This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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:
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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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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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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Moms with Aviators in training in Corpus ChristiThere is a group titled NAS CORPUS CHRISTI MOMS. It has less than 10 members and has not had activity in awhile. Would any other Moms lik… Started by missmellen |
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SEREMy son is going to SERE tomorrow in Maine... I know he will be ok but it worries me it will be so cold there these next two weeks. Anyone o… Started by redheadlass |
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Requesting information about ship life for gift ideasI'm trying very hard to follow the opsec guidelines so I'm not posting names, dates, or locations, but can anyone provide any helpful hints… Started by Nancy |
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Housing in Corpus ChristiHello Moms! Anyone have any suggestions for housing in Corpus Christi? Started by AWR |
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Condolence Cards for Families of Slain AviatorsI couldn't stop thinking about the tragic deaths of the three Pensacola aviators in December. My DS had trained there and had only left for… Started by Allison |
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Housing in KingsvilleHello all! My DS just finished primary and is scheduled to report to Kingsville for Advanced training. Does anyone have any info on housi… Started by Andy'sMom |
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February 28, 2020 Corpus Christi Winging CeremonyHello, Does anyone have an itinerary for the Corpus Christi Winging Ceremony on February 28, 2020? I am trying to schedule a lunch or dinn… Started by buckyGM |
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Wing CeremonyMy Son will be winged at the end of the month. What is an appropriate gift to give him? Do the parents buy the gold wing pin and pin him… Started by Janis |
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