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:
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.)
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
Badge
Phone Cards
My fiancé is at BC right now, I've heard some talk about phone cards. I heard they sell them at the NEX, but he doesn't like "wasting" his money, so I doubt he'll buy one. So, what phone card should I send him and how many minutes? I'm afraid only some brands will work and he might run out of minutes.
Views: 262
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Fayehorne on
-
I do not think sending phone calling card should really be a priority. Our loved ones should be as anxious to call us as we are to hear from them. They should be able to pay for the call. It is not like they call everyone on a daily basis. My 2 cents.
-
-
Permalink Reply by BabyFox on
-
I was just thinking it would be good for him to have when he has a chance to make a call, so he doesn't have to go out of his way to purchase a card. Just trying to make his life a little easier (:
-
-
Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on
-
BabyFox you can purchase them anywhere Best Buy, CVS, just look and see. some need to have a pin number some you just use right away once you activate them. I prefer those, because he only has so much time and to have to waste time on that makes it less time with you on the phone. Look in the back and see what it charges also. Hope that helps.
-
-
-
You are welcome the site I posted for you helps also,
-
-
Permalink Reply by E's ⚓proud⚓ mom on
-
At&t sells phone "cards" for military. You can create an account online, print it and send to him. This is refillable and says it works also on some Navy ships, if needed later as well. I don't know if this will be needed, I just found it easy to print the phone card info and mail it. Then it stays the same number if you need to add minites.
-
-
-
Thank You E'sproudmom I didn't even know that info so thanks for that.
-
-
-
No. https://www.virtualprepaidminutes.com/Learn-More/faq.aspx
This is to be used on landlines as well. Not a cell phone plan. -
-
-
You're welcome!
-
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
