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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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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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Candles on the Water

For wives/moms who's husbands/sons are deployed and are looking for that extra support! We are all here for eachother!! We are their candles on the water!

Members: 8
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023


I'll be your candle on the water
My love for you will always burn
I know you're lost and drifting
But the clouds are lifting
Don't give up you'll have somewhere to turn

I'll be your candle on the water
'Till ev'ry wave is warm and bright
My soul is there beside you
Let this candle guide you
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light

A cold and friendless tide has found you
Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down
I'll paint a ray of hope around you
Circling in the air
Lighted by a prayer

I'll be your candle on the water
This flame inside of me will grow
Keep holding on you'll make it
Here's my hand so take it
Look for me reaching out to show
As sure as rivers flow
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you go...


Discussion Forum

Deployment Prayers

Started by lsilveri Feb 23, 2013. 0 Replies

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Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on November 18, 2008 at 12:15pm
Yeah , heather you don't put them up I WILL>>>waiting on Mommy to have the pleasure not "grandmommy"..
xoxooxo
Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on November 17, 2008 at 2:52pm
My bet it's a girl! :)
Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on November 17, 2008 at 12:19am
Some of our loved ones here recently left on their first deployment. It has been nearly a month now and it's been pretty tough. But we are all here to support & encourage one another.

Welcome to all the new moms/wives!
Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on November 15, 2008 at 3:07pm
Happy Birthday to your little girl Diane! Enjoy the day celebrating.
Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on November 14, 2008 at 12:41pm
Hey girls, hope everyones "one day at a time" TODAY is going well...
Its mine littlest ones B~day Monday and we are going to hang out with family and through her a pizza party...though she is only 3 her brother will miss her birthday for the first time....and we all will be thinking of him...and I am sure he will be thinking of us.....
xooxoxox
Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on November 8, 2008 at 10:08am
just surfing around checking all emails...
we are all missing our sailors..
Just keep that homecoming in mind....make a mental pic.....
and the smile on alls faces..do ya smile...great
xooxoxoxo
Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on November 5, 2008 at 6:37pm
Thanks for the Invite I'm happy to be here too!! :)
Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on November 5, 2008 at 12:40pm
WOW what a pic below, OK RAE you made me cry all over again.
By the way I stole your pic for myself..I really love it..
thanks
 

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