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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.

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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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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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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 Lisa on June 16, 2011 at 12:42pm: Hello ladies, I'm new to this group also.

CANavy Mom, my son is also in BC, his PIR is 7/8...Can't wait to see him.

Comment by CAnavymom(MMN) on June 11, 2011 at 3:03pm: Hi all - I'm new to this group, my SR is in bootcamp. His PIR is 7/15. He will be going to Goose Creek, SC after that, for NUKE school.

Comment by Cali-Mom (Beagles) on May 2, 2011 at 7:46pm: New to the group. Will be headed out to GL to see my son's graduation on Friday. He is then headed for San Antonio Tx A school (corpsman). Just stopped by to say Hi. Hi!

Comment by SandyShip11div90 ma of 2 sailors on April 12, 2011 at 1:58pm: Hello Ladies, I just got back from Great Lakes Chicago IL. and I had the best time of my life. To see my son Graduate and become a sailor it put tears in my eyes of nothing but JOY..

check out our page on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anchors-Away-Mom/190869520950576 give me a "like" on the thumbs up button. I need your support, I will be entering your name in a drawing and when we reach 200 "likes" your name can be drawn and win 3 decals of your choose. Thank and take care, Sandy

Comment by SandyShip11div90 ma of 2 sailors on April 6, 2011 at 12:23pm: Hello everyone, my name is Sandy, my son is in Ship 11 Div 123 and I got the good new over the weekend that my son has pass battleship. check out our page on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anchors-Away-Mom/190869520950576 give me a "like" on the thumbs up button. I need your support, I will be entering your name in a drawing and when we reach 200 "likes" your name can be drawn and win 3 decals of your choose. Thanks and take care.
Sandy

Comment by Paymaster on March 27, 2011 at 4:11pm: I know many of us have been following the drama unfold in Japan. We received this note from our ombudsonman last night.

The Surface Force Ombudsman Team is looking for assistance in collecting non-cash items to help boost the food locker to better support our displaced Navy families as they come through San Diego. So far there are 35 families that have come to San Diego and are being well taken care of by Fleet and Family Service Center and other resource teams.  These families are staying in hotels and have arrived with whatever baggage they brought.

In order to help us better take care of our displaced Navy families, we are asking for your assistance. If you would like to donate the below items to help out.  Some of our great Ombudsmen will be manning up the Force Ombudsman office on the following dates and times to accept these generous collections:

Saturday, March 26th from 12noon to 2pm,
Tuesday, 29 March from 9am-12pm, and
Friday, April 1st from 10am-12pm.

Items needed to be collected:

   Personal care/toiletries
   Snacks for families with children
   Fresh fruit and vegetables (hotel has fridge/microwave)
   Baby diapers
   Baby formula
   Baby wipes
   Baby toys
   Microwavable foods
   Coloring books/crayons/toys/games for children

No cash can be accepted please.

Please bring your donations to the Force Ombudsman office aboard Naval Base San Diego, Bldg #265, across the parking lot from FFSC and up the hill from the commissary.

Saturday, March 26th from 12pm-2pm,

Tuesday, 29 March from 9am-12pm, and

Friday, April 1st from 10am-12pm

I did check and we can not just send money. Like me I know several of us have families and dependents stationed in the San Diego area. Perhaps these family members would be willing to do the shopping and deliever, if you are able to fund the purchases.

I am shipping money to my DIL today and she will be doing my shopping for me. Perhaps some of you can do the same?

I just know how I would feel as a mother if it was my DIL and grandchildren that had to be displaced. Not all familes have the means to swoop in and provide for their familes as Dave and I could if it was ours. God bless.

Comment by CKD's~mom(Ship 03, Div 145) on March 10, 2011 at 8:41am: just got a letter yesterday from my sweet boy! This mama was a blubbering tear fest! I set up a discussion fro Ship 03 DIV 145 on the PIR 4/22/2011 group.... here is the link:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir4222011/forum/topics/ship-03-di...

Comment by SAwife11 on February 25, 2011 at 7:09pm: heres a group for anyone in ship 03 div 144

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ship03div144

Comment by SAwife11 on February 24, 2011 at 5:32pm: thanks julie! called them earlier today and they still didn't have it. he said that they should by either later today or tomorrow and he would give me a call when he had it.

Comment by SAwife11 on February 24, 2011 at 11:24am: not a mom but my fiance arrived yesterday 2/23/11 at RTC/BC. I'm from Southern California (pomona to be exact) currently living in San Rafael (NorCal). anyone else have a loved one shipped out on or around this day? I heard from him when he got to the airport. now i'm waiting on his box and form letter. Can we get the address from his recruiter by this afternoon or by tomorrow. I already have pages of letters and its only been a 1.5 days since i saw him.