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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.

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: 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 spyder013 on July 21, 2014 at 8:20am: Oh my God,I am so sorry! Sending lots of prayers to you and your family.

Comment by Alicia In AZ on July 20, 2014 at 9:32pm: Hi my3sonsaz, we are near Desert Ridge. We were at MEPS about 9:30ish. We were able to see him swear in and give him one last HooYah before they took him to the airport.

The only advice I can give, send him with a phone card. We purchased ours at Circle K for $5 and did a practice call while he was here at home. Be patient and ALWAYS keep your phone close by, you never know when they will be calling. We had a send off to bc party for our son and all that showed up wrote encouraging messages on a note card. Once we got the address I addressed the notes and I send one everyday, plus whatever I write him :) That has been a tremendous help to keeping his head up.

There is a Navyformom's luncheon at Macayo's on 8/3, you should come so we can all get to know each other and be there for support.

Best of Luck to your son! Tell him to think about the end result!! Hugs!

Comment by my3sonsaz on July 20, 2014 at 4:12pm: Hello everyone! My son leaves Tuesday for boot camp. I'm working really hard on controlling my tears. :) He's excited and ready to go! Any final words of wisdom? We plan on being at the MEPS center early Tuesday morning...just wondering what times others got there for your recruits. We live in Anthem...any other moms from the north valley in this group? Looking forward to being on this journey with all of you! I'm incredibly proud and also incredibly sad all at the same time! :)

Comment by Alicia In AZ on July 8, 2014 at 12:38pm: My son met two girls at MEPS when they departed on 6/23 from AZ. They were looking out for one another, sat on the plane together and I would love to check in with their moms. One was from Parker and the other from Gilbert, I believe. Send me a private message if you are on here and read this. Thanks!

Comment by Iamtheboyscouts on July 2, 2014 at 6:00pm: Yes he was in DEPS since September 2013.

Comment by Alicia In AZ on July 2, 2014 at 4:44pm: Welcome Iamtheboyscouts! So glad to have someone near us going though the same experiences. Sounds like you are doing all the right things! If you have any questions up until the time he leaves, I can try helping best I can. Was your FS in DEPS?

Comment by Iamtheboyscouts on July 2, 2014 at 1:39pm: Hello All, I am located in the magic zip code as well @Alicia in AZ. My future sailor is leaving for BC on July 8th. I try to remain excited so he cannot see that I am sad that he is leaving but some days just discussing all the items he needs to complete before he leaves brings tears to my eyes. We have been spending the last week together, doing movies and his favorites dinners. Great to know there is some local support. Look forward to the support and building relationships.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 28, 2014 at 7:44pm: Hi Maureen! Look forward to catching up with you Aug 3 :)

Comment by lauraannef on June 28, 2014 at 12:17pm: Hi- I live in Mesa and will be going to my sons graduation on Thursday! Anyone else have someone graduating this week?