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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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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Missouri Family and Friends

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A group for Navy Family and Friends from the state of Missouri with DEP or Active children

Members: 218
Latest Activity: Oct 12, 2024

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Comment by carols_kitchen on September 4, 2010 at 11:32am: There's still a week's full of free family events at St Louis Navy Week. This weekend is busy at Science Center and the Muddy Blues Fest. Stuff all week long!

Comment by carols_kitchen on September 3, 2010 at 10:39pm: Our son, who was already lean, lost weight in the Navy and had to buy smaller waisted pants. I took a photo of all his favorite shirts, and asked him which ones to mail. He picked all but one. Just lined up the shirts on hangers on the shower curtain and emailed him a pix. Easy way for him to decide what he wanted.

Comment by djloch (Zac's Mom) on September 3, 2010 at 4:42pm: Thanks ladies!!! Zac doesnt want me to mail any clothes or anything, says thats just more he has to pack..lol. But I am planning to surprise them with sending him and his roomy some snacks.

Comment by ckmom on September 2, 2010 at 6:43pm: Sorry I wont make it either, since I was at Great Lakes for my sons PIR 8/6. I have to work this weekend. Hope to make it next year, sounds like alot fun.
djloch, Been mailing my son his cloths and whatever else he wants. Then I send him a lot of snack foods like slim jims, granola bars, pop tarts, and whatever his room mate or freinds want they all share. Not to shy to tell me what they want.lol My son is in Pennsacola for AS. Still waiting to start A school.

Comment by carols_kitchen on September 2, 2010 at 5:44pm: St Louis Navy Week click on link
http://www.navyweek.org/stlouis2010
Will be at Union Station tonight and Friday, with more events as posted.

djloch
If you have sailors new addy for A school, you can mail him goodies. However, sometimes mail is slow, so be sure if it is homebaked that you have it wrapped well.

Comment by djloch (Zac's Mom) on September 2, 2010 at 5:34pm: Oh thanks Michele..but yes there is no way I can come..So wish I could it looks Amazing!!...but Im trying to recover from a weekend Great Lakes trip! Im not really sure that my son will be out participating in any of that since he just arrived. He told me is Phase I liberty. Was thinking of making a trip up when his liberty was more extended but he wants me to save my money and just wait til he is home so we can do something together then without having to worry about time. Do you know if I can send him like care packages of cookies and stuff yet?

Comment by djloch (Zac's Mom) on September 2, 2010 at 11:49am: Hello All!! Im new here..My son just arrived to Fort Leonard Wood this past Saturday. What is St.Louis Navy week?