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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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: Aug 6, 2024

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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 24, 2008 at 4:56pm: Growing - growing - growing !!!

Welcome to our newest members Toni and Teresa! We look forward to learning more about your sailors!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 24, 2008 at 10:43am: We did speak with our sailor last night and as Kellie reported, they lost some time Thursday and Friday due to computer issues. Hoping that everything is back to normal today for our sailors.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 24, 2008 at 8:54am: Welcome to our newest member, Lisa Ann...Navy wife!

Comment by CCR on November 24, 2008 at 12:36am: THANKS, I sent that to him about where to post. Great tips!!!

Comment by CCR on November 23, 2008 at 11:00am: Thank you squids mom for that story. I've told him what Millye said and he said someone was wanting to buy the car, but since all the moves, he can't find him.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 23, 2008 at 10:34am: Welcome to our newest member Ann - her sailor just PIRed!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 23, 2008 at 10:29am: Nancy, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that you have an extra family member for dinner on Thursday! Neese's son and soon to be daughter in law are coming in for Thanksgiving as well but if her time allows - it would be great if she could join us.

Comment by Anti M on November 22, 2008 at 2:56pm: I see, hope it does work out, Nancy.

Comment by Anti M on November 22, 2008 at 2:36pm: Yeah, plane flights while on liberty are a pretty big no-no.

Comment by Squid's Mom - Rehne' on November 22, 2008 at 10:26am: OH Carol, Your son sounds as determined as mine. James drove from MI to Norfolk VA through the mountains in a car that just had a new engine put in it. This is not what the breaking ride should be for a new engine, but try to tell a 23 year old that! He made it just fine, but his uncle(who put the engine in for him) and I did not sleep we were back and forth on the phone all night waiting for word from him. HE made the mistake of not having a car charger that worked and also failed to stop at the guard shack at 3am to explain and ask to use the phone. I finally got my call at 6:30am (3 1/2 hours late). I chewed him up one side and down the other for not calling. Believe you me He will never not call again!!

He told me had to take the car because it is his "1st Hot Rod, and transportation from base to town was $40 by cab" (not that gas was so cheep last summer). He started a 2nd C-school in Virginia Beach, and there was no transportation available. This was only a 10 hour drive not 35 hours. If it were I do not know what we would have done. Most likely he would have flown and I would have driven it out when I took my vacation (2wks), Or he would have just had to suck it up and buy a car there, and store this one in our garage. (Stubborn Kids!!)
Those are great pictures Neese.