailors!
Be sure to check the "Event" schedule for your state, if you don't see one planned...turn on the coffee and invite a new friend - there seems to be a Navy Mom every where now!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on January 13, 2009 at 5:45pm: Great! me too.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on January 13, 2009 at 5:35pm: Hi Missing, welcome! When I was in Hawaii, I believe I saw a banner welcoming the Columbia home. That was last Oct. I was there to get on the Lincoln for the tiger cruise.
Are you coming to the Tucson potluck on the 24th? You too Lori.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on January 13, 2009 at 12:08pm: that's a great idea Joyce. we had to wait until the form letter and it was wonderful to get that!
Teresa, this is all such good advice. I wish I knew about this site when Ben went in. He left in Feb. And what he said when he 1st wrote: it's cold here, boy is it cold here!!!!! We laughed so much. He is a southern AZ baby and that was a shock to his system.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 12, 2009 at 10:20pm: Talk. Talk about anything. Tell how much you'll miss her and how you'll write EVERYDAY. And you'll have family members and friends write. Does she want a going away party???
Get online and do a search for "Navy boot camp schedule". It gives a day by day breakdown of what she'll be doing. The more info she has the less she'll worry. I was "feeding" Matt Navy Boot Camp info up to the minute he left and he didn't ACT like he was listening. But he was. And he was glad he knew what was going to happen from the minute he left for the airport. Matt had a hard time sleeping (anxiety) the night before he left, so I gave him some benadryl. He was still tired the next day and that's exactly how they want them to arrive at GL. They put them in a very warm room for 24 hours and dare them to fall asleep. When you get your daughter's "civies" in the mail, notice how her pants will be rolled up (she will be in the hot room getting ready to chance into her Navy sweats). The Navy figures our children have been keeping strange hours (like sleeping till noon....) so the first thing they want to do is break them of their bad sleeping habits.
You reassure her she'll do great. Her confidence is more than half the battle. And tell NOT to stress at Battlestations!!!! NO ONE FLUNKS BATTLESTATIONS!! It's another mind game the Navy plays with them. Her RDC (Recruite Division Commander) will become the most important person in her life for 8 1/2 weeks. Matt loved his RDC, said he was the funniest guy he'd ever met.
I hope this eases your mind and please let me know what else I can do to help BOTH of you get through this.
Oh, one more thing. It's a lot harder on us then on them. They keep them so BUSY they don't have time to miss anyone or anything. On the other hand, we do! :) Blessings to both of you...

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 12, 2009 at 6:38pm: Ronell: I know we have Sierra Vista moms in here somewhere! We also have some SV recruiters....