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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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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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Graduation Info
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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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Great Lakes A School Q&A

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The purpose of this group is to allow family of new sailors assigned to school at Training Support Center Great Lakes a chance to voice questions to a Student Division Commander

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 2331
Latest Activity: Mar 12

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Comment by Phoenixmom on October 10, 2017 at 10:28am: Good Morning Ladies, Nice pic Anti M, I didn't hear anything about the Ball this weekend, But I know he went out Sat. with some Buddies to The Texas Roadhouse to eat. also learned that because of their busy schedules some haven't had a chance to put in their chit. so I am hoping he gets on it soon.

Comment by Bandmom on October 9, 2017 at 12:53pm: Nice Picture Anti M!

Comment by Anti M on October 9, 2017 at 10:38am: I rarely got to go to Navy Balls, but when I did, I had a wonderful time. Unfortunately, the year I went, they had separate balls for officers, chiefs, and enlisted. They don't do that anymore, which is great! I did want a ballgown, but had to wear my dress uniform. I'm glad now.

Comment by Bandmom on October 9, 2017 at 9:15am: Good Morning Ladies,

My Sailor was lucky enough to be able to attend the Navy Ball on Friday evening. He LOVED it. He said that they truly were all brothers, rank did not matter. The Guest Speaker even came and sat at their table and visited for about 20 minutes. He has wonderful pictures, and said he can hardly wait for the next one. Were any of your Sailors able to attend?

Comment by Phoenixmom on October 6, 2017 at 11:04am: Good Morning Ladies it is FRIDAY once again, These weeks sure seem like they are flying By so quickly! I hope you all have a Wonderful weekend some may have a three day weekend Like Me! Yippee! Good Day All.

Comment by Anti M on October 5, 2017 at 2:16pm: Remember, they ALL are checking out on the morning of the 22nd, add in travel to the airport, and morning flights are not going to work.

If they need a few more days of leave to round out the entire standdown, they may borrow days forward.

Comment by Phoenixmom on October 5, 2017 at 1:40pm: Hi Patriotmama67 we all are still trying to figure it out, I'm guessing it is the time our Loved ones have on books, but as far as I know from my Son, he can leave Dec. 22nd after 9am and has to be back before Jan.7th his understanding from the briefing they had.

Comment by patriotmama67 on October 5, 2017 at 1:34pm: Hi everyone! Planning for the Holidays already...Does anyone know how much time off our Sailors get during Christmas time?