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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.

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

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**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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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Challenge Coins

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A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem and carried by the organization’s members. They are given to prove membership when challenged and to enhance morale.Let's show them here.

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin
Members: 115
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023

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Comment by addy62 on April 23, 2012 at 2:19am: thanks for the info lady and dana

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on April 23, 2012 at 12:07am: I've purchased and had engraved for his rank and rate's and get one for each base/ship he is assigned for his future enjoyment. This Mom is collecting them for him. He knows it and I think he enjoys the fact that I do.

Comment by addy62 on April 22, 2012 at 5:32pm: I know they will earn or be given coins in their career but is it ok to get some from their mom

Comment by Christy on January 6, 2012 at 1:14pm: thanks son would like to have one since that is where he did A school. Tried google but will keep looking. If anyone finds it please let me know would love to surprise my son with one.

Comment by Christy on January 2, 2012 at 5:22pm: My son just got through A School at Corey Station in Pensacola FL. Does any one know if there is a coin for Corey Station and where I can get one for my son?

Comment by Swims on October 10, 2011 at 6:40pm: Hi~ I was wondering if anyone can help me ... my son received a challenge coin for finishing PreBUD/S in GL and he can't seem to find it and really wants it... Does anyone know where I could get a replacement? Thanks so much for your help!

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on September 6, 2011 at 8:18pm: Lady Hamilton, How very cool!!

Comment by SonandSea on July 1, 2011 at 9:42am: My son is a DEPper (leave for GL on 8/8) and he was given a coin by his recruiter for volunteering and helping out at Dallas Navy Week. He was the only FS that responded to a request from the recruiting office for volunteers.

He and his rectuiter set up a booth and made funnel cakes for 10 hours.

I wonder if anyone else has ever gotten a coin for making funnel cakes? LOL!

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on June 14, 2011 at 8:15pm: The coins I've seen awarded are from Admirals etc at my sons graduations at Nuclear Power School. The top students were given a coin from which ever higher up was there. Base coins can be purchased at the Nex. I've bought one from each place he's been so far, each rank with date and his rate. Someday he will get the collection as he doen't have room to carry them around right now.