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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.

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: 583
Latest Activity: 17 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 WonderGeekWoman on July 22, 2020 at 2:03pm: Beautiful! Congratulations to the whole family!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 22, 2020 at 1:54pm

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 22, 2020 at 1:54pm

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 22, 2020 at 1:54pm: Hi all - Happy Wednesday! Been back to work since yesterday but playing catch up - ugh!

We had a wonderful time at the wedding - there was a total of 7 of us there (plus their 2 dogs who were in the wedding!). We had planned on having it in her mom's backyard but it was raining (hard) so we had to move it inside. Everything went well and they are married and it was beautiful - even if it wasn't what they had originally planned. The "renewal" is still set for May 16, 2021 at the original venue in CA. I just hope that things are back to some sort of normalcy by then so we can have the celebration! Never would have thought they would be doing a "zoom" wedding but it worked lol!

Comment by Samantha on July 15, 2020 at 11:00pm: Daysleeper, I am sorry to hear his last month was not what he wanted but I am so happy to hear that he is in a good place now with so many opportunities!! You are great parents supporting him!

Comment by mariecb on July 14, 2020 at 7:16pm: Daysleeper - You should be very proud of your son who gave good service to the Navy and our country for a long time. I know when my son ended his military career after 4 years I was left without knowing how to feel but as I look back I now know it was the best decision for him and I am so proud of all he has done with his life including serving in the military. You are a wonderful Navy mom who has supported her son all along!! So happy to still be in touch! NMH's!

Comment by Samantha on July 14, 2020 at 8:50am: Wow Daysleeper! What an eventful weekend!! Congrats on your Son’s retirement! Is he okay from his disability? Can I ask what happened? Please tell him Thank you for his service!! Almost ten years!! That’s amazing!

Not that you’re the grill master maybe they will get you an official apron? ♥️ Your dinner sounds amazing and lovely!

Update on my Sailor! His class hold has been lifted! They had tested one of his classmates and the test came back negative!! He started back on Monday but then all the computers were down so hopefully they will get back to normal today!
he finally got all of the packages and letters we sent so yesterday he was a very happy camper!

Comment by Samantha on July 13, 2020 at 2:21pm: Thanks so much! I have lost 12 pounds to far!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 10, 2020 at 11:22am: Samantha - wow! Great job - keep it up. I tried Blue Apron but only for a week about 2 years ago - an employee here at my work did it but he was going on vacation and so he gave me his week. It was very convenient and the food was tasty. My hubby complained he didn't get enough food though lol!

I don't have any answers regarding the holds - seems like this is the norm right now.....lots of hurry up and wait!