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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

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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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Navy.com Para Familias

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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, 2024

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Comment by Tinamarie105 on September 17, 2015 at 11:31am: How long is the training for ET?

Comment by Anti M on August 28, 2015 at 9:08am: Not everyone goes on hold after A school, only those who are waiting for orders. They usually depart soon after to go on leave. Maybe he could spend his leave time with you? Perhaps the airline would let you use your ticket some other time, to a different destination?

Comment by Jacqueline on August 28, 2015 at 2:42am: My boyfriend is currently in GL. He in A school right now and gets his orders tomorrow. He was supposed to graduate on September 25th, but they ended up switching his graduation date from A school to the week prior to that. ( I barely found out today.) I had already booked everything and was just waiting for September 25th to come around.

I was wondering, how long are they usually on hold after A school Graduation? I believe he is going to C school, i'm just not sure where...i'm pretty bummed that I may have just wasted my money for nothing if he leaves for his duty station, the week I'll be in Illinois.

Comment by Navyfam on August 27, 2015 at 6:14pm: Thanks Anti M!

Comment by MsT on August 26, 2015 at 11:32pm: My son is a FC! He graduated A school earlier this month and one of the positions he was offered happens to be his dream job except for the home port of the ship but it is deploying to a new home port which happens to be his number one pick for overseas duty station. Now if those hard copies of his orders will just come in...Time to play the hurry up and wait game.

Comment by Anti M on August 26, 2015 at 12:37pm: Yes, and maybe yes. Depends on the housing wait list. It is not on base, it is just outside the gates. Also, you will need to drive there, the Navy does not ship cars. He has to earn his liberty privileges before he can put in a Live Ashore package, but that is just a few weeks.

Comment by Navyfam on August 26, 2015 at 10:56am: Hello!! My husband is in Dep but is rated for aecf. I am very excited and proud of him. We have two kids. My question is I've been told we can move to the Great Lakes with him during A school. Will the navy help me move? Do we qualify to live on base? Thanks in advance!