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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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Connecticut Navy Moms

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Are you a Navy mother (or other) living in Connecticut? Join us!

Location: Connecticut
Members: 55
Latest Activity: Aug 27, 2023

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Comment by Valtameri on August 27, 2023 at 1:53pm: All very exciting! My son has completed his Navy journey; he worked on jets on the flight deck.

I do have a non-Navy swimmer, in fact, she is at her lifeguard job right now. :)

Comment by cocacola451 on August 27, 2023 at 8:10am: Thank you, @valtameri ! We are a Connecticut family. My son is waiting to leave for BC. He is my first in the military. He just turned 18. I'm very proud of him and very excited, and also I am a little nervous. I am retired LE and now a teacher. He has requested a PST and job change from Aircrew to AIRR, which is a huge decision. If he passes the PST and gets approved to change to AIRR, he will get his ship date. He is hoping to leave sooner than later since all of his friends have already moved into their freshman dorms at colleges.

I joined this group for support, but more for input and knowledge from others' experiences as he moves through his recruit and A school journey. The only thing we know about stationing is that he will not be anywhere close to us, perhaps San Diego.

I look forward to learning to be a great Navy mom and support others as they enter their journey.

Comment by Valtameri on August 26, 2023 at 10:32pm: Welcome cocacola!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 17, 2020 at 10:22pm: No problem!

Comment by Valtameri on July 17, 2020 at 5:58pm: Cath, I just sent two new sub moms your way. They may send you private messages.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2020 at 10:24pm: That’s great!

Comment by Valtameri on July 15, 2020 at 10:11pm: Sounds great -- I think I saw her on the A School group, but I know she has joined sub moms and Groton as well.

My son is a veteran -- used the GI bill for school and is employed at the VA (full circle).

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2020 at 10:05pm: Well - if she wants to reach out to me I can guide her to help. My son is approaching 7 years now! He has at least 1 more to go - who knows from there. Where is your son?

Comment by Valtameri on July 15, 2020 at 9:32pm: I think her son hasn't gone to RTC yet. Must be a planner!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2020 at 8:27pm: I lived in CT for most my life. My sailor is a submariner, but after training in Groton has been at different bases. There are many submarine groups both here and on Facebook. Is this persons sailor still training?