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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:
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.
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For Navy Mom's in Massachusetts
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Latest Activity: Jan 14, 2024
Discussion Forum
ADOPTION FOR NOVEMBER 2016
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) Nov 11, 2016. 3 Replies 1 Like
October 2014 Adoption --- GITMO
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Johanna Oct 7, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by Navymomx2 on March 26, 2013 at 10:53am
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ProudNavy/NYPD mom Donna: We got about six inches of snow the other night, but it was very light, so between that and the suns warmth, it was gone by the next day. Channel 7 says a warm up is coming for Easter...AMEN!!!
Everyone else...thanks for making me feel welcome! I joined the group several months ago, but BC was still so far away for my kids, I wasn't on much...but seeing that we are now counting down days as opposed to weeks or even months, it's all becoming very real. 42 days until my son leaves. Whaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! j/k-so proud of my boy...~ahem~...man!
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Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on March 25, 2013 at 8:46am
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WOW! So many new Moms here. We are really glad to meet you. Like Johanna said below, feel free to post any questions!! No question is too big or too small & we've all had our share of each. There are some seasoned Navy Moms and some newer, but we all have the same thing in common -- our sons & daughters are Navy sailors. So ask away, you'll always get an answer, probably more than one!
I have to say since I've been involved I have found this to be the most congenial group of women ever. If you need support, you'll find it here -- and for everything from missing your child to whatever.
Sometimes we are active and other times it gets quiet. Don't worry tho Moms are always checking in to see what's happening so you'll never be alone. We try to plan 3 events a year. Sometimes it doesn't happen (like everything in life), but any planned activity begins here & everyone is invited; so you can get as involved as you want.
Hope you will decide to jump into the deep end -- don't worry no one will let you drown! After all we are NAVY Moms. :)
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Welcome Joniana!! I'm glad you joined and left a comment so we could get to know you. It is nice to meet you & I hope we get to meet you in person sometime soon.
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Comment by Johanna on March 24, 2013 at 12:05pm
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Hey Joniana, Welcome!! This is a great group of Ladies with lots of good info!
I have two Sailors and my you gets completed BC last summer, so it's still pretty fresh for me. Feel free to ask away. Until then, enjoy the heck out of your son!
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Comment by Joniana (Helen) on March 24, 2013 at 10:34am
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Hello fellow MA Moms -- it seems a little surreal to be joining this group. My son leaves for bootcamp on 10/23/13, so I figured I'd better start learning from the most reliable source I could find -- other Navy Moms! Looking forward to connecting with you all.
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@ Navymomx2, so how much snow did you end up with?? We got none this time, it just skirted by us.
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Hi Navymomx2 & welcome!! We are hoping to have a packing party and/or a meet & greet soon. Just waiting to hear back from some Moms, but it will be announced here. I hope you will be able to join us Lots of new Moms, it will be fun to meet everybody.
I didn't know we were getting that much snow tonight!!! YUCK. Where's our spring? Or, is this going to be a year when we go directly from winter to summer?? Hope not, I really love spring-time.
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Hello, all. Well the countdown is on. My son leaves home on Cape Cod for bootcamp on May 7 (HM) and my daughter leaves August 20 (also HM). What's everyone been up to? Hope all are well. I would be better if another half foot of snow wasn't falling overnight.
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Welcome to Massachusetts Navy Moms' group, Colette!! We are glad you decided to join. Feel free to get involved in whatever way you wish. We will be having a packing party in April (no place, date or time is set yet), I hope you will consider coming. It would be nice to meet you in person!!
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Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on March 19, 2013 at 9:58pm
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Hey Johana ,Dee and Donna......I stayed out of trouble in AZ last week :)
Jess pitched well , and got accepted to college of Charleston ,on her return to Alfred !!!
Sorry about all the snow you guys are getting , don't hate me but it was in the high 70 s today ,but will be in the 50 s for our 8 k on Saturday :(
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