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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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PIR 2/4/11 Alumni

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For all us with Sailors who graduated on this day. We've shared so much together. no need to stop keeping in touch.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.comgroup/div061pir2411
Members: 89
Latest Activity: Sep 20, 2013

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Comment by karenmjm on December 11, 2010 at 6:45pm: Glad to see, from this morning, 8 more Moms have signed up on this group. I am so envious of the Moms that have gotten the form letter. I told my husband (retired navy - submarine corp) that if we haven't gotten the form letter by Thursday I am calling my son's recruiter. I believe my son will be Grad n Go, his rate is Hospital Corp and my understanding is their A school is right there at Great Lakes. After A school, he will then go on to C school for training in his specialty. He signed up for a 5 by 3 (5 years active duty and 3 years reserve), since his first two years are more or less schooling.

Comment by Texas Navy Mom-Ship 02 Div911 on December 11, 2010 at 6:32pm: Hi all! My son is set for PIR on 2/4 as well. He left 11/29 and this has been a very long couple of weeks. So glad to have found N4Ms website! So much great info! Potsie-my son will be going to A school in Ct also.

Comment by janlee on December 11, 2010 at 6:31pm: If you go to 'discussions' on top of this page, you will see one for your recruits address.

Scroll down in there to find his ship, then continue scrolling down to see exactly how to address the envelope.

Also good tips and info up there for grad. day, and all about what the sons/daughters are experiencing week to week in BC.

Iv'e been writing but they seem like 'letters to nowhere' lol

Comment by KimB-Proud Mom Of A Sailor!! on December 11, 2010 at 6:30pm: My son left for BC on 11/29, is on ship 11, div 061, PIR 2/4/11. We are from MN and getting dumped on with snow. So far we've gotten about 10-12 inches and it's not done yet.

Comment by tackijacky on December 11, 2010 at 6:27pm: luv...yes i got my box thursday, but no letter from him or the navy regarding pir

Comment by luvpuggies on December 11, 2010 at 6:26pm: I;m in Glendale AZ and his ship is 04 div 803. Did you get your box?

Comment by tackijacky on December 11, 2010 at 6:19pm: Luvpuggies...where are you...my son left on 12/6 also but from Houston....do you know what ship and division your son is in?

Comment by tackijacky on December 11, 2010 at 6:17pm: BB.....it does get a little easier each day, mine left on Monday, and I cried all day Tuesday when I was by myself, if you keep people around you and keep busy, it is much easier...i didnt think I would start feeling better about it so quickly, but I have read alot on N4M's webpage, watched the Navy Racks video on boot camp, and have chatted online with other moms...it helps....but I also got my sons address on friday....which made me feel alot better, that some of the communication was opened back up...i think thats what hurt the worse...was the NO communication, because I did see and talk to my son on a daily basis, even during the day while he was a work, if i wanted to ask him a question I would text him (it helped that he worked for my husband) but I knew where he was at all the time and what he was doing, not that I am controlling, but out of respect he would let me know where he was going and when he would be back. I promise you it does get better...

Comment by luvpuggies on December 11, 2010 at 6:16pm: My son shipped out 12-06 and I received his box and letter yesterday. Tough day.

Comment by BBWinthemoon on December 11, 2010 at 5:59pm: my son left Thursday. Yes hard in so many ways but I am trying so hard to focus on the positive!