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Navy For Moms

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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Michigan Moms (and Family)

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Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

Members: 316
Latest Activity: on Friday

Welcome come on in start a discussion, ask questions and answer a few too!!!!!!!

HAVE FUN !!!!!!

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Lorraine on April 2, 2017 at 2:32pm: I will try to attend tysmom if you find a place to meet. I miss the activity we had in 2015-2016 on this page. But to anyone who just found this page, there is some good information in old posts, plus general groups on Navy for Moms contains information that may answer questions you have. Some of us have turned to Facebook and are on the Navy Moms in Michigan page. It's a good idea to click near this discussion area to "follow" so that if a meet up is scheduled, you will get an email reminder to check back here. That is how I stay up with new posts here. My son has re-upped for a third time. He's a Navy nuke sailor, married with two children, and on the east coast. By the time this stint is up he will have 11 years - I think we're looking at a possibility he will be in until retirement and that's fine with me. They're happy and enjoy the area they're in. Welcome, Laura. Hope we get to meet!

Comment by karent0801 on April 1, 2017 at 12:18pm: Tysmom, I would love to attend a get together!!! Karent0801

Comment by tysmom on April 1, 2017 at 11:37am: Hi all, This group was active several years ago, but our lives all change. Would anyone be interested in a get together in Grand Rapids? Will make one right off a highway so you do not get lost.

We can share about our sailors the whole time and tell our stories more than once because no one will mind...we have all been there,

Let me know!!!

Comment by Seabeemom on March 24, 2017 at 8:27pm: Welcome Laura! My son is a Seabee and is stationed in Washington. Hard to believe it has been 10 years! Its a wild ride as a Navy mom! Enjoy every minute.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on March 24, 2017 at 6:46pm: Welcome Laura!

My daughter was previously on the carrier...GHWBush, but she is currently on shore duty in Maryland. She is a DC.

Comment by Maria - Michigan Mom on March 24, 2017 at 2:44pm: Hi Laura, I have not been active with this group. What city do you live in? My son is finishing up Nuclear Power School in Goose Creek, SC. He has about one year before is assigned anywhere. He will be going to New York soon to finish up with Prototype school.

Comment by Laura on March 24, 2017 at 11:04am: Hi all! I am new to this site! My daughter is assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford and is a Gunners Mate. Anyone else have a sailor aboard the Ford?

Comment by Lorraine on December 21, 2016 at 9:23pm: Thanks for the update, Colleen. Your son must like the sea to continue in the Mariner industry. Happy for your daughter and glad you got to catch up with Cathie.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Comment by Colleen on December 20, 2016 at 7:27am: Hi Everyone! Yes Lorraine, I'm still out there. My son did get out after 7 years. He is going to be a Merchant Mariner. He is in Baltimore going to school and is going to take the exam to get his license to be on the open waters. He was been accepted to a Maritime Academy to get his Masters degree in the Mariner industry. Our daughter competed in the Miss TN USA pageant. She placed in the top 15. That was exciting. I saw Cathie the other day. We reminisced about all the times we all got together. I miss you guys too.