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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: Feb 18

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Comment by Navymomsquared on January 5, 2012 at 1:39am: Hi all. My SR is set to PIR next week 1/13/12! Hooyah!!

I have a question with regards to cell phone, lap top, ipod. Can I bring those to PIR & give them to him over the weekend? I know he should have liberty Sat & Sun.

Based on what I read here the June "A" school graduation they told him is really tentative. Like if there were no holds?

Jackie-congrats!

Comment by chew92 on January 4, 2012 at 9:33pm: To HisLady B07: my son got his orders just before Christmas 2011 to go to C school.

Comment by lori on January 4, 2012 at 8:57pm: WhiteClay- Hi! i saw your name over on this site. I'm on the Vinson site where you are. Glad your son got SD for C school. My son loved C school there and now he's stationed there for the next 4+ years.

Comment by HisladyB on January 4, 2012 at 8:44pm: @chew92 when did your son get his orders to C-school??

Comment by chew92 on January 4, 2012 at 8:34pm: My son is leaving GL this Friday, 1/6/12 to go to C school for ET in San Diego.. His PIR was 1/21/11. He is just short of a year at GL but he is an E4 now. He is thrilled about this movement in his career. Perserverence furthers as it is said.

Comment by R'sproudmom on January 4, 2012 at 8:28pm: GoldnG8r, I know if I go back and search, I will find your sailors PIR date but would you mind sharing it with me? R's was 4-29. Looks like some FC's are getting orders a little sooner than I expected. Thanks!

Alway's, your daughter's orders are great news! I know she was excited.

Comment by Ken N on January 4, 2012 at 3:11pm: My daughter is set for a mid march FC A school completion too. She said the rumor is 3-8 months hold time.

Comment by HalfOfMyHeart on January 4, 2012 at 1:25pm: My husband is in FC a school right now we're looking at a mid-march graduation. does anyone know what kind of holds there are right now for orders?

Comment by Vickyrun on January 4, 2012 at 12:14pm: Goldng8r, the Dahlgren school is in Dahlgren. It is a small town on the Potamac river about an hour from Fredricksburg, VI.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Dahlgren,+Virginia&hl=en&ll=3...

Comment by WhiteClay Ship 2 Div 913 on January 4, 2012 at 11:18am: our sailor just got orders for CIWS in San Diego. leaves March 5. new stuff for me to learn about! =) Boot camp grad was 2/18/11, FC A school grad 10/7/11, so not too bad of a wait, but he's ready for the next phase!