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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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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 carols_kitchen on January 14, 2011 at 5:42pm: Welcome nikosmom. The dogs will really like being the center of attention now, won't they?

Comment by nikosmom ( CVN 70, Seaman ) on January 14, 2011 at 5:41pm: I am the mother of 7, my youngest son just left for the Navy and now it's just my husband and I ( and of course the 3 lab's ). now what do we do????

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 14, 2011 at 4:32pm: Welcome to Debbie

Comment by Kimberly on January 13, 2011 at 9:54pm: I have loved reading all the posts since my last one. I was somewhat ashamed to have been so open about my feelings but after reading these post it just makes me feel like Navy Moms are such caring loving giving moms. I too have pushed myself to do things but I do them I also find more food around the house,but more than anything I wanted to share my feelings and see if I was a weird mom. I like the thought about the umbilical cord my son also would like it to dry up! Thank you moms for being there

Comment by Sunshine on January 13, 2011 at 6:33pm: Thank you. Just reading through the posts makes me cry...tears of joy for other moms with hearts of love for their grown children. I have found that daily prayer is essential as my son is the first in our extended family serving in the military...I miss him.

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 13, 2011 at 5:04pm: We welcome Sunshine to this page.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on January 13, 2011 at 2:09pm: It's so nice to be able to talk to moms who are so similar. I was always either a SAHM or I was employed by my children's school for many years, so i was always with my children. I am now an empty nester mom of 5 adult children. My oldest daughter lives in MD with my 2 grandchildren, oldest son is going back to college for a 2nd degree and renting a house near the campus, middle daughter is a Navy gf getting ready to graduate from college in May, She will then move to Hawaii to be with her Navy submariner bf for a year. My next child is our youngest daughter who is going to Univ. of NM (where we live) and she will continue to go there for at 4 more semesters due to her wonderful scholarship. Last, but not least, is my baby boy who is now in Pensacola waiting for his A school to start. He enlisted while in high school and hasn't turned 19 yet. My husband has been working in MD since last Feb, so I have been home all alone now, since my sailor left in Oct. for BC. I will be moving back to MD in May, (after my daughter graduates from college) and I look forward to spending a lot of time with my oldest daughter and my grandchildren. My parents are still living and in poor health, so I'm sure I will be their main caretaker when I get there. The last 6 years, I have lived in NM due to a relocation of my husband's job, but thank goodness, by the time we became empty nester's, he was relocated back to where our family lives. I just have to get through the next 4 months here by myself and my hectic life will begin again, but this time with my grandchildren. :)

Comment by Carol in fla on January 13, 2011 at 1:43pm: Hi Everyone--I am new to this group, but wanted to introduce myself to you all. My 23 year old daughter and 18 year old high school senior son are at home for now, but I know that won't last much longer. My middle son is in GL in PreBuds and will be heading to SD in March, if all goes according to plan. It has been so hard having one of my birdies leave my nest, and knowing that the other 2 are following soon makes me a little nervous, to say the least. It's been very emotional for me having my first fledgling move far from home. N4M's has been a tremendous help and support!

Comment by Scott's mom (Ship 12 / Div 091) on January 13, 2011 at 2:54am: Not having the kids at home....food is still here, ice cream in the house after 3 weeks was never heard of before. Man are we going to get fat or save money on food. Catch myself thinking I should go he what my son is doing, then remember that he's not here. We talked a lot and I am a hands on mom....my son is hoping that the umbilical cord drys up and breaks off. Just hard to know that I can't talk to him at least. I have always been busy but find myself kind of forcing me to get things done now.