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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- 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.)
N4M Merchandise
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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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Molly's Adopt A Sailor
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We adopt a group of DEPLOYED U.S. MILITARY each month and together send a flood of letters and packages - how much you do is up to you! All of us (Military moms, family and friends) aim for a big boost in morale when our adoptees receive an AWESOME mass mailing of love and support from home.
For more information email us at
newmoms@mollysadoptasailor.com
We support all branches - Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Website: http://www.MollysAdoptASailor.com
Location: Everywhere!
Members: 696
Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2023
Supporting our military by way of cards, letters and care packages filled with love & support from HOME
This group is the perfect place to learn all the tips and tricks of packing and mailing care packages and most important, to make a difference for those serving. PLEASE do introduce yourself in the Comments below!!
Click "NEW MOMS READ FIRST!" here or at right under Pages. Everything you need to know! Email newmoms@mollysadoptasailor.com with any questions.
Where is the monthly Adoptee Mailing Address?
To access the adoptees' mailing addresses, you first need to join this private group: MAS We SHIP Love. Once approved, you can always click here for this month's ADOPTEE MAILING ADDRESS (We Ship Love)
Where is the information about this month's adopted unit or ship?
We provide information about each month's Adoptees and their Wish List in the Discussion Forum below. For the mailing address, see link above: Adoptee Mailing Address.
What are Packing Parties?
Ask if one is planned in your area, or hold your own with friends and family! By carefully following a few simple rules and completing our forms, your group's shipping costs to that month's Adoptees will be paid by MAS (must be a group; individuals don't qualify). To request information, send email to webmaster@mollysadoptasailor.com. MAS can also provide you a letter with Federal Tax ID for requesting donations. There is some info. just to the right of this text-underneath the members photo's.. "Packing Party Information" ..Check it out.
What is the most critical or best thing you can send? Your SUPPORT!
What counts here is the morale of our military and how we can boost it with a touch of love from home. We have a great time here each month sharing, chatting, planning, packing and mailing our appreciation to our deployed.
Will you get a 'thank you' from the deployed military who receive your package?
We hope you do but can't guarantee it as they are engaged in their vital work and often in harm's way. Include your email address in your note (best bet) or add a self addressed envelope (no need for a stamp on it) and paper and pen, and ask if a note is possible in your letter. Replies and photos from our adoptee Point of Contact (POC) will be posted here and on our MAS Facebook page as they come in.
BOXES: Get APO/FPO large priority-mail boxes at your post office, OR call the USPS - 800-610-8734, say "Order supplies" and then ask for the Military Pack. They'll send you six priority-mail large boxes for military, tape, and labels, all for free. You can order cases of 10 and 25 online sent for free, too; choose size under "select format" at right on that page. Send up to 70 lbs per box (that's 7.7 bricks!) at a discount of $2 below the regular rate.
Click here for your MAS (Molly's Adopt a Sailor) stickers. Please print and add these stickers to your boxes - we get new adoption requests when these are seen on dozens of boxes in the mail!
Questions? Please contact "PAT L in IL" at newmoms@mollysadoptasailor.com. Pat is a wonderful source of information. She can explain to you how MAS works and get you started. We have a TON of fun here in our group every month, so jump in and get ready to rock with MAS!!
Discussion Forum
Molly's Adopt A Sailor has adoption requests that we feel obligated to honor.
Started by Pat L. in IL. Last reply by tysmom Sep 28, 2020. 2 Replies 0 Likes
December 2013 Adoption...VAQ-130 "Zappers"
Started by Laura. Last reply by carols_kitchen Sep 8, 2020. 96 Replies 7 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by HuskerFan on April 3, 2014 at 12:58am
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It's crazy. You know if you ship ground - not priority you still get a tracking #? Yea - very cool. Not that it really matters because it's only tracked to the military installation, not the actually person receiving, but it's better than nothing. Wanna hear something super cool though? So, I've been 'adopting' soldiers thru US Adopt a soldier as well. Have been for a while now, but have never ever heard from any of them - never. Not a note, card, thank you, email, nothing. I have continued to adopt them, because most of them I get are out in Kuwait or Afghanistan. Anyway, today I received a priority box in the mail from one of my marines. Initially I thought it was one of my care packages getting sent back to me. Then, when I opened it, it turns out he had a request put it and he had a flag flown for 24 hours over his compound in honor of our family for everything we have done for him and his group while he's been there, then he had the flag sent to me! I cried for 20 minutes. I felt so honored! Then he wrote me a very sweet letter about he he's kept all my cards and letters and stuff! Just had to share! Have a great night ladies, I'm heading out bright and early to go see my sailor!
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Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on April 2, 2014 at 9:45am
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Carol that is awesome! I know a few moms in WA! We are definitely a tight sisterhood!
I wish there was a way to track the packages too but I can only imagine how many go through the Fleet PO! Maybe a mom somewhere will find a way to simplify the process.
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Comment by 2catsn2sailors on April 1, 2014 at 11:16pm
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I called the post office because I was super distressed that my box had been apparently sitting in the US post office since Feb. 24th (I shipped on the 21st). What happens is that it gets scanned at the post office but maybe/maybe not at the ship. If the POC or any of the recipients don't tell you it arrived, you will probably never know.
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Comment by carols_kitchen on April 1, 2014 at 9:06pm
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Navy Moms, and especially Molly's Moms, are a tight sisterhood!
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on April 1, 2014 at 6:19pm
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Carol, Either it's a small world or you are getting famous!
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This is from a friend, who works in insurance claims. I live in Illinois.
I had the most amusing conversation with someone in our claims call center today. She asked me how our weather was here. I replied and then asked where she was from. She said WA. After she found out our agency was in Troy, IL, she replied that she had a friend in Troy. I asked who and was told "Carol". After another minute or two of conversation, she mention her friend Carol was a Navy mom like her. At that point I surprised the tar out of her by saying "your friend is Carol Pxxx isn't it!" She laughed and said yes, that she couldn't believe that we knew someone in common
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Go check out We Stitch Love for a special announcement.
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on April 1, 2014 at 11:43am
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KIm - Thanks. It just is frustrating when both were dropped off at the same time and going to the same location. I understand that over 10,000 packages (I'm told) go thru the sorting center, but still.
It doesn't help that a business size envelope to my daughter 5 hrs away in MI never arrived ---it had her tax forms to be signed in it. So you can imagine what information someone else has...her SS# and her banking info, address.....
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Comment by CruAn on April 1, 2014 at 11:01am
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I always keep the tracking info. Unless they scan on there end it's almost hopeless to follow. I've tried to call & get relayed around till you hang up out of disgust. Truthfully if they aren't scanned the PO can't find them either. LOL. But I keep my fingers crossed and pray every month.
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I used to never track my packages but started to after one got lost that I had tracked. My mail goes from my PO to the sorting one in OKC, then on to a bigger one before going on to the military mail. When I send multiple packages sometimes they don't always show that they were sent on after leaving OKC but I have had the PO look for them and they say that they are sent on just maybe not all scanned. The one that I had that was lost was found a month later. The PO had scanned the wrong zip it was going to but once I had them search for the tracking number it was located and sent on the next day.
I think all the Priority boxes are given a tracking number. I have the USPS app on my phone and I can scan the number myself and look for updates as to where it is. Or have the PO give you the number. If you feel that they are lost then call the 800 number and have them look for it. It's there job to get it to it's destination and we pay a bunch of postage to ensure that it does.
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