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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

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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 on February 3, 2013 at 12:03pm: My son is still in school in San Diego he's Minesman, he left here last July for BC He will leave sometime bwtn April and Sept,on the USS Gladiator but my daughter who is JROTC are putting together these packages and the deadline is mid March so the packages will be filled. We don't have names of Sailors or addresses so that why I reached out here for some guidance. I also posted this in other groups and Facebook looking for anything, Thanks

Comment by Melissa on February 2, 2013 at 5:57pm: My son is getting ready to leave San Diego soon for deployment, my daughter and I along with her Navy JROTC have decided to put together 100 care packages by March, Great right? Until we found out it is 16.95 each to send them unless it's an APO/ FPO address anybody have any suggestions that might help?

Comment by SYNTIA (Ship 02 DIV 920) on February 2, 2013 at 8:25am: Wow, it took me a few days to find this group :)

My SR arrived at RTC on 1/29/13.

We are so Proud of him!

Thank you for having this group

Comment by kellismom on January 21, 2013 at 1:59pm: Congratulations ThanksMom!

Comment by amandamomof4 on January 20, 2013 at 12:40am: hmmm I don't think it had anything to do with this group. You never know though. I know what you mean, it can feel like information overload when you are just getting started. I was on here reading for probably a month before I ever posted anything

Comment by kellismom on January 20, 2013 at 12:36am: Hi amandamomof4,

Thank you. There was a car wash today, they were holding a Navy sign near the 101 and Bell. Did that have anything to do with your group? I saw the sign in passing and didn't stop. Also, I think I joined that group too (bootcampmoms). I feel like the robot from that movie "short Circuit" ..."need more input!" : )

Comment by amandamomof4 on January 19, 2013 at 12:31pm: Welcome kellismom my son is past boot camp but I know it can be a bumpy ride. We have a great group here in AZ though :)

I see you have joined several groups you will probably also want to join http://www.navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms

there you will find lots of moms in all stages of bootcamp. Plus jump on chat anytime it is a fun way to connect in real time

Comment by kellismom on January 19, 2013 at 11:57am: Hi Az Moms,

I'm new to the group and to Az. My daughter just left for Boot Camp on 16 Jan. I was wondering if anyone else's SR left at that time and has a PIR date of 3/15/13? ( I'm guessing the date for now..just doing the math).

Comment by JoannfromYuma on January 15, 2013 at 1:45pm: Hi Everyone,

It's been a long time since I've been here. Great news, my son called Sunday morning and he passed his final oral board at Prototype in Balston Spa. It was two hours of oral testing. He is now a Nuclear Electronics Technician!

Comment by Stephanie on January 14, 2013 at 12:55am: Always a mom - it gets easier. My son was in the Arabian gulf for 6 months back in FLA in December and heading back out in February for another six months. I send boxes every three weeks the are gone. I was able to get emails on a regular basis also find out if the ship has an ombudsman on Facebook. The one for my sons ship sends postings and pictures everyday while on deployment.