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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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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: 11 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 Kaye S. on December 8, 2010 at 3:17pm: I just joined and thought I'd give a "hi ya'll!" I figure if this outfit has Carol as a member, it must be a pretty friendly place ;-) Looking forward to making some new friends... Hugs! k.

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 6, 2010 at 10:38pm: Welcome to jojobaby. Let us know how we can help you.

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 2, 2010 at 10:02pm: Cool news on that airplane ticket exchange :)

Comment by Lisa (OP's Mom) on December 2, 2010 at 3:18pm: I've heard of nice things like this happening for folks, but to have it happen to your own child is so heart-warming. That nice woman will forever be in my prayers.

Comment by lupeido on December 1, 2010 at 8:12pm: What a wonderful show of support for our military. That lady was such an angel to your son. Thank you for sharing that.

Comment by Lisa (OP's Mom) on December 1, 2010 at 1:09pm: Hi Ladies, so I did pretty good at the airport until boarding. My son is heading to his first deployment. This was the first time I saw my hubby cry, so of course, that made me cry and my son as well. We're putting the blame on hubby.

Listen to this, my son called once he got on the plane and said that he and a lady were talking a bit while in line to board, she asked him to hold her spot walked to the kiosk and came back and handed him a boarding pass. She told him she had exchanged her seat with him and he was going to be sitting in 1st Class. He was thrilled and grateful. He got a great dinner and a comfortable seat. I thought, what a nice gesture. There are such great people out there.

He called after arriving in Seattle. He was waiting at the USO for a duty driver to pick him up.

Had to share the experience.
Heading out to walk my dogs.Have a great day Ladies!
Lisa

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 26, 2010 at 11:15pm: Daysleeper--very happy to have those who have helped anyone in the hospital.

Comment by Lisa (OP's Mom) on November 22, 2010 at 8:45pm: Thanks carols kitchen. I hope not to be too blue but so grateful to know you are there.

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 22, 2010 at 5:40pm: Welcome to our newest memeber, Daysleeper. I wish I could be a daysleeper--but then, I like my night sleeps better--lol

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 22, 2010 at 5:03pm: JLC--that's good.

WELCOME to Lisa (OP's Mom) . Stick with us, especially if you get the holiday blues. We're here for you.