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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.

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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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: 583
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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 mamabeans on April 5, 2012 at 5:24pm: I got THE call today!! My son is officially a United States Navy Sailor!! So flipping proud right now!! All of the tears, all of the worry, all of it... was worth it for that one moment in time! I will cherish it forever!! Can't wait for PIR next week!

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 5, 2012 at 3:10pm: Welcome to crazydaisy and her empty nest of sailor recruits right now. This is a good and safe place to feel out your emotions.

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 5, 2012 at 3:05pm: Hubby and I laughed at our sailor in a box. Everything just ripped off and thrown in. He had an extra swimming test the night at the hotel before going up to bootcamp, so it's good we opened it since everything was wet. It could have gone moldy. (((hugs))))

Comment by Lisette-in-NJ on April 5, 2012 at 2:36pm: I got "my kid in a box" today. Very emotional. I brought it in and cryed. I know I won't open it today. Way too many emotions.... I think I'm starting to get on other peoples nerves with the crying and moping around. I just haven't been able to stop yet. This is so.... different from a week a camp or going off to college.

Comment by velvetlace on April 4, 2012 at 11:50pm: Welcome Navy/Marine Mom- I cried for days after my son left. It is OK. It is awful having a quiet house!!!!!

Mary

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 4, 2012 at 4:14pm: Welcome Navy/Marine mom . Yes, you are allowed to cry. Whether it's in the store when you pass on their favorite snack foods, or driving through the park where they played sports, or just hearing one song in a different way. We are here for you.

Comment by PalmBeachNavy/Marine on April 4, 2012 at 10:31am: My son left for boot camp yesterday. Not very easy so far. Many moms have been through the same thing. I'm sure if I have one good cry I will be ok

Comment by Denise - browns57 on April 3, 2012 at 4:59pm: Hello Everyone - I have actually been an emptynester for 5 years. I'm married with three kids, one daughter-in-law & one Granddaughter. All my kids had moved out on their own shorty after high school. My youngest is our Sailor. He had been on his own and working before joining the Navy a year ago. He moved back home when his lease was up in December 2010 was home with us until he left in August 2011 for BC. At the same time his sister had also move home for a short time. So everyone has been gone again since then except for our son's Cat & 6' Python that I guess we now have custody!

Comment by velvetlace on April 2, 2012 at 8:48pm: Welcome to all the new moms----Lschwepp, shermb, browns57, Mary, sdees3!!!!!

I hope that I did miss anyone. If I did, my sincerest apologies!!!

My only child, my son, left me last March for his voyage in the Navy.   I was pretty sad for a long time, and at times I miss him sooo much!!!!   But, I know that he is being well cared for and he is helping others as a corpsman.

I have not seen my Cub for around 7 months now, and he told me that he is not coming home in May like he thought. So.....I am waiting for him to come home someday.

You will see your respective Cubs grow up immensely and mature beautifully! The Navy is a good place for our Cubs, but it would be nice to see them more often.   Go to the PIR because it is so worth it. I am here for you if you need some moral support! Blessings to all of you!    Mary

Comment by ebigirl on April 2, 2012 at 6:27pm: Welcome lschwepp, shermb, browns57 and Mary!

lschwepp: I also felt numb when my son left for bc. He is my only child, and I felt like I was loosing a part of my myself. That was a year ago, and I did survive. You will too. Navy4moms was my lifesaver, my rock, my everything. I was glued to this website morning noon and night!

You will feel a little bit better everyday. Your daughter is in a very safe place and being taken care of. :-)