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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

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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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 carols_kitchen on November 18, 2010 at 6:34pm: Oh, dear, twins and they are both serving. My heart is with you and my hug is on its virtual way. I cannot imagine having both of them gone. ((((hugs)))), Carol

Comment by mom of three on November 18, 2010 at 6:29pm: Hi everyone, it hit me the other day this will be my first holiday without my daughters. I cried.

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 10, 2010 at 10:53am: Welcome to Dena. Let us know what you need or if you just need to vent your feelings.

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 26, 2010 at 6:42pm: Do you have any pix of the pumpkin carving party you could post here? If you have never done it, go to the picture/camera icon, then download, I always use the option to "resize" to a smaller size (maybe 300 something.) and then just add as a comment. Would love to see your family!

Comment by Pammie (?) on October 26, 2010 at 1:48pm: trioguem....you are lucky, lucky, lucky. Glad you were able to spend some time with your sailor I would spend 1.5 visit with my sailor. Well time to get ready for work now. Have a wonderful day.

Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on October 25, 2010 at 9:34pm: trloguem--That sounds like you had an awesome time with him. Yes, every minute counts! It's great that we pass on traditions to our children and then to see them doing it with their own kids is even better! Great family memories :)

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 25, 2010 at 7:22pm: We welcome Zephyr to our group.

Comment by Pammie (?) on October 25, 2010 at 11:04am: Happy Monday to all. I love, love, love the comment "I ended up being the same age whether I had pursued it or not." That was so smart they way you put it. thank you for posting I needed to read that. Oh...and instead of a new lunch box I might be packing a personal fan to keep from bursting into flames. The way I figure it maybe I'll be able to work for my room and board in the nursing home? With 3 boys you know I am going to the a nursing home I just want one where I can watch VH1 so I can see music videos.

Carolyn...So sorry to hear about your husband and I would have totally done what you did to be there for your daughter. Maybe it is time to think about going back? I don't know what I want to be when I grow up do you?

Jason's Proud Mom....what new things would you like to study?

Hey maybe this could all lead to the Emptynesters study group?? Never know right? Travel day for my sailor exciting and boring all rolled in one.
Hope this week is kind to all of your and your sailors. Can't believe how fast time is going. Wow!!!

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 20, 2010 at 3:58pm: Yeah-- Pammie is getting her new backpack, lunch box, and school clothes! It took me 18 years to finish my college degree, but, by golly, I ended up being the same age whether I had pursued it or not. And to walk across stage--at last--was so great.

Comment by Pammie (?) on October 20, 2010 at 10:33am: Hello again. I love the pics below. I have been off the site for a bit. Seems lots is happening for sure. Just found out this week where my sailor will be heading next and it is very exciting and surprising for all of us. Then work for me is not looking good at all. I need to find something else. YIKES!!! I am going back to school full time in January. I know I will not even fit in some of the desks. You know the ones that are one piece and you slide in from one side? I think I have had nightmares of getting stuck in the damn desk or falling over. Talk about stress. Another sons marriage is breaking up. The good news on that is maybe we will get him back a little bit now. Oh and in case that is not enough lets just throw in menopause for the fun of it. I think maybe that is about it. Pensacola is my sailors next stop. He leaves GL on Monday. Very exciting for sure. Hope all is well with everyone.