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:
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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Location: Tinley Park
Members: 68
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 Debbie (Stephen's mom) on November 12, 2011 at 11:13am
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Sally I am so sorry I will keep your mom in my prays, I know it cannot be ez for you.
Did you see on the new about the Carl Vinson they are having a baseball game on deck, it looked so cool, how nice for all the men and women on that ship
And the Ronald Regan is in again, I saw a video I love watching the ship come in.
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Do we have reservation and under what name. I talked with Annie last night and she cannot make it. If we were closer I would have Stephen stop in but that is a drive for him. I will see everyone tonight around 6:30.
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Pat I saw that for Chase on bf, thanks for letting us know, anything we can do for our sailors.
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6:30 on Sat. and cannot wait, Diane, Laura and myself are coming I have o call Annie and see if she is coming, see everyone there.
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 9, 2011 at 10:22pm
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Molly's Adopt A Sailor needs your help, please! If you are on Facebook, go to Chase Community Sharing, and vote for us. You only vote once and that's it. Share it with your friends too. Thanks!
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Comment by becky m on November 9, 2011 at 9:30pm
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6:30 cant wait
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Hi Everyone, Hoping to make it on Sat.! Going to a Molly's Adopt A Sailor packing party in Manteno earlier in the day. Can't wait to see you again and meet the "newbies"
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Comment by Miriam43 (Japan/USS George Wash) on November 9, 2011 at 1:18pm
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Great, look forward to seeing you guys :)
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Thank you so much ladies for your responses and kind words. It means so much to me to know there are moms out there who know EXACTLY how I feel... and I love my husband dearly and I'm sure her father feels something but it's no where near how I feel and as much as I try to explain he just doesn't understand why one minute I say one thing and the next minute I'm crying my eyes out... I'm like you know what baby you're never going to understand when I tell you it's a "mom" thing so just give me a minute and I'll be okay. She called yesterday and she sounded upbeat all she said was she made it... she's fine and she'll call me back in a few weeks.... oh and of course the "box" which I don't look forward to... anyway, yes I'd love to go to Westmont just give me the info and I'll try to make it - thanks again :)
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Comment by MissMySailor on November 8, 2011 at 9:31pm
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Welcome Miriam, I felt what you were saying and it almost made me cry until I remembered how my son's and my life has evolved since that day. First thanks to everyone in this group!!! Miriam the ladies here helped all of us (each other) with questions to fears and panic attacks....LOL My son was picked up here at the house along with a few other boys near us. It killed me to see that uniformed man come for my son hug me and thank me. Then see him leave all smiles as I was crying like hell.
BUT BUT now I get phone calls not from that boy but from a man! I feel maybe we are luckier than most but when my son calls he he is happy, he sounds so good, his manners are huge his excitement to learn is greater than I have ever seen (he has taken dozens of classes on the base in Norfolk) he tells me his ship treats them like family and that he loves the Navy and hopes to make it long term.
I guess I am saying lean on us post as much as you feel you need to and let us help you through this time. A year from now you will be helping the next mom.
As soon as you get her PIR date plan on being there with tissues I cried like hell!
Navy Mom HUGS!!! Paula2
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