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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

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 spyder013 on April 15, 2012 at 5:24pm: Excellent job ladies, thanks! I am in Peoria and appears a couple of close chapters which is terrific! Will look forward to meeting at least some of u;-)!

Comment by SailorAiga on April 15, 2012 at 4:43pm: wow! Didn't know so many navy moms here. My son is in A School in San Antonio as he is a Corpsman. We live in Phoenix. Next week we will be traveling to California to our Godson/nephews graduation in San Diego, he just became a Marine. So excited to have the opportunity to do this all again on the Marine side. :P

Comment by Silverado on April 15, 2012 at 4:29pm: Teachjar - our group meets monthly to pack boxes...we shipped 43 this past week. We also meet monthly and in addition to our dinner, we have a guest speaker. BSM is a great organization...you should be able find chapter locations from the national website.

Comment by Micka on April 15, 2012 at 4:29pm: Blue Star Moms of the Southwest Valley has their meetings in Goodyear, AZ Usually the 2nd thursday of the month

www.bluestarmothers.org/history This site will explain our history. I joined around Veterans day last year and love being a part of it!!! Its a great bunch of women giving back to those who are and have served our country.

Comment by Silverado on April 15, 2012 at 4:20pm: There are six chapters of Blue Star Moms in Az. I belong to the northwest valley chapter which meets near Litchfield Park. We r a very active group. Pm me if you are interested in details of our chapter.

Comment by spyder013 on April 15, 2012 at 2:11pm: Hello! What is blue star and how do we get involved? Is it only in Tucson or from the sounds of it, might there be a chapter in Phx area? Thanks in advance for any info;-).

Comment by Navy Mom (J) on April 15, 2012 at 1:34pm: HI Az Moms, Been out of the loop for a little while, but I am trying to be better about checking in more regularly. I wanted to know if there is an organization that meets to prepare packages to send to our sailors? I would love to get involved in such an organization. Thanks for any info you can share.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on April 13, 2012 at 6:28pm: Proud (Tucson)...forgot to mention...the most active and informative forum for you will be the forum specifically for whatever rate your daughter will be. There you will be able to share info and learn together with Moms/Wives of sailors that will be going to the same schools, learning the same equipment/systems, etc. as your daughter.

For example...in addition to your PIR date forum, if your daugther will be staying in Great Lakes for "A" school, then join "Great Lakes A School Q&A", and also join the forum for her specific rate/job.

Also, there is a FB page for RTC, and after BC if she stays in GL, I'd suggest following the TSC page. They post some great pics. Let me know if you need the url for them.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on April 13, 2012 at 6:13pm: Proud (Tucson)...Welcome! So glad you found us! Ah yes...nothing more exciting that an upcoming PIR! We've got plenty of "seasoned" Navy Moms as well as newbies here! Will try to help in any way we can!

Did you already join the forum specifically for your daughter's PIR date? If not, it would also be a great forum to be on right now because all those Moms are going through exactly the same thing as you right now!

What rate/job did your daughter sign a contract for?

Our ET's Navy adventure began Nov 2010. He just graduated "C" school (with honors...WOO HOO) and will be home tomorrow for 28 days before leaving for Japan. It's "yippee" and "boo hoo" all at the same time!!!

Again, Welcome. Buckle up and hang on for the ride!

Comment by AsherzMomGlo (02/925) on April 13, 2012 at 3:43pm: <---Proud (Tucson) AZ Mom of a Recruit in Boot Camp! UHG!! :) I just found this group, and I'm excited to chat with other Moms. This is all new and I'm trying to learn and absorb as much as I can! My daughter only has 3 more weeks til PIR!!!