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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024

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Comment by Anti M on March 18, 2013 at 3:58pm: Hah, a new iPhone just means he'll get orders to Japan where it won't work...

Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on March 18, 2013 at 2:36pm: My Son talked to his roommates and now they have comcast and even cable TV in their room...LOL go figure, we also gave him a new Iphone for PIR...he is way hooked up now and no excuses for not contacting Mom n Dad hey???

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on March 18, 2013 at 2:27pm: Hope everyone is well and hearing lots from your sailors.

Lucky, lucky Mom - MykindsisinNavy! Enjoy every visit you can because one day they go to the fleet and then you just treasure seeing their email in your inbox!

VickiMed! Your son is too funny, IFFY huh? Congrats to Chris, so glad that you got a chance to go visit with him before he heads out.

Cannot remember who our son used for cable in GL but in Dahlgren (Aegis FC school) our son had comcast for cable in when he went they were scheduled to pick up the box the day before he shipped out. They did not, so he brought it home for us to mail to them. Took MONTHS for them to credit his account and not without a ton of calls. I still hate cable companies!! LOL

We are feeling very blessed, got phone calls two days in a row from our sailor. First time he has been on land in four weeks. The email communications have been fairly good so far but nothing like hearing their voice <3

Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on March 15, 2013 at 1:51pm: The good thing for me is the longer at GL my Sailor is the better...it is a 40 minute drive from my house to his ship!!! wooohoooooo...so even if he doesn't want to get held up at GL long...it makes me HAPPPYYYYY lol just don't tell him that..:)

Comment by Vickimed(AECF-ET) on March 15, 2013 at 1:47pm: Hi Moms! I haven't been on in a couple of months. So just catching up and checking in. Congrats to all Moms of new Sailors. Welcome and enjoy the ride. It is exciting and emotional. What you feel when they left for BC never leaves you. You just learn how to handle it. For all those that tested yesterday I hope they did very well and I wish them luck. Son has been in Norfolk for the last 3 months going to IFF (identify friend or foe) school. Hubby and I took advantage of him being on the east coast and DROVE to Norfolk last weekend to see him before he leaves to join his ship in WA. (13 hour drive one way, but it was worth it) Yesterday he aced his final and now has his IFF certificate. His brother responded and told him he always knew he was IFFY(hahaha) <NMH>>> to all the new Moms. Your pride in your sailor is just going to grow.

Comment by magsmom on March 15, 2013 at 1:00pm: When my daughter was in Great Lakes, she went with the Clear internet provider...they were the only ones who really provided the speed and reliability that she wanted...I think she tried a tmobile device from the REX and it was slow. I think the Clear service was about $50 a month...

Comment by Tiff(Ship 11 Div 057) on March 15, 2013 at 9:37am: My sailor was on hold an entire month. So your sailors might be that lucky!! They can buy the internet or split it with roommates my husband did that. The internet on base was so slow.

Comment by sallyg on March 15, 2013 at 9:10am: Mine is happy with being on hold for ATT, too. I'm glad he's getting a good rest after BC and if he gets a bit bored waiting for school to start, it might even be a good thing. He just got his computer and didn't complain about not having internet access.

Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on March 15, 2013 at 8:03am: My new Sailor is on hold for ATT now too, but has his laptop and cell and he and his roomates are having comcast installed today as a matter of fact. So they must be able to use the internet. Now to figure out how long the hold is..:)

Comment by Vickyrun on March 14, 2013 at 12:53pm: Good morning, Happy 6th Birthday to Chrissy's Navy brat (my grandson) Aidan and Happy Pi day to all the math lovers.