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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Navy Speak
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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
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For family and friends of Sailors who are stationed on the island of Oahu including: Pearl Harbor, NIOC (Kunia), NCTAMS PAC (Wahiawa), Camp Smith, Ford Island, Kaneohe (K Bay)
Location: Oahu Hawaii
Members: 299
Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2021
Discussion Forum
Attending a military service academy
Started by 92 May 13, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
My son is an E3 stationed at JBPHH and has been in holding for 18 months. He applied to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, received a Congressional Nomination, and an appointment to the Academy! Huge accomplishment and I am so proud of…Continue
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Comment by Pam on August 25, 2014 at 2:29pm
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sggkw4 - My son is not on a sub but when he was deployed with his marine unit that he is attached to, the same address was used and they made sure they sent his mail to where he was deployed. So, yes I'm sure the subs get their mail also but definitely find his ombudsman.
When we visited our son in July, we made our t-shirts! We had so much fun with it and since we hadn't seen him in 18 months we did a great big 'ol iron on of his face on the front of our t-shirts. So when we got to baggage claim in Honolulu that's all he seen was his crazy family with his face plastered on our fronts! We also did the Navy Anchor and a Corpsman Up sign since that's his Rate and our "official" titles on the back, mom, dad, little sister, etc. We picked everything up from Hobby Lobby and worked on it for several weeks before we left. I'm sure he's still talking about it...
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Comment by Navymom26 on August 25, 2014 at 8:10am
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Storymom thank you! It does have some helpful stuff..
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Comment by Storymom on August 24, 2014 at 10:32pm
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/2668815702/
hi
26... Try this....its an alumni site but seemed informative ??
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Hi Moms! Hope you are all well tonight. Does anyone know if there is FB page for the USS Houston. I can't find anything on the boat.
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welcome SGG! your sonwill love Oahu! his mail "should" follow him, but better yet, see if that ship has a website or facebook page that lists "ombudsman" contact info. Email them and intro yourself (son's name, rank, rate etc) Ask to be included in any deployment newsletters or emails, and ask about the proper address too. I realize it might be different for subs, (OPSEC) but the ombudsman is very active in my son's Aircrew Squadron on the east side of Oahu. Try to find a parent group of your son's ship either on this website or on facebook. Parents/spouses may have started one? Mail and communication is so different for subs when out at sea, other Sub parents will respond here I bet, and have more info for ya too :-)
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Comment by sggkw4 on August 24, 2014 at 7:01pm
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My son was just assigned to the USS Olympia at Pearl Harbor. This is his first assignment since graduating A school in Groton last month.
We have something to mail him and he gave us an address but he has left on deployment already. He was told his mail would follow the sub. Is this accurate?
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I got my bumper sticker "Navy Mom" from cafepress, and some neat coffee mugs as xmas gifts for family members a few years ago. I agree Linda and TYS...good place to online shop.
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Comment by tysmom on August 24, 2014 at 4:10pm
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I got t shirts for my whole family with the name and number of the sub my sailor is on. Quality items from CafePress.
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Comment by LindaGirl on August 24, 2014 at 4:04pm
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Hey Ladies, just to let you know, if you can't find what you like or want when looking to purchase a military t-shirt on the "tee-spring" create your own t-shirt website, another site is CafePress.com. They have literally, thousands of military t-shirts to chose from, including infants, toddlers, & children's ( as well as other items) at very reasonable prices that include every military branch you can think of. Just put in a search of what you want & it will come up. Ex: Navy mom t-shirts, Marine child t-shirts, etc. Happy t-shirt hunting! You literally can spent hours looking through the selections, & then when you pick something, they will have anywhere from 9 to 27 variations of the shirt you pick, including color & style. They also have other military related items, including stickers, mugs, etc. They do not just do military only, but other careers as well.
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We had ours "up" for ten days!
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