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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

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:

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.

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Moms of Officers

Future, current and past officers

Members: 602
Latest Activity: Jan 29

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Discussion Forum

Typhoon about to hit Okanawa

Started by Wendy. Last reply by Wendy Aug 31, 2022. 6 Replies

Flight Suit Friday- Pensacola

Started by Michele. Last reply by Glenni Mar 7, 2022. 8 Replies

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Comment by Kim8 on November 28, 2022 at 7:22pm

Hi Cathy, welcome & congrats to your son on OCS! I am seeing FB groups for the OCS classes 05-23 & 06-23 but nothing for 07-23 as yet. I'm not exactly sure which class your son would be in but my son went around this time back in 2020 & he was in class 07-21. Search "Navy OCS class _ _ - 23" inserting his class # in the spaces & you can see if it pops up. These groups are not official Navy groups & usually headed up by one of the family members. If you aren't sure of your son's class # yet, then message the 06-23 group or ask to join & then ask when the class started. They are usually very nice & helpful. I was even told to join the class right before my son's & did just that so that I could see what was ahead for him by 3 weeks. :)

Comment by Cathy on November 28, 2022 at 7:06pm
Andy’s mom..
hi! Yes he just started OCS and I’m looking on Facebook with his class number but nothing is showing up.
Comment by Andy'sMom on November 28, 2022 at 7:04pm

Welcome Cathy!

Is your son going thru OCS?  If he is, there is a page on this site just for OCS that was very helpful to me when my DS was there, and they have FB pages usually with Friends and Family in the name plus his class number.

Comment by Cathy on November 28, 2022 at 6:48pm
Hi! I’m a new mom here. How do we find our sons class on Facebook. He just reported so could it be too soon or is this something they do right away?
Comment by Helomom on October 25, 2022 at 1:23pm

Andy'sMom - Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I’ve been a Navy Mom since our daughter enlisted in 1990. Our son started NROTC in 1993. We had sort of crossover year in 1994 until our daughter finished her active duty. She was still in the inactive reserves in 1997 when our son graduated and received his commission. She put on her uniform and gave him his first salute at commissioning. She and her family will be with us this summer for Change of Command and his retirement in Naples. It’s been ride, and now here we are…

Comment by Andy'sMom on October 25, 2022 at 12:39pm

Helomom,

What a fabulous trip and wonderful memories with your family.  After reading that I realize why you have been such a voice of calm advice....so many years being involved in the Navy! Best of luck to your DS, DIL, and grandkids!

Comment by Allison on September 17, 2022 at 9:48am

Thank you Helomom for sharing the story of your trips and your DS's career. It's wonderful to read about the life of an experienced naval officer when my DS is in the early years! 

Comment by Glenni on September 16, 2022 at 9:18pm

He hopes to fly the SeaHawk. He's still in A pool waiting for NIFE. So although his preference is the SeaHawk, he'll get whatever they give him ---

Comment by M's mom on September 7, 2022 at 5:52pm

Thank you, Glenni

What does your son fly?

Comment by Glenni on September 7, 2022 at 9:05am

Helomom, what an amazing trip!! Im so thankful you were able to create such great memories! We island hopped through Greece about 35 years ago - my dad took us on an amazing trip through Europe when my husband graduated from seminary. But we weren’t on a cruise. I think the cruise sounds amazing. You must be so proud of your son! I am so grateful for all the help and encouragement you have given me as my son is beginning his aviation career. I pray this final year will go smoothly for your son, and that all the pieces will fall into place for his retirement!

M’s Mom, congratulations on your son’s promotion! I hope that his stay in England is a good one. 

 

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