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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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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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Corpsmen Moms and Dads

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For those of us who have children serving as Corpsmen, above and beyond the call of duty!

Location: Worldwide
Members: 676
Latest Activity: Jun 24

Established June 17, 1898, the 25,000+ active duty members of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps provide health care to Sailors, Marines, and all those entrusted to their care on the battlefield, at sea, under the sea, and at military treatment facilities worldwide.

What to expect at Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB)

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Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 20, 2009 at 9:25am: Well, my man cub isn't home yet! He had a traveling nightmare yesterday - first he was pulled form the line and interrogated at the airport and searched! Mind you, he was in uniform! Then they changed his flight plans from flying into Ft Lauderdale and then on to Tampa to flying into Jax and then Tamps. Once they arrived in Jax after waiting on the plane for close to 2 hours they let them off to tell them they would not be flying into Tampa last night. Needless to say this mom was grabbing her keys and driving to Jax but my cub told me they were giving him a room voucher and a meal voucher and promised he'd be on the first flight this morning. So...I hope to have my cub home by 0940! Will be leaving here in about 30 minutes to go to the airport! Sure hope Carol's cub made it home! :0)

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 19, 2009 at 2:23pm: So - don't you know the FAA has had a "glitch" in their system today and there are rampant delays all over the place! Devin called to let me know his flight out has been delayed an hour thus far. Oh well, this mom will be heading to the airport with a good book, never know how long these "glitches" will take to recover!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 19, 2009 at 12:54pm: Betty - treacherous isn't a strong enough word for driving up there when it snows! My son graduated bc on Christmas Eve last year, I flew in during a snow storm and prayed like mad everytime I had to get into a vehicle!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 19, 2009 at 12:52pm: Carol - docking @ 2115 tonight! Having a difficult time concentrating at work today! LOL
Hey Tex! - Have been informed that all laundry in his duffle is clean, ironed and then packed by one of his classmates and he will not even open it at home, it's going to Italy that way - now, the rest of the stuff will definitely be strewn all over. My older son is coming home on Dec 1st and will stay until the 7th to spend some time with his brother, now, let me tell you that is my slob child, we won't be able to see the floor in his room the entire time he's home! The mess is usually somewhat manageable when his bride is with him, however she just started a new job and won't be able to make the trip home with him this time. I shall just grin and bear it! :0)

Comment by TexasDocMom on November 19, 2009 at 11:38am: Be prepared for exploding dufflebags...altho when the sailor just visited it wasn't as bad as two weeks ago when he arrived...geez, how do they cram so much in those things??

have a happy reunion and a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with those sailors, moms!!!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 19, 2009 at 11:21am: This is how Carol and myself are feeling this morning! Our sailors are coming home today! Happy, happy hearts!

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 18, 2009 at 2:39pm: Numbers - definitely numbers! No clue who or what Ning is but I agree with Uli, a good smack is in order! :0)

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on November 18, 2009 at 1:07am: I get messages from the new group but still nothing from the old

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 17, 2009 at 12:49pm: Ditto that Mark! Devin was in bc last year for Thanksgiving, he said they had a really good meal, turkey and prime rib! May all of our sailors be well fed, safe, warm, and surrounded by friends if not family on this Thanksgiving.

Comment by Sharon P.M. on November 17, 2009 at 12:46pm: So - I got my call a little while ago - I will be cooking for a sailor! No clue when he's heading out to Italy yet, hoping he knows by the time he grads on Thursday but do know one thing - this momma will be waitung at the gate at TIA on Thursday night to hug her boy! Oh, yeah, Thanksgiving dinner - 2 turkeys, one traditional stuffed with sausage and bread dressing in the oven, one deep fried (hey, we're southern, remember?) mash potatoes, corn soufle, fresh green beans with garlic and butter, baked sweet potatoes and apples, Italian carrots, home made cranberry relish and of course a couple cranberry jellies right out of the can still shaped like a can (again, southern) nice soft potatoe rolls, lots of gravy and even more butter! Pecan pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, pumpkin cheesecake and lots of whipped cream! Followed by a usually out of control game of Scattergories!