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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.

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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.

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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Latest Activity: Aug 6

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Comment by Anti M on April 10, 2018 at 11:46am: Going straight to a ship is very unusual! Crazy is right, wow.

What usually happens is a week of leave after A school, before their C school. If not, then after C school. But as you can see, things can happen otherwise. And if they can do RAP, recruiter assistance, they get five days back on the books for just a few hours a day of working with their recruiter. That's only for just after A school though.

Comment by Bandmom on April 10, 2018 at 11:11am: He did not accumulate a lot, because he wasn't sure what was happening, He was promoted to Petty Officer right before he left, so we went for that and brought home what little he had we brought home. The pinning ceremony for Petty Officer was really nice. He will be coming home in October, because he will be going on a long deployment. He gets two weeks then.

Comment by Jack's Momma on April 10, 2018 at 10:30am: Bandmom, I hope he gets leave we haven't seen him since graduation, his fiancé was just there and it will kill her if he cant come home. But I understand it completely. so what did your son do with all of his stuff?

Comment by Bandmom on April 10, 2018 at 9:23am: Jack's Momma, My son is also an E.T. and is loving it. Hi left Great Lakes after A School, Has been on a ship, now they are sending him to C School. His order didn't come in until his last week of A School. He then had 1 week to get ready to leave. It was crazy. No leave or anything.

Comment by Jack's Momma on April 9, 2018 at 12:27pm: Bandmon,

our son is ET, will complete A School there and then have short leave before C school. I appreciate the prayers.

Comment by Bandmom on April 9, 2018 at 12:20pm: Jack's Momma, my son also went to A School in Great Lakes. What is his rate? Prayers coming your way.

Comment by Jack's Momma on April 9, 2018 at 10:25am: asking for special prayers this week, our son finishes ATT this week 2 tests the biggest one on Friday then off to A school. Which is still in GL. Thanks!

Comment by Carey on April 4, 2018 at 12:41pm: Hi, Jennifer! How exciting watching the kids get ready for their big adventure, right? Something that really helped my son get through BC was knowing in advance what to expect especially for the first few days. This first link was a huge help for me as much as it was for him. It's written by somebody who'd gone through boot camp and it's packed with tips and bits of info that we could never have imagined on our own. Remember (for parents AND recruits) boot camp is Tough but Temporary. Good luck to you and your future sailor!

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/what_to_expect.html

https://www.thebalance.com/navy-boot-camp-4057224