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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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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
Latest Activity: 10 hours ago

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 Kimberly on September 20, 2011 at 9:56pm: I agree with Michelle. A KNOWING chiropractor can be helpful a questionable one is well????????

Comment by Michelle (son in A school) on September 20, 2011 at 9:50pm: Daysleeper- have you tried massage therapy? or physical therapy? Some chiropractors can be very rough and cause pain. Some use equipment and don't "crack and pop" your spine and can be very helpful. I have had relief from chiropractors and massage therapists. I work for 2 rheumatologist and they typically don't recommend chiropractors. They have just started recommending a chiropractor that only uses a tool and doesn't "pop" anything-a new technique.

Comment by Kimberly on September 20, 2011 at 8:18pm: Daysleeper you take care you are a big part of the group here. I need to lose 20 pounds I think it would help my joints. Let's do it together. Hey tennmom. BIG TEXAS HELLO to my other moms

Comment by Kimberly on September 19, 2011 at 11:02pm: WHAT? Daysleeper. I thought you were feeling better. Now I'm worried.. What in the world? The chiropractor hurt you? Is it sciatica? Have you changed your mattress lately. We got a mid- line temprapedic and my sciatica has almost gone. You are also like the energizer bunny when you feel good. PLEASE take care of yourself

Comment by Kimberly on September 19, 2011 at 10:06pm: Tennmom. TRUE

Comment by Kimberly on September 18, 2011 at 3:10pm: Ok carols kitchen that sounds good. Our co-op was our garden. Dry dry dry in Texas. Drank my smoothie today:). Hey daysleeper and Tenn mom. Welcome twigs mom

Comment by carols_kitchen on September 18, 2011 at 7:13am: Welcome to TwigsMom

I've got to finish sewing pillowcases for this month's Molly's Adopt a Sailor group. However, first, it's off to church to cook a thank you brunch for our Praise Band and behind the scenes people on audio/visual. Yesterday I cut up all my co-oop veggies (leeks, broccoli, spinach, etc) to make veggie casseroles, plus the usual sausage and cheese ones. They'll be ready to pop in the ovens after 1st service.

Later.

Comment by Kimberly on September 17, 2011 at 3:46pm: Well it was Tues and I thought I could move a mountain. Tired today. Will drink my smoothie later. Broccoli. Lance Armstrong.

Comment by Kimberly on September 16, 2011 at 6:56pm: Total of 9 boxes mailed today.... Yes!!! No not all to Andrew...just some otter things I want to do

Comment by Marqy'sMom13 on September 16, 2011 at 3:43pm: Congratulations to your son and DIL, Daysleeper! I am happy to see the out pour of support on this group, it really truly helps. It feels good to know we are not alone in all this.