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:
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
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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Discussion Forum
Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by Anna on February 27, 2018 at 10:47pm
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Blondie,
Is it just this group that gives you problems when you use your phone to post??
JayDee,
Hope your injections help you stave off surgery for awhile!!! I'm afraid my latest x-ray from this doctor showed that my knee had worsened and there was absolutely no space between the bones. I think that's why he scheduled the surgery a week later!!!! Wish the VA would have moved this quickly!!!!!
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Comment by Blondie on February 27, 2018 at 12:56pm
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if it helps, I can post from my phone to other groups on this site. very strange. :(
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Comment by JayDee659 on February 27, 2018 at 8:32am
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Thanks Anna, I am in "desktop" mode. I've told our mutual friend and there's another lady on our group that's having a similar issue.
Good luck tomorrow with the knee. I just finished the last gel injection in a series of 3. The first injection included a PRP shot. Still a little sore, but hoping things will improve.
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BSunshine,
Thank you!! I can use all the prayers!!! Good luck on that new MIL status!!!! Congratulations to your son and DIL!!!
Ladies,
I heard from a couple other moms who are also having some problems but what they said was to be in "desktop" mode. Hope that helps!!!
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bbcregular,
I so understand your MIL predicament!!! I've had to hold my tongue so many times I'm surprised it still works!!! Unfortunately my daughters marriage didn't work out as far as SIL was concerned so I sure can't help in the MIL field!!!!! I will say tho that from a Navy perspective if a sailor can get to live off base cause they're married, it's extra money in their paycheck. Of course then they have to weigh the extra pay against how much they are paying in rent, but I understand why so many young sailors do that. Heck, I got to do that when I was a young sailor but I wasn't married!!! Didn't even know my hubby then!!! It was just so nice to get out of the barracks!!!! I'm so glad that you can feel the love and support from the other moms here!! We really do have each other's backs!!!!
SailorsLIMom,
Yes, separations can work if both parties are willing to work together!!! So happy that things worked out for your family!! Sometimes those kinds of stressors can make people stronger!!!!
JayDee,
I got such a chuckle from your post about your daughter getting published!!!! I read a college paper Jenn did that was required for graduation with honors. I didn't understand one thing about it!!! And there were no pictures, just charts, and those didn't make sense either!!!! Congratulations to your daughter!!! Smart genes must have come from one of her parents!!!!!
MalsMom,
I hope the bootcamp time continues to go quickly for you and I'm so glad that you also are feeling the love and support from the other Moms here. These ladies really are the greatest!!! Do not hesitate to ask any of us if there is something you want to know!!!!
Sorry you ladies are having problems posting from your phones. I will send a message to admins to see if they know something. JayDee, if you don't mind could you check with our mutual friend for me?????? She seems to have that magic touch!!!!
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bbcregular I don't think it's your phone as mine is a problem too. I think it's this site.
I'm not any good at the "shut up" part, just ask anyone who knows me well.
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Comment by SailorsLIMom on February 26, 2018 at 2:02pm
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Yes, the "shutting up" part is the hardest esp for MILs!
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Hi everyone!
It has been one week since my daughter left for RTC. Can't wait to receive the box. It has been such a blessing to see all the information from Moms who have been there before!
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Comment by bbcregular on February 26, 2018 at 1:50pm
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Yea, it worked. Now to find out what is wrong with my phone.
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