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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Latest Activity: Jan 23, 2022

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Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on April 20, 2011 at 2:56pm: Seems to me FB gets more traffic than N4M does. I wonder what the difference is. I feel more comfortable posting questions and info here than I would on FB. Hmm.

Comment by ria5 (ship11div180) on April 17, 2011 at 3:26pm: Dee & Debbie: Thanks for the info! I appreciate it! : )

Comment by Cannonpark03/Div 152 PIR 4/29/11 on April 16, 2011 at 6:15pm: Hi Everyone. I've not spent a lot of time as of yet reading older posts. I was waiting for my son to get through BC and didn't want to put the cart before the horse...that's an old saying I haven't used in awhile! LOL. I plan to go through and read through the older posts as I am sure there is a good deal of information to be found there. Until I get to that; I have three questions to throw out for anyone who might have answers:

My son's PIR is on 4/29/11 (!!) We've been told by a marine friend that is familiar with DLI, that once he gets to DLI he will have to speak in whatever language has been settled upon for him. Is that true or do they give him time to learn the language? Second, can he use Rosetta Stone software while he is in holding and waiting on security clearance? Finally; does anyone have any other suggestions for me to pass on about how he can jumpstart learning his language?

Comment by ria5 (ship11div180) on April 14, 2011 at 6:49pm: Oh and also, what am I supposed to expect with this 'background/security check'? He called today to make sure he had the right address to my school and my home address. Should I expect someone at my doorstep soon or just a phone call?

Comment by ria5 (ship11div180) on April 14, 2011 at 6:46pm: Hi all! My boyfriend will be graduating from BC Thursday, May 26th and then he will go to Monterey for A school. Does anyone know what the chances are that he will have to fly out the day or the day after he graduates?

Comment by mermur on April 12, 2011 at 9:31pm: Greetings all,

My daughter completes her BC at GL on Friday and will depart for Monterey shortly thereafter. I have been reading this site since my daughter signed on a year ago. Fantastic resource and I wanted to thank the previous mom's who have left such good info. It has also been great to follow your sailors progress and I wish them all well!

Tom

Comment by Leslie1200 on April 11, 2011 at 10:42am: Thanks for the welcome Dee! My son doesn't report to BC until mid-Nov...and he is distressed by the long wait. I have heard of some other sailors-to-be being called up earlier than their original date but not CTI, have you?

Comment by Leslie1200 on April 11, 2011 at 9:14am: Wow I'm so glad your house-hunting story has a happy ending! My son will start CTI training in Jan 2012 and he can't wait...:)

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on March 22, 2011 at 9:01am: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=292557&id=166505249658

There are lots of faces in this section of the photos. I was so happy to see my son in the crowd. I've been looking for months, and this was the first photo of him.

Comment by joyceann on March 11, 2011 at 12:22pm: SMSantens--thank you so much for letting me know what is going on. I've been worried sick all morning! Please keep me posted in case my son doesn't get to call today. Thank you again.