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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

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.

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Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on September 19, 2011 at 4:11pm: Maddie thank you for the info on the Sailor rescue site. I will check it. May come in handy as he continues on with his trip. I am not worried so much with his driving its those crazy things like tire blow outs or snow in the rockies. Even the other guy that bothers me. Chris grew up driving in ATL. I have not seen worse traffic except LA or DC. They really have ATL beat. Thanks everyone for the prayers. Last I heard he was in Wisconsin heading for Minn.This is day 3 of an 8day trip.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on September 19, 2011 at 2:22pm: Connie, we live out in the country. There are only 7,000 residents in our little town. We do drive to Colorado Springs everyday. However, it is not as bad as Norfolk.

His flight back to great lakes left from Denver International. He hated the drive there. Wonder what he will think of Norfolk.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on September 19, 2011 at 9:23am: Vickymed, will say a prayer!!

I know just how you feel. My son wants to drive to NJ from Dam Neck to my cousin's wedding in October. I am having nightmares thinking of him driving through big cities.

Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on September 19, 2011 at 9:03am: Hey Moms!! Chris graduated C school last week and does not need to be in Washington until next month but he decided to go ahead and leave on his cross country trip instead of taking leave. He wants to save up his leave time. Well I had this dread feeling that we Moms get. Its a 3000 mile drive across the Rockies. Well 2 days into his trip he has a blow out of his tire. No hotel around on a Sunday late afternoon. Walmart is the only thing around and the tire section is closed so he had to sleep in his car in the Walmart parking lot. He didn't sleep well and this morning he has to buy a new tire and drive another day. As a Mom I know this is a learning experience but I am a basket case knowing that he is making this drive alone. I just do not have that easy feeling. As Moms maybe you understand. If you would say a prayer for a safe trip.

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on September 19, 2011 at 8:33am: Connie Great picture! congratulations to all of you. Another new phase in everyones life :-)

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on September 19, 2011 at 2:25am: Connie, I am glad you had a great time at the wedding. Matt and his wife look very happy. :)

Comment by ProudGMBarb on September 19, 2011 at 1:59am: Connie....Congrats to Matt and his beautiful bride! And congrats to you too..you now have a lovely DIL! Wishing them both lots of love, happiness, prosperity, good health, and many years to build beautiful memories together.

Comment by Anti M on September 17, 2011 at 12:52pm: You don't NEED it, but it sure as heck helps if the package goes to the wrong FPO/APO. I was in the Navy overseas, trust me, packages go astray and that last four helps them get to where they are going if they get lost.