This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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:
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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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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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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Dive school graduationHello. My son is finishing up dive school and we are not able to make the graduation. Does anyone know if live streaming is available? Started by hvmom |
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May 30, 2021 Reply by WaterRetriever |
Dive School in Panama CityMy son just started dive school Monday September 21st in Panama City. Would like to connect with other moms in the same boat. It can be pr… Started by OregonNavyMom |
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May 29, 2017 Reply by Robert |
EOD @ EglinI have read the move to Eglin is the longest part of the EOD training. Just curious, do they live on base the entire time or can they live… Started by jlb228 |
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Nov 2, 2015 Reply by Karenlee |
Training order questionsHello everyone, thank you so much for welcoming me into your group, and I'm so happy to be a part of it. My husband and i are very new to t… Started by Mclar614 |
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Sep 14, 2015 Reply by Karenlee |
Vaction time after A school?Hi everyone! my husband is in A school in great lakes IL.. dive school starts may 9th ( hes EOD) i was reading and even told that sometime… Started by Brenda |
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Mar 8, 2014 Reply by Karenlee |
What should I expect from an EOD lifestyle?My s/o is coming home from his deployment in Afghanistan in 2 months and he is planning to reenlist for EOD. I know he still needs to get a… Started by claireb |
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Aug 27, 2013 Reply by mpl |
EOD draft/lotteryMy son is enlisting in the Navy and wants to be EOD. He has completed his physical, passed his PST and his ASVAB scores are great. He is… Started by SpecialK |
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Feb 2, 2013 Reply by paces |
Advice for concerned parentsHey all! Well, our son got sworn into the DEP this week. He signed a contract for AECF, but his goal was to work toward SEAL prior to shipp… Started by Kaitara |
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Jul 6, 2012 Reply by QMGsmom |
Must Read OPSEC RULES for us and families to live by"THIS IS LENGTHY BUT I HAVE COMBINED ALL OF THE DISCUSSIONS INTO ONE.... THERE A LOT OF GOOD INFO ON THIS SUBJECT"...First, we should guard… Started by Swims |
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