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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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Maryland Moms

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Group for moms who are in Maryland.

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Latest Activity: Sep 8, 2021

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Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on July 29, 2011 at 12:17pm: Thanks ladies. I appreciate the greeting. I definately like the idea of keeping in touch with the other Maryland Mom's. Your August lunch is probably too much / too soon for me right now. But I'll continue to watch. September may be a little too soon as well, since I also have a step-son who's leaving in September for the Marine's Boot Camp. Both, having just turned 18, just graduated from high school, as I'm sure you all can imagine, it has been a very whirlwind kind of summer for our family!! Thank you for your support.

Comment by lori on July 29, 2011 at 11:47am: Yes welcome Sheilamf! Glad you found our site. And if you anywhere near to Columbia where we will be going for lunch please join us. If we can help you in anyway with answering questions we would be more than happy to do so.

I know as the days count down for you with your son leaving it can be so filled with emotions. Patricia is right- the bootcamp site is a wealth of info and when your son gets his PIR [ a couple of weeks into BC] you will want to join that group and find moms who are all in the same "boat!"

Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on July 28, 2011 at 11:15pm: Ladies... I'm new to NFM. My son, Joe, leaves for BC on August 16th. Anyone else on the same time table as us??

Comment by lori on July 28, 2011 at 9:32pm: That's great! Betsy probably 3 will be way to late. What time does everyone want to go for?

Comment by Linda on July 28, 2011 at 8:22pm: I put it on my calender for the 6th! I'm looking forward to meeting everyone!

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on July 28, 2011 at 11:19am: It looks like a transport carrier for helicopters, so probably no rails on parts of the ship. When I was on the Midway for a tour, if I remember correctly I don't believe there were rails on the deck where the planes took off.

My prayers for the sailor's family as well. ((hugs)) to them.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on July 27, 2011 at 10:09pm: Sounds good, Lori. :) What time are we talking about? My daughter will be the hostess at PF Chang's at 3, but I know that too late for lunch. :( I guess I could just show you her picture. lol

Comment by lori on July 27, 2011 at 10:02pm: Joanne- as much as I'd love to see you having your sailor home is far better!

I told my daughter I'm changing my plans for her. No guilt though! But the 6th is going on the calendar.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on July 27, 2011 at 9:23pm: Donna can't make it, she will be in OC next week. :(

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on July 27, 2011 at 1:00pm: Joanne, well that would definitely be a great excuse if you can't be there. lol Yes, I think we are still thinking PF Chang's in Columbia.

Cindy, ok I will text her. I have met her a couple of times (at GL for BC graduation and then again in Pensacola when we both just happened to visit our sailors at Easter) and I know she will want to come.