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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.

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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We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

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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 LeAnn5(Ship 14 Div 002) on February 20, 2014 at 5:08pm: HI! I have been reading the website for a couple of weeks now. I am thankful for all the information I have been able to find on here. My son finally received his final paperwork today. He leaves on Sept 16th, but they said that he might leave in April. I guess my question is it common for this to happen, or is Sept more likely.

Comment by MamaBearto4boys on February 20, 2014 at 2:14pm: Hi! I now have my oldest son in his last two weeks of bootcamp(ship 09 div 098), graduating 3/7.......and my second oldest son is at MEPS this week, also going into the Navy. Both following in my dad's footsteps......proud mama here :0)

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on February 17, 2014 at 10:39pm: This group on N4M is really GREAT too! http://navyformoms.com/group/letter-writing-navy-moms

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on February 17, 2014 at 10:35pm: You are doing GREAT! Keep yourself busy and start counting Fridays. I am still learning myself. My son hasn't left yet, but I am learning how to be prepared for this change in our life and how to be a GREAT Navy Mom. You have a GREAT attitude and that is the first step. We are all in this together :-D There are many others more experienced than me, but the least I can do is share what has been helpful to me so far ;-)

Comment by Lita on February 17, 2014 at 10:02pm: Sierrascrapper,
Thank you for your message.I am a newbie in so many levels.. New to n4m new to reaching out, new to communicating this way. New situations call for new channels of communication and I am trying. I figure if my son is brave enough to join the Navy... I can too can put myself out there outside of my comfort zone.
Thank you, L

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on February 17, 2014 at 8:59pm: Lita, hope you are hanging in there. Dont feel bad that you didn't get on N4M earlier. You can jump right in and feel right at home. Join the Bootcamp Camp Moms group at this link http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms and gets another helpful link to help you navigate through Navy for Moms http://navyformoms.com/forum/topics/survival-guide-for-navy-for-mom...

Comment by Lita on February 16, 2014 at 6:25pm: My son left Wednesday Feb. 12,14. Got his call at 8:44pm. We had rehearsed the call many times and that was helpful. I find myself on the N4M site often getting information and support. My son shared this site with me a long time ago and I wish I had listen to his advice earlier instead waiting until the end of January to log on. Smart kid that son of mine. Miss my buddy so much that my body hurts.
Thanks to all you wonderful people who have shared your stories and experiences.

Comment by MaryNavywife/mom on February 4, 2014 at 7:28am: Navywife+3, my husband said the Navy won't move you and your children to where your husband goes to school. They will pay for you to move once he is at his first command. I hope this helps.