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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
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: 834
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2023

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Comment by Aidersmom on January 24, 2017 at 12:38pm: ohhh good. That is a relief to hear. He did say something about having to wait until March. Would that be for ATT school?

Comment by Melissa on January 24, 2017 at 12:23pm: Good morning, my Son graduated 1/13, and is in GL on hold for school. Cleans and does the watch, but he's a lot happier there than boot camp :)

Comment by Allison on January 24, 2017 at 12:04pm: Aidersmom, yes it is normal. Either way he'll have to complete ATT, which is the basic information they'll need for either ET or FC A school, and he will probably spend some time on holds, which is just when they work around the barracks cleaning and standing watches. They probably haven't assigned him because they haven't made classes yet and need to look at the numbers and what they need. Some of our friends found out after ATT because it was based off their performance, but most knew by the time they started ATT.

Comment by Aidersmom on January 24, 2017 at 11:51am: Hello everyone!! My son graduates Friday 1/27. When I got the "I'm a sailor " call yesterday he said that his orders just say combined school. He said he still doesn't know for sure if he is ET or FC. Is this normal??

Comment by Sam's mom on January 20, 2017 at 3:33pm: My son is leaving in May. His A school will be FC.

Comment by Klondo on January 11, 2017 at 12:45pm: My daughter left for boot camp Monday 1/9/17 and her rate is AECF. I look forward to finding out whether she will be an FC or ET. I'm still learning how all this works but I'm wading through it with the help of this awesome site.

Comment by Allison on January 5, 2017 at 9:44pm: Where are you coming from?

Comment by SusanS on January 5, 2017 at 6:52pm: My ET will be heading for C School in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Looking for travel/hotel/restaurant tips and recommendations