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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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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 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.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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EMPTYNESTERS

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A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.

Members: 582
Latest Activity: Feb 17

EMPTYNESTERS

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 4, 2023 at 2:35pm: Just got the call from C - they are to be at the hospital at 9am on Tuesday! I'm gonna be a Lollie soon ;-D

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 4, 2023 at 11:45am: Jacob94mom - maybe we'll be getting grandbabies on the same day lol! C should hear today when they want her to come in.....

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 4, 2023 at 11:38am

Comment by Jacob94mom on May 3, 2023 at 8:14pm: Still waiting! Yes hurry up and wait continues. The Dr told A that they would put her on the list to be induced next Tuesday if he doesn’t active before then. And yes I said list! It’s first come first serve! Military Dr and hospital.. go figure. Lol

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 3, 2023 at 10:28am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 3, 2023 at 10:22am: Jacob94mom - well I guess the "hurry up and wait" continues lol! C had her appointment yesterday and they told her they are going to induce her early next week. Just waiting for the hospital to tell them what day to show up...

That's so awesome that you foster - such a blessing that you are able to do that.

Comment by Jacob94mom on May 2, 2023 at 11:51am: No baby yet! She gave him his eviction notice but he’s not cooperating. Her mother came on Sunday to be there when he makes his arrival (her first grand).

mariecb - I will be 60 this year and my husband 67. I was a grandma at 32! My sailor and oldest grand, are 18 months apart. My husband started young.
We became foster parents when my sailor joined the Navy. I didn’t like the empty nest. Lol my husband agreed to 5 years and 9 years later we are still at it. We take newborn to age 5. Cure have 3 siblings 4, 2, and 1. They’ve been with us over two years now. I love the little ones, but it’s always a rough day for us when they move on, since we are not planning to adopt. But it’s not long before we get another. It’s a bittersweet cycle. But rewarding as well.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 2, 2023 at 10:24am: Jacob94mom - any baby updates?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 2, 2023 at 10:24am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 27, 2023 at 7:04pm: Jacob94mom - 6 days - wow!!!!! And the first boy - bet he'll be spoiled lol! I'm just happy to be getting my first finally!

mariecb - I'm 61 too and just now getting my first! But I love the idea of volunteering with children - I've often thought I would love to be able to be one of the "baby rockers" at the hospital. I might still consider that once I finally cut back on work....