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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.

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:

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 Speak

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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 11

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 MarianneKT's Mom on August 15, 2010 at 5:29pm: Katie is a DCFN - Damage Control Fireman

Comment by btmom on August 15, 2010 at 4:01pm: Marianne, my son just got orders to Sasebo, also for three years, what rate is Katie?

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on August 15, 2010 at 1:36pm: Welcome Liz and NavyMomX2 - My Katie PIRd 12/5/08 and is in Sasebo, Japan, for 3 years.

Comment by NavyMomX2 on August 15, 2010 at 10:25am: Hi Michigan Moms! I have a daughter in ship 6 division 945 with a PIR date of 9/24. We live just south of Grand Rapids in Caledonia. I have another daughter with a ship date of 1/12/11. Glad to find this group!!

Comment by Liz71184 on August 15, 2010 at 10:19am: We are located exactly between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids in a tiny town called Martin. lol Thanks for the warm welcomes I really appreciate it :) All you ladies on this site have been extremely helpful.

Comment by btmom on August 15, 2010 at 7:28am: Sounds like the meet and greet was a success, wish I could have went. Beautiful day, at least it was in Arcadia. Welcome to the group Liz/ Your husband has made a good choice.

Comment by Liz71184 on August 14, 2010 at 11:31pm: Hello ladies! I just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to the NAVY family and also live in Michigan. My husband left for BC on August 2nd and has PIR on Oct. 1st. I cant wait!!! So far this journey has been extremely rough on me but I am getting by. Ive found my new slogan lol, When you feel like giving up remember why you've held on for so long in the first place. I love my husband and support him 100% in this decision that he has made. We have 3 daughters and son ready to make his way anytime in the next 5 weeks. I am looking forward to getting to know a lot of you.

Sorry to bore you lol

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on August 12, 2010 at 12:16pm: Sorry that we won't be making this Saturday. Our summer has been filled with 22 graduation parties including Diego's, also moved three weeks before his party, one wedding shower, three weddings, one class renuion, and still have a life. It has been hard to get anything done on the weekends. I can say I am looking forward to having our weekends back next month. Then again, we let our son go to BC on the 21st. His buddy leaves next Tuesday, the 18th so they will be about five weeks apart. I am hoping they will at least see each other some how. Have an awesome time on Saturday, hoping to make it another time.

Comment by btmom on August 12, 2010 at 8:10am: I agree Jaz, most times I hate traveling in winter too. It's just summer my husband and I both work two jobs, then when we are off there is lots to do. Then we only have one in the winter and wonder what to do with all our spare time. Now with one son in the Navy and one headed to Kalamazoo to KVCC we'll really wander what do to, lol.

Comment by Jaz04 on August 12, 2010 at 8:01am: btmom, what? winter? lol. I hate traveling in the winter. I know, what a joke since I live in Michigan. I look forward to this weekend and the years to follow no matter when it is or where it is. I also look forward to meeting you in the future.