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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

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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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Navy.com Para Familias

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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!!

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Comment by NavyGirlfriend21 on April 9, 2014 at 9:56am: Laura731, we haven't heard anything either. It's killing me not knowing how he is doing!! I have my phone on me 24/7 just in case he calls. I've sent numerous letters as well. But I went into this not expecting to hear from him at all, makes it a little bit easier. But I'm glad to know you haven't heard either. No news is good news and I'm sure they are just keeping them too busy to get in touch.

Comment by denise on April 8, 2014 at 11:34am: I remember those first 3 weeks were the hardest. Keep sending those letters and pics!

Comment by Laura731 (Ship 09 Div 179) on April 8, 2014 at 11:02am: NavyGirlfriend21 since your boyfriend and my son are in the same ship and div have you heard ANYTHING? We have not. I know no news is good news but it has been 3 weeks of silence. Well wecept the box and form letter.

Comment by Laura731 (Ship 09 Div 179) on April 8, 2014 at 10:58am: NavyGirlfriend21 my son is going to the same school. We have seen 115 / 27 weeks. Praying they get in the class mid June so they will graduate A school mid Dec. We want to go to that small ceremony also. I also heard no cars can be stored on property and off base is not a safe area.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 8, 2014 at 10:55am: I wish I had answers, but this is something only your sailor can find out.

Comment by NavyGirlfriend21 on April 8, 2014 at 10:17am: Thank you Ruth. I appreciate you looking into that for me. However, some of his paper work says A school is 7 months long and other sources say A school is 4 months long. Do you know which is correct??

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 6, 2014 at 9:08pm: He said he can use the shuttle, a cab, or walk.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 6, 2014 at 8:46pm: The information I got was no car. Cars only allowed if the school is longer than 6 months. Your boyfriend needs to keep checking with the chain of command.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 6, 2014 at 8:46pm: The information I got was no car. Cars only allowed if the school is longer than 6 months. Your boyfriend needs to keep checking with the chain of command.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 6, 2014 at 5:24pm: NavyGirlfriend, my son was an instructor at BC, so I've sent him a message. I'll let you know what he says. Of course, things change, and he's been back in Norfolk for a couple years.