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
Navy Speak
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Jacksonville Fl. Navy Moms
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Moms from the Northeast Fl. area.
Members: 52
Latest Activity: Mar 20, 2020
Discussion Forum
Nuke A School FAQ
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Rescue swimming
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Comment Wall
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Comment by Helomom on July 19, 2009 at 12:29am
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Dusty- My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. You and yours will be in our thoughts.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 13, 2009 at 2:17pm
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To our dear neighbors, we wanted to extend an invitation to you:
Time: August 22, 2009 from 12pm to 4pm
Location: East Cobb Park, Marietta, GA
A summer time gathering for all of our Navy family, friends and a few sailors too!!! Come out and enjoy a beautiful day at this nice park in Marietta. It is a covered pavilion and a beautiful park. Bring a side dish to share and a meat to grill for your family. Perhaps we can put together a game of softball, volleyball or old fashion croquet! Bring your games and happy faces!!! All are welcome!
Details are posted in the "Events" August 22nd - a Day at the Park...
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Thank you all for the welcome! We were in Jacksonville the first 10 days of June helping our son's wife get the house setup and help out with the kids. We really enjoyed what we saw of the area, especially the Steak and Shake restaurants! We used to live in Bloomington/Normal Illinois home of Steak and Shake. Haven't been to one in almost 40 years. It was just as good as we remembered. Beats In and Out in California. Elizabeth - I hope your son is enjoying Washington state. We are having a fabulous summer.
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I'm in Washington state surrounded by Navy bases. But neither of my kids have ever been stationed around here.
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Hello! When I originally saw this group I thought it was only for moms who live in Jacksonville but after reading posts it looks like you have a lot of moms who have sailors in JAX but live else where in the country! My son is a helicopter pilot and has just recently transferred to JAX with his family. They had been in Norfolk for two years where he was an instructor and the MO, San Diego prior to that. He just finished HS mission training at North Island and Aviation Safety Officer School in Pensacola. They are happy to finally be settled again for the next two years.
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Comment by Storymom on June 12, 2009 at 9:30pm
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Hi there everyone....hope you can offer some suggestions. My son is stationed at NAS and has just had to have his car towed. It quit running on the freeway, and now the Honda dealer said it needs a new head gasket & water pump.
89 Accord. We suggested he shop around for a cheaper "shop rate" in town, with other auto shops, rather than the dealer. Anybody have a favorite auto mechanic they would like to recommend for a starving sailor?
Thanks so much...Appreciate your help!
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Thank you Marybeth, Cndysac and Jackie for your info...much appreciated!
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Hi to all, Reading thru your comments, looks like you are all taking care of the sailors in need. Heartwarming and wonderful things look like he is going to be ok....Bless him!
Meanwhile, I'm just popping in to ask a few questions of the Jacksonville Moms if you don't mind. My son just landed in Jacksonville and will be there for about a year while in training.
He's a Scuba diver on weekends, and we're wondering if the Florida East Coast is good for Scuba? We heard there's more 'surf action", so the water is not as clear as it would be in the Gulf, or further south? Is that right?
Another question, is it as humid there in the summer, as he found the Pensacola area to be this last summer? Do the Atlantic breezes cool things off a bit more?
(we still have SNOW on the ground in the Pacific Northwest!! What a world of difference!)
Last question...what should he absolutely see/visit while in the Jacksonville area? Any advice or tips would be just wonderful!
Thank you all so much....Navy On!
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Hi ladies, hope it is warming up there...still a tad cold in Atlanta. Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed meeting Jackie, Susan and MaryBeth at the Savannah lunch this weekend - made the day so much more special! Thank you for taking time to join us!
I stayed with my daughter on Saturday night, woke up Sunday am to tornado watch and big storms...an hour later.....was driving home in cold, ugly snow!!! It's been a long time since I've driven in snow....called my family up in Michigan to let them know I was back home and it was snowing....they called me a...wimp!
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weather forecast for Savannah on Saturday:
10 - Day Forecast
Hazy Sunshine
74º/53º Saturday
Look forward to see those that can cross the state line!
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