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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

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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.

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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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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.

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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 March 14, 2011 at 10:03pm: Daysleeper-- I had homemade veggie soup tonight because my hubby was gone. He's a meat and potatoes guy, but he's been cutting back on the carbs since I'm keeping the white stuff off my plate.

Comment by Kelly on March 14, 2011 at 5:31pm: Daysleeper i'm praying my son and daughter-i-law get stationed there because i want to come to your house for dinner vegetarian or not

Comment by Tina - socalnavymom on March 13, 2011 at 10:27pm: Does anyone have an SR in Ship 11 Div 127? I haven't received a phone call yet and I was just wondering if anyone else hasn't received a call or if I'm the only one?

Comment by Kimberly on March 13, 2011 at 10:21pm: I'm coming to your house to eat!

Comment by carols_kitchen on March 13, 2011 at 8:26pm: Welcome mcurrid (ship 04, Div 806 PIR 4/

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on March 11, 2011 at 4:02pm: Regina, that's wonderful. Tell him thank you for serving his country for me.

Comment by Tina - socalnavymom on March 11, 2011 at 12:19am: Shirley: I just found out myself what a Blue Star Flag is... its a flag that military families hang up at their home showing that you have a family member in active service. You can order them for free at www.bluestarflag.com. When you go on to the website, it also tells you the story behind them.

Comment by Shirley on March 10, 2011 at 11:54pm: Hello i just joined the site a couple of days ago. I'm a very proud Mom of Calvin. I just joined this group a few minutes ago and Tina's comment and was wondering what is a Blue Star Flag ? I have so much to learn about the Navy you'r right there is alot to know : )

Comment by Tina - socalnavymom on March 10, 2011 at 11:35pm: Bobbysproudmom: Thank you for the information. I just ordered a Blue Star Flag. There is so much to know and just not enough time in the day to learn it all. I try to go on the computer at work at lunch and come on to this site to see what else I can learn. Thanks for your response.

Comment by bobbysproudmom on March 10, 2011 at 7:48pm: Tina-In BC they do create their own flag-The t-shirts have the same design as their flag. My son ordered t-shirts for us(hubby & me)--Gave them to us after PIR. My son didn't say whether or not we could order some.

You are to hang a Blue Star Flag in a window to show you have an active duty military family member. Go to mybluestarflag.com and you can order a free blue star flag--I've ordered mine--I have 3-5 weeks left to get the window clean :)