Welcome to
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

Add an Event

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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

Latest Activity

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

Wednesday

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

Loading…

Get Badge

Ship 4 Division 809

Hi All,

Is there a group started for Ship 4 Division 809? If not, lets get it started!

0 members like this

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by bree1224 (ship 04/div 807) on March 18, 2011 at 4:32pm

Hi....I'm a little confused. My son is also 4/809, but I saw one reply saying her son graduates in May. My son graduates on April 8th. How about everyone else? Are there different dates?

Permalink Reply by April on March 18, 2011 at 4:52pm

My hubby left for GL on March 8th. His PIR is May 6th.

Permalink Reply by ochaos on March 19, 2011 at 9:05pm

If his PIR is April 8th, he is in a different division, double check. When did he arrive at GL?

Permalink Reply by mamasan 4/809 on March 19, 2011 at 1:00am

I think most of the guys in 4/809 left in March with grad on 5/6. When did your SR leave?

Permalink Reply by snowboardmama on March 19, 2011 at 8:10pm

hi forevemom! glad to hear from another EOD mom. i have made hotel reservations and we will be driving to GL. We live in Michigan so the trip isn't too far. I go through spurts of missing my son but right now my husband and I are so busy that the time is going by pretty fast. I am just so proud of him for following his dreams. So glad that you have the contact with his gf. So nice to have someone to share with....

Permalink Reply by ochaos on March 19, 2011 at 9:10pm

A word of advice for you is to not make any travel arrangements until at least half way through BC as many things can change the PIR date for your recruit such as injuries, discharge, illness and many other things. Do not stress about this, I made my reservations 1 week out from PIR and got great rates on everything. When thinking about flying look into flying into Milwaukee as it can save you lots of money and is the same distance to the base as from Chicago. You are just beginning your journey and will learn so much on this site, if you know what job - EOD, diver, SWCC, Seal, SAR join those groups also and you will learn and make more new friends.

Permalink Reply by DevynJ on March 20, 2011 at 1:04am

Hey ladies! My boyfriend is in Ship 04/Div 809 with all your boys! I'm soo excited we only have 47 days left until we get to see them again! I CANNOT wait for PIR! Nor can I wait for my first letter from him! So proud to be apart of this experience :)

Permalink Reply by mamasan 4/809 on March 20, 2011 at 2:27am

Hey Devyn, we knew that.... :) How are you? Have you had a chance to talk to your prof about your final? I can't imagine that he wouldn't let you take it a day or two early. They do that stuff all the time. What is your boyfriend's classification? Rescue Swimmer? I am so anxious to get the first letter too...maybe they'll be reading ours tomorrow..

Permalink Reply by Ozzy on March 20, 2011 at 8:45am

Hi Moms of 04/809. Just found this group this morning. Son left for Boot Camp on March 7th and PIR on May 6th. He has a Diver contract, will read through some of these post and see if there are any other diver moms.

Permalink Reply by mamasan 4/809 on March 20, 2011 at 2:59pm

I'm here Ozzy...thought you were already on...otherwise, I would've let you know about it..sry.

Permalink Reply by amk62 (Ship 4 Division 809) on March 20, 2011 at 10:24am

Good Morning Ladies! I was just thinking that this week we should be getting letters from our boys this week! I know in my heart that my son is doing fine but i just want to hear it from him. My phone rang early this mornig (1:30am) and I woke up and grabed it thinking it might be him and it was a wrong #...oh well, that call will come soon enough!

Permalink Reply by submom66 on March 20, 2011 at 11:42am

Hi all! My son has a diver contract and is in 4/809.He is 20 yrs old.He was in DEP for about 6 months and was working in fast food.He got cold feet about a week before he left,and the nervousness and fear in his eyes the morning I dropped him off at the local recruit office broke my heart.I'm sure he's fine though..I haven't gotten a call to come pick him up! I got the box and the form letter and am anxiously awaiting a real letter from him.I have been writing and mailing every day.I hope it's not overkill! I live in central IL so it will be less than a 4 hr drive to PIR.I have a 17 yr old daughter and 11 yr old son also.This summer I am moving to Michigan while my son is in A school.I believe that will be in Florida?I'm so worried about him..he NEVER followed my rules..lol..either he is learning to or his biceps are gonna be completely ripped from all the pushups..lol.Mamasan and Ozzy..lets keep in touch about this diver program!I know nothing!

RSS

Badges | Report an Issue | Terms of Service