Welcome to
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

Add an Event

**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

GM Moms

Information

Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty

Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020

I thought it would be great to get a group together of people who have a Gunners Mate in training or one on duty. I hope we can all give each other a little insight as to what is in store for our Navy Men and Women!!

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of GM Moms to add comments!

Comment by Gunnie430 on March 7, 2018 at 11:41pm: I am willing to answer some questions if you might have them. A little about myself, I have been a active duty Gunnersmate for 14 years so I’ve been around and seen some things.

Comment by TahoeZephyr on March 7, 2018 at 11:10pm: Hello Everyone - I am new to this group. Our son is being re-rated from the Nuke program to GM. He has been at DTP in Goose Creek for 5 weeks now, and is currently waiting for orders to head to GL for A School. Any advice or information that may be useful for a smooth transition is welcome :)

Comment by 9699mom on February 2, 2018 at 1:17pm: Hello to all GM Families - my son will graduate from BC next Friday (2/9/18). He then will be moving over to A school in GL for Gunners Mate training. Happy to be in this group. Any and all information will be so great. I will check back in after PIR!!! Can't wait to see him.

Comment by SOTS on January 19, 2018 at 12:58pm: Hi GAsailorMom! Welcome aboard - this rate can be pretty diverse, anything from missile systems to small arms and everything in between. Sounds like your son is making good choices for his future

Comment by NavyMom2014 on August 30, 2017 at 1:47pm: Hi Annie!

The only thing I have to say is, don't be in a hurry. My son's PIR was 12/5/14 and didn't get classed up to start A school until mid to end of April 2015. Granted they had holiday stand down in there which didn't help, but it took forever! Everything moves on Navy time, which means wait, wait, wait, wait.....GO!! and do it now!!

Comment by Annie on August 30, 2017 at 1:29pm: Just trying to get a handle on the waiting period for A school. Does anyone know when the last group was "classed up"? I figure they have to wait until they have enough candidates to begin a class. I wonder how many are currently "on hold" and how many they need to start. Thanks for any information ya'll have. This site provides a wealth of information. Thank you to everyone for participating.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 21, 2017 at 4:48pm: Donosmom, probably not or you'd most likely know. He might not know until during school when he figures out what his speciality will be.

Comment by Donosmom on August 21, 2017 at 1:50am: Ruth, I don't know where he is headed after A school. Does he have that information?

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 20, 2017 at 8:52pm: Welcome! Do you know where he's heading after A-school?

Comment by Donosmom on August 20, 2017 at 9:09am: Good morning! I got my "I'm a sailor call" Friday, so I think now is a good time to join GM moms. I am a bit superstitious and didn't want to join until he made it through boot camp. PIR is the 25th, and I can hardly wait... five more days!!! I look forward to connecting with you in the future. I don't comment often, but I read ALL comments on the group and am grateful for this chat room! Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!!