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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 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.

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Graduation Info
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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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Latest Activity: Apr 19, 2024

Welcome to the
MEPS & DEP group...
We love helping deppers, recruits, sailors, and especially their families!!!

Don't understand the Navy?
Haven't a clue what is about to happen?
Do you just want to share your joys or sorrows?

Then this is the group for you!!!

We enjoy helping family member with all information or just to pass the time chatting.

Glad you're with us!

It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. "The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits."

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Comment by J'sMom on October 14, 2014 at 8:02pm: DEP son came home from football and asked if I would make cookies. So guess what I'm doing?

Comment by Debbie D [Tyler's Mom] on October 14, 2014 at 5:16pm: Well he is gone. Just waiting for my call. Good luck to everyone waiting. It goes by fast!

Comment by dabrat70 on October 13, 2014 at 10:20pm: My son is leaving from Texas.

Comment by Debbie D [Tyler's Mom] on October 13, 2014 at 6:19pm: Thanks for the support! dabrat where is your son leaving from tomorrow. Mine is leaving from GA.

Comment by dabrat70 on October 13, 2014 at 1:07pm: My son leaves for bc tomorrow. I have cried just about everday the past week. But I am so proud of him. He is already my hero.

Comment by dabrat70 on October 13, 2014 at 1:02pm

Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on October 13, 2014 at 12:47pm: Debbie D, I have been here. My daughter also went through boot. It's one of the hardest things to do, but it's a very proud moment. At first it's hard, those first few weeks, but once the letters start coming, it'll be pride your feeling. We are technically in bootcamp too because of the lack of communication. It'll be ok, start counting Fridays once you receive your form letter with your PIR date. It goes quickly, and stay busy, but always keep a phone handy for the 847 area code! Hugs!

Comment by Debbie D [Tyler's Mom] on October 13, 2014 at 11:25am: My son leaves tomorrow for GL. I am so nervous. I am so excited for him but just want to cry :-(

Comment by redsean25 on October 10, 2014 at 4:36pm: I just received my son's "box" from Boot Camp and my heart is heavy again. I am leaving everything just as it is (barely folded!) and closing it up for him to re-open when he finishes his time in the Navy. I think I will also start a scrap book starting with the airline ticket stub that was in the box and just take it from there. I cannot wait to get my first letter from him in a few weeks. He shipped out 10/6/2014 so hopefully it won't be too much longer.

Comment by MarillaMom on October 10, 2014 at 2:01pm: My 17 year old son just went to MEPS and is now officially a DEPper, scheduled to ship August 11, 2015. I'm so excited for him but truthfully a little bit scared. He'll be training as a Corpsman with the goal of signing with FMF. SCARY! I'm lucky to have someone else in my SMALL town whose son shipped recently. I am so glad I found this site because I feel a little alone right now. My family is encouraging (Daddy is an old Marine) but they can't understand how I feel right now. It's great to know there are other Moms going through the same thing.