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:
Events
**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:
**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
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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Blue Star Mothers
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The Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. is a non-partisan, non-political organization. We do not support any political candidate, nor do we endorse any religious organization. The military represents all aspects of America as does our organization.
Website: http://www.bluestarmothers.org/
Location: USA
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Oct 28
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Started by tambink. Last reply by bryters ATI Whidbey Island Aug 18, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hi MOM's I am starting a chapter in the charlotte nc and gaston nc area our first Meeting will be March 25th at 7pm. At the American Legion Post 144. Send me a message and I will give you…Continue
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Comment by Silverado on January 1, 2013 at 2:28am
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Happy New Year fellow BSMs!
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Comment by Bayou girl on December 31, 2012 at 1:01am
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Hi, I'm new to this group. I just recently joined Blue Star Mothers in Louisiana (#5). My son had PIR Oct. 5th and is in A school in Pensacola but will be graduating soon and heading to USS Truman. He's AO.
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Comment by bryters ATI Whidbey Island on January 27, 2012 at 9:34pm
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West TN Moms it's time for Dinner again.
We are meeting at Colettas in Bartlett, Feb 13th. Everyone is welcome to attend 6pm. Everyone picks up there own check, and we enjoy spending time with other Navy moms. Please RSVP so we can tell the hostes how many. 901-218-3715
Hope to see some new faces. We do this every other month :)
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Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on August 31, 2011 at 9:10am
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Hi all, have been so busy since I got back from convention. It was fabulas, but BOY id DC expensive. That said it was really great. We did a lot of work. Met alot of moms and shared many stories and experiences. I hope to get my pictures to download soon so will post them. As for the question as to weather we go to funerals of military not KIA, our chapter does go if we are asked. The casualty officer will ask the families if they wish a service and if they do then we go. We have done Blue to Gold for service members who have been in accidents, died from illnesses, and sadly evan suicides. It will all depend on the casualty officers and how they inform your chapter and the families. I had not heard about the soilder from Carson, I hope that they were able to take care of that.
You know you could look into starting a chapter in your area. go to the nation website and look under the tab-starting a chapter. # hours is way too long a drive. Let me know if you need any information.
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Paulette, did you hear about the Soilder from Carson MI who died in a Motorcycle accident? Do any chapters go to the funerals or send flowers or memorials? My closest chapter is 3 hours away, so I havent been able to attend yet :( and as yet to figure out their goals/function. I cant even seam to get my membership card out of them :(
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Hi all, I haven't been on for quite a bit. Glad to see you are all still here. Anyone going to the national BSM convention next week in DC? I am going for our chapter here in Michigan, bluewater 180. Hope to see some of you all there.
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Here is a link to the oh soooo sad Missing sailor story.
http://homepost.kpbs.org/tag/joe-bergman/
Does anyone know if they will be presented a gold star or just parents who have joined, I was just wondering.
Cathi, I lived in Beloit for a short period of time a few years ago and LOVED IT up there.
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Comment by Cathi on July 13, 2011 at 1:30pm
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Thank You for the Welcome Mikes mom and good morning...well afternoon to you
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Hi bryters ATI Whitbey Island,
I live in Wisconsin. I joined the SE wisconsin Chapter. Sorry to hear there is no group near you.
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I joined last year and there is no group near me, It's very disapointing. I hosted a Dinner event and had 3 moms attend. and scheduled another for the month after next to see if I can dig up a few moms to start our own group. Where are you from Mikes mom & Cathi?
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