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.
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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Discussion Forum
DLI grad gift for CTI
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life at DLI
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Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on December 5, 2011 at 2:55pm
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Debi,
I don't know about your son, but my son was very busy the first few weeks with inspections and passing boards. Once he passed boards and "phased up" things slowed down a little. But be prepared. My son wasn't supposed to start classes until January, also. (He got there Oct. 22) But they surprised him by not only changing his language but starting his class two weeks after he got there.
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Comment by DisneyDebi (02/903) on December 5, 2011 at 2:48pm
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My son arrived there on Sat night - he doesn't start school until Jan though...any info on what he will be doing before then?
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Comment by KC'smom on December 3, 2011 at 7:20pm
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My son's roomate at DLI proposed to his girlfriend this past week. How exciting. He met her at DLI. I don't even know this young man, but I'm so happy for him!! Maybe my son will meet a super smart CTI, too!!! hahahaahaa
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Comment by lisab4 on December 3, 2011 at 6:46pm
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We put up blue candle lights in all of the windows for our sailor! They look beautiful! He will be home on the 17th!
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Lisa, my son specifically asked me not to do that. He said they were told to keep what they were doing on the down-low. If I were you, I'd ask your sailor before you do anything like that.
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Question: Has anyone put a little thing in your newspaper about your child in the Navy, what they're doing etc? What should it say according to Navy rules?
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My son KC is spending Thanksgiving at classmate's house in Orange County, California. To that Navy mom who gets my boy this holiday..... I am sooo jealous and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Thank you for giving my son a place to go!!!! I miss him but it's all good.
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Comment by greenoak on November 21, 2011 at 11:37pm
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My daughter will not be home but we will have her for ten days at Christmas which it makes it a whole lot better to take, wish she could be here but we will make up for it when she gets here, have a lovely Thanksgiving everyone!
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Congrats and enjoy your holidays!
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Hi Florida_girl,
I think the military rate is for the active duty person, not for families, but, it doesn't hurt to ask! LOL. Trip Advisor sent an email alert that fares Orlando to Monterey dropped to $363 round trip. Our sailor wil be coming home for Christmas, but to get cheaper fares, she flies into JAX and then out of Tampa. Driving two hours to either, vs. driving 45 minutes to Orlando, is more than worth the $600.00+ in savings! Good luck. --mpc
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