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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

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**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.

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California Navy Moms

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Support Group for anyone who has or had a child or family member in the Navy.

Members: 213
Latest Activity: Apr 12, 2019

This picture is of Sue, Molly, Diane, Lynn, and myself in NYC last August! We are all from different states. One of the best trips I have taken since my adventure with my son began! I think Brenda Sue is taking the picture! I wanted to post it so that you guys will be as excited as I am about meeting all of you!!! Mark you calendars for the next meet and greet in California on August 29, 2009.

California Get Together in March 2009 at the Rockbottom Brewery

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Comment by jric79 on August 25, 2010 at 10:56pm: Hi Lorraine, no unfortunately I dont have facebook :)

Comment by jric79 on August 25, 2010 at 10:52pm: ddsweety - where in the promenade are you?
My name is Jamie by the way.

Comment by ddsweety on August 25, 2010 at 8:26pm: My husband and I live in the Promenade aswell. I agree, its a nice place to live...close to everything! :-)

Comment by jric79 on August 25, 2010 at 4:09pm: No worries :)
Just let me know if you or Mary have anymore questions. You should try coming here :) It's great specially right now. The weather is just perfect!

Comment by jric79 on August 25, 2010 at 3:34pm: Kathyf - Hi :) My BF is in the NIMITZ as well. I'm going to WA in November and waiting for them to come in :)

Comment by jric79 on August 25, 2010 at 3:32pm: Lorraine B.-
Mission Valley is a great location in my opinion. The apartment that we live at is GREAT! Lots and lots of military presence but not too much where it feels like you are living in military housing :)
The apartment is called "The Promenade." It is very close to Downtown San Diego and close to the base. Also, Mission Valley is near the beaches of San Diego unlike Chula Vista where it's location is more inland. In Mission Valley you get more of a cooler breeze in the area. Here is the website to the apartment if you want to check it our:
www.promenadeliving.com
Mission Valley is a great area if you asked me. Chula Vista is more for people with families. I think if you have a young sailor that want the best of SD, Mission Valley might suite them best :)
We are also near two of the major Shopping Malls in all of San Diego :)
So, with Mission Valley you will have easy access to the following: beach, 2 malls, major freeways, and you will be in the middle of south and north of SD so travel is not a problem :)
Another apartment that I know a lot of military go with is La Mirage. This is in Mission Gorge. Mission Gorge is a street over Mission Valley :)

Comment by jric79 on August 25, 2010 at 11:09am: Hello, my name is Jamie and I am a local in San Diego. To Lorraine B.: it depends on where your daughter wants to live and what kind of environment she wants. I used to live in Chula Vista, my mom and family still lives there. Just a year ago I moved to Mission Valley which is north of Chula Vista. I live in Mission Valley with my boyfriend who is in the NAVY. Traffic is pretty bad if you are coming from Chula Vista going to base early in the morning. Also, there is some distance compared to where we live which is about 15-30 minutes from the base depending on which base. Let me know if you have questions :)

Comment by 2tymeNavyMom on August 24, 2010 at 11:48pm: Hello California Moms,
I am in Riverside. My daughter is in A school in Penscola FL for IT. I sure miss her.

Comment by gabriela47Ship9Div304 on August 22, 2010 at 10:02pm: my son PIR 09/10, so looking forward to seing him. He also was DEP since 07/2009 and arrived to BC on 07/15/2010. He's doing well.

Comment by khoov00 (Kara) on August 20, 2010 at 11:08am: Just a quick intro. We are in Bakersfield, my son Brandon just left for BC on Monday. He was in DEP for over a year and was sure he was going into the military since the summer before his Junior year (he says he was sure since he was a little boy though). My husband is ex-Navy, my dad was in the Army, and there are other family members so I guess it was inevitable one of my boys would end up in the military. I'm really proud of him but was totally unprepared for how hard it would hit me when he actually left. Lucky for me I still have a 17 year old son and a 9 year old daughter at home. We also have two kittens we found in a field that take a lot of attention so I still have some babies to take care of LOL. Also some big dogs, rabbits, chickens and ducks since we live in the country and have sort of a mini hobby farm. One thing I really miss about my son being gone is him helping me haul 50 lb feed sacks and bails of hay out of my car. Stupid thing to miss I know, but it made me proud how hard working and thoughtful he has become.

Kara