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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Location: Tinley Park
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Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2022
Discussion Forum
Any Meet and Greet For Navy Moms In the Chicago area?
Started by Amorresperroz. Last reply by Amorresperroz Jul 25, 2016. 2 Replies 0 Likes
mailing our sailors a box...
Started by Theresa. Last reply by Pat L. in IL Aug 9, 2013. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by becky m on May 9, 2009 at 10:01pm
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Happy Mother's day to all. Mary so glad you got spend time with Dan, I am pricing airfare to California for July. He went to Yosemite yesterday with some guys hoping I get some details of how beautiful it was!! :)
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Saturday May16th. I plan to hang my flag proudly and not upside down either!!!
Laura have a safe trip!!
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Wow Princess I'm glad he likes it there!! How long will he be stationed there??
Mary hope your having a good time with Dan.. I'm jealous!! :) Does anyone know
how much time the Navy gives the kids after they have been at their duty station
before the can pick where there going next??? Mine is to be in Ca for 3 years of his 5.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on May 1, 2009 at 11:29am
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Anne, there are at least two. Go to my page and follow the links. Great Lakes A School has been very helpful even though my son is not in A school, but an instructor. The group was created by a student division commander. There are lots of moms, grandmas, and wives there. The other is Great Lakes, IL Naval Station, and not so active, but good people there, too.
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Please pray for our fallen hero who has died today on the USS Stennis!
For more info check out their group. What a horrible tragedy!! I am really missing my son after that news.
dznymom5 congrats on the PIR. Waiting to hear more news on the get together.
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Comment by Dianne on April 17, 2009 at 11:24am
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Do we have a date and time to meet?
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Count me in. I work just east of Oakbrook and live in the western suburbs but am willing to drive. Let me know when.
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Mine left today for his first duty station. I am sad, it was so good to have him home! It was harder to let go than I thought it would be! He just text me he is
at the base now. Guess we are finally off to our Naval career! Right now I feel like its going to be a LOOOONG five years. :)
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How long will he be in Japan for?? Get your passport ready Princess!!
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That is what we were trying to figure out??? I thought I had toliet paper on my shoe or something! :) It was strange. Jason still has the Navy BC issue glasses
Could tht be it?? :) He was in his dress blues maybe he was just so stunning??? LOL
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