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

**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.

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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.)

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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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Bloomington meet and greet and MOLLY'S ADOPT A SAILOR packing

Hi all Come to the MEET AND GREET in Bloomington on Oct. 17th. Please RSVP on the EVENTS page http://www.navyformoms.com/events/illinois-st

Started by carols_kitchen

34 Oct 30, 2009
Reply by carols_kitchen

October Meet & Greet in Bloomington set date

Please RSVP on Events page for Oct. 17th http://www.navyformoms.com/events/illinois-statewide-meet-greet Some parents want a meet and gre…

Started by carols_kitchen

261 Oct 4, 2009
Reply by Jeanniere

Molly's Adopt a Sailor

Please go to the other discussion on Bloomington meet and greet and Molly's Adopt a Sailor http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptas

Started by carols_kitchen

5 Sep 6, 2009

Metro East Illinois & Missouri Flag Day evening

http://www.navyformoms.com/events/metro-east-illinois-missouri Come join us Sat. June 14th at Bobby's Frozen Custard, 2525 N. Center St., M…

Started by carols_kitchen

2 Jul 25, 2009
Reply by carols_kitchen

Rockford meet and greet

Ok all you Illinois "moms" I was thinking it would be so good to meet up in Rockford, and they have a Japanesse Garden that should be beaut…

Started by lauren

50 Jul 21, 2009
Reply by Jeanniere

Labor Day Event Honoring our Heroes

“Honoring Our Heroes” Event Planned for Labor Day Weekend For immediate release It’s long been the desire of Kathryn Bohn, Quad Cities Ch…

Started by Ruth, Gun's Mom

1 Jul 3, 2009
Reply by Ruth, Gun's Mom

METRO EAST FAMILIES needed for ST LOUIS NAVY WEEK

http://www.navyformoms.com/events/updated-navy-week-st-louis Please look up the link and see what you can attend. It included a kick off A…

Started by carols_kitchen

0 Mar 24, 2009

Light a BLUE candle on Dec. 25th in honor and memory of our sailors

http://www.navyformoms.com/events/event/show?id=1971797%3AEvent%3A1268672 Please RSVP on the above page to light a candle for your sailors…

Started by carols_kitchen

1 Dec 14, 2008

Troy-Edwardsville-O'Fallon-Fairview Heights-Columbia

Hello Moms I don't normally go to craft fairs. However, Triad (Troy) is having one Oct. 25-26th. Anyone interested in meeting if only for l…

Started by carols_kitchen

3 Oct 19, 2008

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