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:
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
Latest Activity
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.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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
Badge
May DEPper
My son leaves May 29, 2012. This is a great site I am glad my son's recruiter suggested it.
Views: 719
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by dbarton(ship04div223) on
-
My daughter leaves May 29th as well
-
-
Permalink Reply by snj1959 on
-
You and harleygirl are the only ones I have seen that have children leaving that day. Is she your only child? Mine is the "baby". This is a great site. I have learned a lot from the other moms. Welcome and ask all the questions you want. Everyone is very helpful.
-
-
-
She is my oldest and I also have a 17 year old son...the emotions are running rampant right now. How are handling it?
-
-
Permalink Reply by alex0319 on
-
My daughter leaves this Tuesday, May 15th. when she got her date back in December, i thought oh we have plenty of time. Now it's only 4 days away. i was a single mom with her for 7 years before i remarried and those were the some of the best times because it was just her and i. I have a 10 year old daughter that i think thank gawd that i have her. i would drive my husband crazy. i'm just trying to stay strong and not break down in front of her.
-
-
Permalink Reply by harleygirl on
-
I'm harleygirl and my son leaves on the 29th also. This is a great site for info and support. I have learned alot about what to expect that my son did not tell me. That has helped me to feel less anxious about the whole experience for both myself and my son.
-
-
-
My son left this past Tuesday, May 8th. We knew since last fall that he would leave in May and also thought we have lots of time but the time flew by and it was here. It's only been a couple of days and I miss him like crazy.
-
-
-
My son's going away party is this Sunday. Then 9 more days and he leaves. Time goes by so fast!!!
-
-
Permalink Reply by Chris's Mom ship12div220 on
-
My son is Leaveing on May 21st. Is there anyone else that has a child leaving on this date.
-
-
-
My Fiance left on the same date as your son, his parents just got his box of stuff yesterday. If you got yours too i hope your holding up ok, it hit all of us kinda hard.
-
-
-
My son left today for Fargo, ND today and will arrive in Chicago tomorrow. May 21st.
-
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
