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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

Events

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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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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 MidwestMomNancy on January 18, 2016 at 9:54pm: I'm open to suggestions but only five minutes from Randall Road. True confessions, though; I'm a tea drinker!

Comment by 1after909 on January 18, 2016 at 9:42pm: Hello MidwestMomNancy,

What is your favorite place to have coffee?

Comment by MidwestMomNancy on January 18, 2016 at 9:32pm: My son is a HN in San Diego, and I live in Elgin; I'd love to meet you local gals as well!

Comment by 1after909 on January 18, 2016 at 9:03pm: Hello Doreen_Proud Navy Mom
Thank you for the invitation! I would love to go to coffee. I live west of Randall Rd off of Fabyan.

Comment by Noni on January 18, 2016 at 8:42pm: Hi Doreen-ProudNavyMom and Anchor23, I too have a child in Cali at 32 Ave. She is a Officer on a Crusier. I live 10 minutes away from GL. I'm aways from both of you, would love to do coffee with yall if you ever have a reason to come to GL or Gurnee Mills

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on January 18, 2016 at 7:58pm: Anchormom23 - What is your son doing there? My son just got there in November. He was in San Diego as a GM for 2 1/2 years on a cruiser. Then when he applied for re-enlistment he was told he had to apply for another rate. So he got AE Aviation Electrician. So when it came time to choose rates, he chose Coronado immediately. Yes, we only live about 45 minutes apart straight south on Randall Road.

Comment by Anchormom23 on January 18, 2016 at 7:43pm: Hi Doreen - my son is on Coronado too! I live in Oswego, so pretty close to you.

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on January 18, 2016 at 7:30pm: Barb, I live in South Elgin, IL if you ever want to get together for coffee, etc. My son is an AE in Coronado, CA.

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 18, 2016 at 2:11pm: Hi Barb. I'm north of Jacksonville now, in Fernandina Beach. We've had some of the submariners over to eat. Our sailor is now in Groton, CT.

Comment by 1after909 on January 18, 2016 at 12:30pm: Hello,

My name is Barb. My son is in Jacksonville. I live in Geneva, IL. I'd love to meet other moms!