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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

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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 Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on April 14, 2010 at 9:02am: Thank you, Uli & Ruth VH! No, my DIL is going to be living in Ohio with her father while Allen is at D.G. It isn't that far to drive for a visit though so will be doing so often. I will try to bring beautiful weather with me, Ruth VH, but you know how Michigan weather is...lol! I hear it has been pretty warm and nice up there lately. Hope it stays. Also, praying for my SIL (Air Force) who is deployed to Afghanistan right now. He is on his 3rd trip there and will be there until August atleast. Praying for my daughter and granddaughters in Arkansas while he is gone. Thank you all!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on April 13, 2010 at 11:03am: Remember - you can get a free banner or sign for your sailor coming home at

www.buildasign.com/troops

I got the banner for when Katie came home at Christmas and had a card that fits perfectly on my front door that I leave up all the time.

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on April 12, 2010 at 1:42pm: Hi all, glad to get back to all of you. I have been so busy, do get in to read and keep track but little time for any thing else. So let me catch you all up. rob is doing greaat. Made petty officer over the last cruse out. Still working on his dolphines but says that he will get them on this next cruse. He is actually home for a few weeks goes back to GA on the 22nd. It's great to have him home evan if I can't keep the frig stocked, forgot what it was like to have someone constantly eating. Wedding planns are off I guesss for now they decided that they jumped too fast, better now then later.
Well the snow, hopefully, time to plan our warm weather get together. Let's amke plans.
I am issueing a call for all Michigan Navy mom's to get involved with your local Blue Star Mother's group. Michigan has a very active group of chapters. I belong to the Blue /water group. But there seems to be few Navy mom's so let's show the Army and Marines that we are just as strong as they are I know we can.
Well hope to get back to you soon. love all of you...Paulette

Comment by Carol on April 8, 2010 at 2:47pm: Happy Easter. Wondering if any moms in Michigan still have son in A school for Corpsmen graduating May 21.

Comment by Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on April 7, 2010 at 9:42am: Hello all! Just wanted to update you that Allen has graduated K-9 Dog Handler School in San Antonio. He is now visiting in Michigan at his father's with his wife (my DIL), Jessica. They made it safely to Michigan yesterday and plan to be there for a couple weeks. Allen ships out for Diego Garcia on May 1 for his year of overseas duty. Please remember them in your prayers, because Jessica is pregnant and will be going thru without Allen by her side. I am moving back to Jackson on May 18th and plan to be in Jackson by May 20th. I already have a house and job lined up. Praise God!!! Looking forward to getting together with all you wonderful people on N4M!!!! Thank you for caring about all my family and me. See some of you soon!

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on April 4, 2010 at 4:32pm: Happy and Blessed Easter to all.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on April 3, 2010 at 9:36am: Rehne' - welcome back. Let's start getting reacquantied........Where is your son and what rate? My daughter Katie is a DC on the USS Essex.

Blessings on your Easter!

Comment by Squid's Mom - Rehne' on April 3, 2010 at 8:44am: Hello Everyone, Happy Easter! Sorry I kind of fell off the face of the earth for the last year. We have had a lot going on. I hope to get re-acquainted with you all this spring.

LOL Uli the song goes "Dang me, Dang me".

Comment by buslady47 on March 29, 2010 at 5:22pm: thanks Ruth...tissues are packed...camera, clothes, I think I've got everything I need....have a great spring break and a Happy Easter!

Comment by buslady47 on March 28, 2010 at 9:04pm: Ruth VH sorry I missed you last weekend when you were here in Troy, I was actually on a last minute field trip. I hope you enjoyed your brief stay here in our "city of tomorrow...today", hmmm....anyway I'm on my way to Great Lakes this Thursday for my son's PIR...can't wait...then on to FLA for spring break...can't wait again! Have a great week!