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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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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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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 Navymom777 on May 15, 2013 at 12:38pm: I have the same question as ConnieA, about coins for A schools? Mine is at GL also.

Comment by MamaKrayKray on April 12, 2013 at 9:05am: Craig - the coin I ordered for my son arrived yesterday - thank you! It is perfect!

I ordered through pirgifts.com.

Comment by russellwife on April 12, 2013 at 2:13am: ProudNavyMomma(13/169) where did you buy your coin at? I'm looking for the same one for my husband

Comment by ConnieA on April 11, 2013 at 9:32pm: I gave my Sailor a coin last week at PIR. Ship 14. He is now in A school at Great Lakes. Are there coins for that?

Comment by ProudNavyMomma(13/169) on March 30, 2013 at 12:31pm: Just got our first coin today(Ship 13 USS Marvin Shields coin) and it is absolutely beautiful! I just hope our Recruit likes it as much as I do!

Comment by CatMom509 on March 23, 2013 at 6:31pm: Lady Hamilton or Craig,

I ordered an IT coin for my daughter, who will start her IT training next week. Where do you get the coin engraved and what do you put on it besides their name?

Comment by Pennie on March 21, 2013 at 11:53am: Lady Hamilton, yes that Is the one. It is so cute, my sailor loved it.

Comment by Pennie on March 20, 2013 at 8:06am: My thoughts make your own traditions. My sailor has about 10 to 15 coins he likes them all but the ones that mean the most are the one he received from my step dad (retired Army) which was a seventh group special forces coin from panama and the Airborne coin he received from my Dad (also retired Army). Neither is a Navy coin but those mean the most. My son returned the favor and gave both my step Dad and Dad a navy coin. My step dads reaction was awesome he hugged my sailor told him how proud he was of him and that was his first ever Navy coin he had been given. Never realized how much significance these coins hold to a soldiers until that moment.
He can tell you the story behind each of his coins. I have even purchased him a coin. I bought him the Popeye coin and gave it to him for Christmas. That was his favorite cartoon character when her was little and I couldn't resist getting it for him.

Comment by MamaKrayKray on March 19, 2013 at 1:03pm: Thank you for the information! Maybe I'll have my brother help me out on this as well. He served in the Navy back in the 70's & is my recruits godfather. It would mean alot coming from him. Thanks again!

Comment by MamaKrayKray on March 18, 2013 at 10:38pm: Hi there - Wondering where to begin with the Challenge coin collection? Is it tradition to purchase their ship coin from boot camp first? Is there a protocol to follow? I would like to start this for my son. He is in BC & his PIR is scheduled for 5/3. He is Ship 03 Div 172 Thank you in advance for your help