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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

Events

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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.

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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.

Members: 836
Latest Activity: Feb 18

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Comment by Anti M on January 3, 2012 at 11:48am: As an ET, she won't know about her C school for quite some time. Just settle in and make the most of Glakes, there's a lot to do if she explores what's available on base, and when she earns her liberty privileges, off base.

Comment by heather's mom ship 12 div 029 on January 3, 2012 at 11:13am: My daughter will be graduating from Boot Camp this coming Friday and will be attending A school in Great Lakes for ET. She said she will be there until August 6, and doesn't know where C school will be afer that. I am so thankful for this site as there are places to follow them on their Journey and get lots of helpful information.

Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on January 2, 2012 at 7:54pm: Congratulations Jackie and family. Bet the ones toruting him enjoyed themselves!

Comment by Kim on January 2, 2012 at 5:08pm: Well may daughter is back is in G/L after two weeks. hated to see her leave. But my son is home for a week from VA. he is on the IKE. She hopefuly will start A school soon. just passed ATT before coming home.miss her already. Jackie great news about your son congrats!

Comment by chew92 on January 2, 2012 at 4:20pm: To Jackie: congratulations to John. What a wonderful story. Congtatulations and how very proud you must be. Hope my son, John, will have those stories to tell too. Thanks for your well wishes.

Comment by chew92 on January 2, 2012 at 4:13pm: To Arismom: It seemed forever before my son knew anything about where C school was to be. He did not know where C school would be until just before the Christmas leave (almost a year after PIR). I do not know if he was able to choose where C school was to be. He said he was asked which ocean he would prefer...he said Pacific then he was told he would have the Atlantic. I do not think there's much choosing in the Navy.

Comment by Maja/Ship 09 Div 16 on January 2, 2012 at 3:27pm: Hi to all you Mom's out there!

I'm new to this group. My daughter will be studying/training for "ET" at Great Lakes. She PIR'd on 12/2. Any other 12/2 alumni out there?

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 2, 2012 at 11:47am: So happy for John and what a great story he will be able to share with his grandkids one day!!! Congrats to him Jackie, I know it was well deserved!

Hope everyone is enjoying their new year - wishing each of you much love, happiness and good health in the year ahead!

Comment by Anti M on January 2, 2012 at 11:36am: Jackie congrats on his CAP! Always great when that happens. Hurray for your new ET2!

Comment by Ellen on January 2, 2012 at 11:07am: Thank you for responding so quickly Goldn8r! Now I feel better! I needed that! I'm about 20 minutes from Athens and 15 from Commerce. Nice to meet you! I know Waycross!