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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 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 Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on December 20, 2008 at 3:45pm: Hope that everyone who was traveling home yesterday made it safely. Know that we had lots of snow & ice here in Edwardsburg, MI. My son isn't coming home for Christmas this year though. It is going to be tough for me. I am praying for him and everybody who can't be home either. I am lighting a blue candle for him and a white candle for my SIL in the Air Force too.
Aunt Tracey, I know how you feel about wanting to be there at PIR to see your nephew. My mom & sisters wanted to attend my son, Allen's in Oct, 07 and weren't able to due to him being limited on how many tickets. His father, stepmother & stepsister as well as me, his sister & niece were the ones using the tickets. We were not aware that he could get extra tickets or that he was going to get liberty all weekend so they could have came with us to see him anyway. It was really awesome though seeing him for the first time since he left for basic. I am sure that you all will be as proud and excited as we all were when we experienced PIR. Make sure he gets you a copy of the PIR. We tried to video tape it, but it was almost impossible. Merry Christmas and God bless.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on December 19, 2008 at 11:22am: Hi Michigan Moms -- my dad lives in Belleville and called to say he had about 8" of snow and they are closing metro airport (?) We are living by the phone as our Sailor is trying to come home on leave today and he is in Chicago...not the best day for travel. Hope everyone gets to where they need to be safely today.

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on December 18, 2008 at 5:53pm: Hi all, I Hope all of our sailors get home this holiday safely. Robert is due in tomorrow morning , he is flying into Metro at *am so I hope the snow hold off or at least not as much so he can land. then it can snow all day. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on December 16, 2008 at 10:06am: Watching the weather reports ladies...we live in Atlanta now but just found out that I only have to work Monday and Tuesday next week so thinking about making a surprise/quick trip to Michigan for the holidays. We will have our sailor home with us and I'm sure his grandparents would LOVE to see him (and maybe us too!!) I'm waiting until he arrives home on Friday to make sure he has not made plans with friends before I drop the bomb on hubby...all I want for Christmas is a trip to Michigan!!! LOL

Comment by Dee on December 15, 2008 at 11:07pm: wayne here

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on December 15, 2008 at 1:59am: Ohhhhh...Livonia used to be our home and my sister works at PowerTrain in Ypsi. Welcome to the site ladies!

Okay Michigan families ---- please take time to read the post on the main page called "Blue Candle Lighting" in honor of all of our sailors that cannot be home for Christmas - we are lighting a blue candle in their honor.

I'll be thinking of ya Lisa :-0

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 15, 2008 at 12:07am: Hi Carol - I'm from Ypsilanti. My daughter is at GL A school for DC. We are very fortunate to have her home over Christmas - and her birthday too.

Comment by Dee on December 14, 2008 at 11:46pm: Hi Carol P ..... I live in Livonia and my son graduates this Friday from OCS in RI this is the first time for me typing on this site, im in the group ocs moms also, Happy Holiday to all.

Comment by Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on December 14, 2008 at 2:53pm: Hi Lisa, thanks for the info. I look forward to the meeting this spring. I've never been to Texas in August, but lived in Oklahoma in the summer so know what you mean by that. lol

Comment by Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on December 13, 2008 at 11:25am: Hello, Lisa! I see that you are from Jackson County too! Yahoo! I don't know of any other moms from my neck of the woods. I am originally from Jackson, but am currently living in Cass County. It would be great to meet you someday.