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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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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: Apr 26

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 LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 17, 2015 at 8:54am: Momof10, welcome--at least you had one girl out of all the boys. I heard of a family somewhere up north that I think has 12 or 13 kids all boys. My husband says he is out numbered now that our son is in the Navy-we have a daughter still at home, she is 26 and getting her masters to become a nurse practitioner.

Comment by momof10 on September 16, 2015 at 10:00pm: MarianneKT's Mom - Hi! Thank you.

I was actually telling my sailor that he will be arriving just in time for the air show. He laughed and I see an airshow everyday - since he has been in P'Cola where they train. :)

It is amazing you will love it!!

Comment by momof10 on September 16, 2015 at 9:57pm: Hi tysmom - Yes 10 - really :) I have given birth to them all. NO twins. they are 23 (b) - he plays professional hockey, 20 (b) - our sailor, 18 (b) - college freshman at University of Steubenville - a Catholic University in Ohio, 16 (b) - Senior in High School, 15 (b) Sophomore in high school, 13 (b) - 8th grader, 12 (b) - 6th grader, 10 (g) - 5th grader, 6 (b) - 1st grader and 5 (b) - Kindergartner.

He had PIR in June and just graduated from A school - now he is off to Oceana for C school before heading to his duty station - China Lake :)

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on September 16, 2015 at 9:24pm: Welcome Mom of 10!

We are headed to Norfolk to visit our daughter. Her boyfriend invited us out to see the Blue Angels at Oceana.

Comment by tysmom on September 16, 2015 at 9:09pm

Wow mom of ten, really??? Thats great, I topped out at 4 of my own and three extra.

PIR, enjoy, when that door opens...nothing like it!!! Hug him!!! Lots!!!

Going to HI in Nov. See that sailor of mine.Due to be deployed later this year. A friend is going along this time.

Love TC!!

Walked the bridge this year too.

New puppy as of three weeks ago

And I help take care of my brain injured BIL once or twice a week.

Yup, life is busy.

Comment by Julyasmom on September 16, 2015 at 5:27pm: Lorraine...not being lazy here! I haven't been on much as it seems I've either been working or writing to our daughter in boot camp. We got our "I'm a sailor" call yesterday at 4 pm. I asked her did you do good? And she said I did good! She was so tired but... You know how that goes! Off to PIR in the morning! Anyone have any last minute advice for the weekend?

Took the camper up to the Traverse City KOA... Camper worked well...rained the whole time. Had to trade in our truck for one that would pull better though...possibly time for one more trip.

Comment by Lorraine on September 16, 2015 at 5:19pm: Julyasmom, how's that camper working out? Looks like we still have some nice weather for it.

Yvette, that is a nice update. We were in Maine the middle of August to help the sailor's family move into larger housing. Now that they have two children, it was sorely needed. They went form one tiny bathroom to 2 1/2 baths and more bedrooms. They have a two story housing unit and still waiting for orders. Scott's restrictions from his surgery should be off the end of this month.

Welcome Mj. There are a lot of groups and information on N4Ms - sounds like you've been searching it out. PIR is amazing, especially the changes you see in your sailor. Keep those letters going for now.

Hey, everyone, we've been lazy (or busy). Time to chime in and let everyone know how you are.

Comment by momof10 on September 16, 2015 at 10:01am: Hi!! I was so happy to see this group!!! My son is graduating A School today in P'Cola and then heading to Oceana for C School before going to his duty station.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 16, 2015 at 9:01am: MJ, welcome to the group. Remember you are never alone and we are always here for you. We have all been through this so we understand all feelings.

Comment by Mj on September 15, 2015 at 8:43pm: Doing well, enjoy this site I've been reading so much, lots of of good info! I've been writing letters, and so has family and friends.