Welcome to
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

Add an Event

**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

Wednesday

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.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

September, 2015 Adoption - Unit on the USS Essex

Our September adoption is a group of 50 males and 10 females deployed on the USS Essex LHD2.

Quote from our Contact - "We have a lot of people without families who would really appreciate the love from outside sources."

Also, when asked for a "wish list", he said, "Surprise us! We aren't picky people!" But then he did have some suggestions. LOL (They do have access to a refrigerator and a microwave.)

Chips (all kinds)

Gum

Oreos

Beef jerky

Ramen noodles

Easy Mac

Granola bars

Power bars

Drink sticks (to add to bottles of water)

Sunflower seeds

Pillowcases are a "GO"!!

Shipping will be the week of Sept. 24.

5 members like this

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by mrsb on September 1, 2015 at 10:40am

I wish I could help this time but am unable to. We are getting our house ready to list and are moving at the same time!! Hopefully life will settle down in a couple of months and I can get back into the swing!

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on September 1, 2015 at 11:23am

Not to worry, dearie!!! That's the beauty of "Molly's"........we all do what we can, when we can...........and darn if it doesn't all work out!

Permalink Reply by Navy brat/mom on September 1, 2015 at 10:46am

Finally able to slow down and get back to sewing and packing now that my son has graduated boot camp and is now in a school and my daughter has gone back to school. Crazy how their stuff throws us out of sync.... Lol. I'll look at my fabric and give you a number on pillow cases.

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on September 1, 2015 at 11:24am

Thank you and hugs!

Permalink Reply by MarianneKT's Mom on September 1, 2015 at 11:19am

My daughter served on the USS ESSEX when it was in Japan! They did a hull swap with the USS Bonhomme Richard back in 2012.
Any idea which department we ate sending to? She was in Engineering.

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on September 1, 2015 at 11:21am

This is a very mixed group. All different rates!

Permalink Reply by PaMom on September 1, 2015 at 11:49am

We are in. We will be making home made cookies as I need so room in my Molly's closet. The red and green Folgers coffee containers are perfect for keeping the cookies from crumbling but take up a lot of room. And at Christmas time they look great with a bow on top. I still have pillow cases in my done box not sure how many but I know we are good for at least 15 more if needed.

21 DAYS AND COUNTING......

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on September 1, 2015 at 11:28pm

PaMom, Thank you!

Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on September 1, 2015 at 5:54pm