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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 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
PDF – 2.7 MB
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.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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 MxSailorMom on February 23, 2014 at 9:07pm: Thanks, aznavymom44! I am in north Scottsdale. I guess it is good and builds character when they have to learn about a real honest to goodness winter! We gave him long underwear and he was sooo glad to have it! His shipmates were very impressed and wanted to find some too. It was a humorous conversation. I think it is true, these new sailors will probably always remember their days in Boot Camp and the close friends they made along the way.

Comment by aznavymom44 on February 23, 2014 at 8:51pm: Congrats MxSailorMom, what part of Arizona are you in? I'm in Marana, and our weather sure beats Great lakes, huh. My son had PIR in April, hoping all of the snow is gone by then.

Comment by MxSailorMom on February 23, 2014 at 8:36pm: Hello to the Arizona Navy Moms! I am new to this group. My son made PIR on 1/3/14. We nearly froze in the Polar Vortex, so our warm AZ smiles made a huge difference to him! He is still at GL for A School, and everything has been delayed. He told me he really misses AZ in a big way! I think he will be happy when they "class up". He sure has changed since leaving home. So far, this has been a great experience for him. It will be great to share stories with all of you.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 14, 2014 at 8:48pm: Almost forgot! Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 14, 2014 at 8:47pm: Welcome NavyMomX2NavyWife - wow you really ARE a Navy family! How wonderful that your sons have followed your example :)

Comment by aznavymom44 on February 12, 2014 at 1:52pm: My sons job will be aviation flight mechanic, A school in Pensacola, FL. Yes, absolutely going to PIR. It is 4/4/14, booking flights and hotel asap. :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 11, 2014 at 10:50pm: Welcome new members!

JTFsubmom, how exciting for your son and for you! I got to tour a sub in Norfolk a couple of years ago, fascinating.

aznavymom44, what will your son's job, called his rating, be? There will be a NavyforMoms.com group for it, and it's a great place to get info. And are you able to attend boot camp graduation/Pass in Review? This is a good group for getting information - http://navyformoms.com/group/pirreferenceinformation

Cool, I got to add a new town to our list above - Marana!

Comment by JTFsubmom on February 11, 2014 at 10:12pm: Hi...I'm from Tucson. My son is in Groton CT. And now in A school. He will be a radio man on subs and is scheduled to graduate May 29th. Not sure where he'll be assigned yet.

Comment by aznavymom44 on February 11, 2014 at 8:46pm: Hi, Im from Marana, AZ. New to the website, group and Navy. My son left for boot camp on 2/4/14.