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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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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 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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by lauren on August 5, 2011 at 7:53pm: Can I come in here and give a shout out for mollus adopt a sailor it is an
Non profit that is driven by WONDERFUL navy moms ( like there Ny other kind) we ship LOVE .... Cards. Pillow case. Care packages. We ship ti all branches of dePloyed military we also support army combat hospitals in a- Stan We have group here and Facebook. Check us out. Nothing likegetting together with Molly moms/ loved ones

Comment by grandma on August 5, 2011 at 6:50pm: Thanks jenmack I sure will

Comment by jenmack on August 5, 2011 at 3:00pm: dakotas grandma we are from harrisburg IL. our son has been in the navy for 8 months now and getting ready for his first deployment. you will have lots of emotions going on. it helps to get involved with something involving the navy. I made pillowcases while my son was in bc. it does help. if you have any questions, just give me a shout.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 4, 2011 at 8:57pm: Well, heck Pat, remember I didn't know what MCPON was at the Denver Airport?! I still laugh about that one.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 4, 2011 at 8:28pm: Linda, Me, too! It hasn't given me an answer once!!

Comment by Kathleen10 on August 4, 2011 at 5:25pm: Superman's town! Been there many a times. Do me a favor Dakota's Grandma, write him a letter of love and encouragement before he goes, give it to him the day he leaves for bootcamp and tell him to read it on the way but to keep it with him there at bootcamp. It will help him get through until he can start receiving mail from you. My son said that is what got him through, oh and put a couple wallet size pics in there to of all of you. It will make a world of difference. Good luck.

Comment by grandma on August 4, 2011 at 3:10pm: Dakota leav es for boot camp on Aug 30,we are from Metropolis Illionis about 3 miles from Paducah Ky

Comment by grandma on August 4, 2011 at 2:56pm: We live in Metropolis 3 miles from the Kentucky line

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 4, 2011 at 12:20pm: Continue to contact me about the car. We are going to set up an application and selection process but need your person's name, family size and why you need the car. private message me only.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 4, 2011 at 10:41am: ***** Have a car repair shop looking for a St Louis MO or Southwestern IL active military family needing a repaired car. Imagine you would have to pay tax, title and license. This is for local only, but contact me ASAP if you have suggestions. To help a family of a deployed trooper.****** Expect this to last only a couple of hours.