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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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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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Knit for the Navy
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A group for those who knit or crochet that would like to blanket our sailors with a touch of home. Our goal is to blanket the entire Navy.
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/knitforthenavy
Location: email address: knit4thenavy@gmail.com
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023
After I receive the blanket/afghan, they will be collected and distributed to the ship of the month. Look for pictures of the finished blankets/afghans posted here. Any questions or suggestions can be sent to me or posted on our message board here. Thank you all for your help.
Due to the HUGE cost of shipping blankets, I am very sad to say that I can no longer accept blankets to mail to the ships. I hope that everyone will continue to enjoy the group and come together for friendship and support. Thank you so much everyone who make blankets for our sailors. I know that they appreciated them.
Discussion Forum
OK! I'm new to knit4thenavy.
Started by Diane. Last reply by JMill'smom (Tammy) Mar 4, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Where do i send/take them?
Started by Janetnva. Last reply by NitaSewBee Jan 23, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by lauren on December 27, 2008 at 12:47pm
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Carol I see that the Mason is deployed till March/April so it gives us a minute to get the blankets done.........lol
I'm so excited for your daughter...How cool for her the new girl and handing out gifts from her Mama.......lol.maybe she'll get an extra piece of cake out of the deal........huggs
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Comment by CarolJ * Courtney's Mom * on December 27, 2008 at 10:36am
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my daughter has been assignned to the Mason and in researching it they are a small ship, only about 370 sailors, so it's a good one to start with. Courtney is SOOO excited to have her ship be the first one, she is looking forwardto being able to tell her fellow shipmates that HER mom helped with the blankets.... I have got to get one done to go to her ship.!!!
The article was Great too. FUFU to all those "unbelievers". Navy Moms ROCK!!!
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Jeanne that is beautiful now I'm jealous Maybe we can join to get one of her blankets.......
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ok I see you got them ignore the message I sent I willing be shipping more soon
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OH MY !!! That is absolutely AMAZING!! My daughter is fresh out of A school and was assigned to the USS MASON !!! I am SOOOO excited!!!
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Now that we have a Bank account I changed the flyer that I made to put on cans .....let me know what you think and I won't put them out till I have the go ahead ( incase you have different fundraisers you want us to do
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OMG the suspense is killing me......LOL......Terri you all got me feeling like a kid on Christmas morning...........( come on mom come on dad WAKE up so we can open our presents.) Oh well I guess I will just spend my night at work crocheting away.........and waiting I'm so happy your son made it home safe.........
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every time I get an IM or aphone call from my sonwhen he is underway .........it really makes me thankful, I can't imagine how it was for families before we had so many means of communication ..............I think about how long you would have to wait for a letter...we are so blessed and i hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend
huggs
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as far as blocking goes I'm lucky that I can single crochet blankets, and I figured I'm always curled up when I use one it is ok if it is crurled up too.........lol
huggs all hope you are having a blessed weekend
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Enjoy your trip Jeanne , there is nothing like it............
I was not trying to sound like a downer, I just thought I'd get every1 thinking, I"m moving foward as always
with this group we will get it done........
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