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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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Navy Speak

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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 MartiB_TX on April 6, 2013 at 7:01pm: Thanks for your help Anti M and Goldng8.

Comment by Anti M on April 6, 2013 at 5:38pm: The rules for Live Ashore change often. They can live offbase if they put in the Live Ashore packet and get it approved, earn their liberty phases (have to be at phase two last I heard), and always be on time, and keep their grades up. The privilege can be rescinded. They have to stay on base on their duty days (always double check that one).

Comment by MartiB_TX on April 6, 2013 at 11:29am: If they get housing for their family while in ATT school and then A school do they get to live with their family or do they have to stay in the barrecks while taking these classes?

Comment by Vickyrun on April 5, 2013 at 11:32am: My daughter has done many things in the Navy. Including duty driver. I think it is good for them to learn to help out where needed. She just reenlisted, so she must like it.

Comment by Renick ET on April 3, 2013 at 11:16pm: I hear ya, I'm sure it could be much worse :)

I know he is gaining invaluable experience while doing whatever he needs to do, and he is getting paid well. I'll bet Anti M would tear up the road (yikes). Thanks for reminding me!

Comment by Anti M on April 3, 2013 at 10:36am: Needs of the Navy. One of our ETs was sent TAD to base security for six months once. It happens. It sucks. Sounds like he's a duty driver, which isn't unusual. In our ET shops, we all took turns doing that (except me, I can't drive well enough to pass the test....LOL).

Comment by Renick ET on April 3, 2013 at 8:33am: Hi! It has been awhile since I've been "active". Long story, Short: My ET does not seem to be doing ANYthing that is in the job description! He has been in for 2.5 years and I just thought he might be doing more Electronics and Technician duties rather than "driving a bus"! I keep thinking, maybe he's not applying himself, or it will change, but time keeps marching on... Anyone have words of wisdom for an old Mom who feels 'out of the loop'...

(I need to be more active obviously, but I constantly hear: "let the boy live his own life"...)

Comment by HMJ Mom on April 3, 2013 at 12:03am: Henry M. Jackson ( SSBN 730 )

now has a group on Navy for Moms

Click Here to visit the HMJ ( SSBN 730 ) Group on NFM

Comment by Anti M on April 2, 2013 at 9:18am: They earn 2.5 days each month, so he should have a ten days on the books by the end of April.

Comment by Janie134 on April 2, 2013 at 6:33am: I think he may have built back up to about 10 days by May. Can anyone here give a probably finish date in May for FC class that ends then? Then he will have a quick move to a new ship before he can leave.