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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

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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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DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP!

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Latest Activity: Nov 3, 2022

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Comment by evetnaz_CV Mom on April 28, 2013 at 11:07am: Hi . my daughter leaves for BC in june. Her job is DC and her A school is in Great Lakes. I have a few questions .. how long is A school? Does she get to come home after A school? I've also read that most DC are stationed on a ship ... true/false?

Trying to get as much info as possible to ease my fears of her leaving . xoxo

Comment by LI mom on April 12, 2013 at 5:02pm: Hi Calirose my son will be stationed at pearl harbor he is really excited about it. I was hoping for San Diego so he was closer to home. I live in Calif. My son just graduated a couple weeks ago from A school and is waiting on papers for leave to come visit but we'll see. How does your Sr like it there?

Comment by Calirose on April 12, 2013 at 12:34pm: Sorry for typos on phone and so hard to see my mistakes

Comment by Calirose on April 12, 2013 at 12:34pm: Good morning LI mom, welcome to the group where will your son be stationed? My is a fairly new DC in Norfolk. This is kinda quiet group but I've always gotten any questions answered when I've asked. Where are you from?

Comment by LI mom on April 12, 2013 at 12:15pm: Hi everyone my son is now a DC and Im trying to connect with others who also have srs or sailors in this classification. Also trying to find out more info on this so if anyone could help me that would be awesome. Thank you

Comment by my3boys on March 8, 2013 at 7:07pm: could someone give us a little idea of what the testing procedure looks like? After mod 2 what is next from there and what determines a great score and stationing after A school? I love how we are always learning something new in this adventure

Comment by my3boys on February 22, 2013 at 12:27pm: what are the requirments for phase 2 liberty? My sailor asked if we could come and sign him out so he could come home for a weekend? We are withing the 300 mile radius. We figured that he would be able to get permission and come home until he was required to sign back in at end of liberty...could someone help us understand how this process works :) Thanks

Comment by slapout52 on February 17, 2013 at 11:14am: LOL! Does this mean employment ops for DC's getting out of the Navy? Cause apparently there are times when Carnival DOES give up the ship!

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on February 17, 2013 at 10:40am: HAHAHAHA Maggs! I love this! I've been thinking the same thing!! Definitely sharing on my FB!

Comment by Brandi (Trey's Mom) on February 12, 2013 at 3:44pm: My3boys....I sent ya a friend request and msg. My Sailor is a DC3 and I asked him to write a msg of encouragement for your Sailor. I'll send to your email if you provide to me so you can send to him. I didn't think that he'd write it as he is very busy on the ship, but he did, so I'd really like for your Sailor to hear his words. Brandi