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

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

Naval Aviation

Information

For Moms with Aviators or anyone interested

Members: 291
Latest Activity: Oct 12, 2024

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of Naval Aviation to add comments!

Comment by Marianne on June 29, 2017 at 1:06pm: USNmom2017:
The Navy Lodge system is designed for visiting family. Your DS will have to sign you in. The one at P'COLA is gorgeous;right on the beach with full kitchen and a breakfast included. 7 yrs ago it was only $70! I've also stayed in the ones at Norfolk and Atsugi,Japan. I highly recommend your son make a reservation ASAP so you don't get closed out by other summer travelers.

Comment by USNmom2017 on June 29, 2017 at 12:45pm: Marianne...thank you for your information. I know they will love Pensacola. I hear Great
things about the base. You mentioned staying at the Navy Lodge. Can we do that as civilians?

And housing...they already have a deposit on an apartment, I was just under the impression that he would have to have permission or some sort of paperwork from Housing to be able to live off base. And how long it take to get all that done. Just trying to do some footwork although he says he has got it under control.

I have also joined the NFO moms. Hope to get information in that group along the way. Information that he might forget to tell us.

Thanks again for any information..
God bless you as well..

Comment by USNmom2017 on June 29, 2017 at 12:30pm: BuckeyeMom... I know from what I have read there is no problem with living off base. Just was unsure if there was a certain procedure they had to follow.they already have a deposit on an apartment,scheduled to move in on July 18. Of course they will need help moving and we hated to come that way to help if it was going to be a few days after they get there that they will be able to move in. Due to the inprocessing. I am an AF brat but of course I don't recall all of those things.. so any information is welcome.

Comment by USNmom2017 on June 29, 2017 at 12:21pm: Roberts mom, Hebrew has to report within 10 days. He will graduate on July 14 and is headed to Pensacola middle of the following week. We live about 7 hours away so he is coming home first to get his car and some belongings as he has a deposit down on an apartment that Him and his fiancé will move into at that time. From what I read they are in need of NFO. So that is why the quick turnaround. Hope to get to know yiu thru this process , so we can go thru it together. Where do you live?

Comment by Marianne on June 29, 2017 at 11:25am: Welcome.My DS is an NFO Hawkeye instructor at the Top Gun school.He lived in two houses while in training at P'Cola. It is the loveliest base in the Navy,so be sure to visit and stay at the Navy Lodge on base.
There are a number of homes owned by Navy personnel that are also available for rent; Housing has lists (or Used to).

They are always short on NFO, and I have heard they are getting top priority in the flight training pipeline, so expect short report dates.

We also have an NFO Moms group if you have specific questions.

Good luck & God bless.

Comment by BuckeyeMom on June 29, 2017 at 8:42am: There will be no problem living off base, it is not at all unusual. I would even say more normal than not.
I don't rememberat what point they declare where they are living but there is housing available all around base. My son lived on Blue Angel if that helps!

Comment by Robertsmom on June 29, 2017 at 8:27am: USNmom2017 I do not have an answer to your question but I was excited to see your comment. My LO is graduating OCS on Aug 4 then supposed to head to P'cola as an NFO also. He was rushed into OCS and was told they needed NFOs so Im curious how quickly yours has to report after graduation.

Comment by USNmom2017 on June 29, 2017 at 12:04am: I have just found this group!! I have a LO that will be graduating OCS on July 14. The. Headed to Pensacola for NFO. He is getting an apartment because he is getting married in August. is there a certain procedure that has to take place in order to live off base? I apologize if this has been answered somewhere..

Comment by Barb on June 19, 2017 at 12:34pm: Sending love to all our Navy family this Monday and hoping that all of you are well too...our hearts go out to the Fitz and proud of our aviators in the incredibly challenging work that they do. My DS is on an extended training and they are working looooong hours, but he sent a great photo of Saturday's trip to Tahoe. He looked great, driving a boat with his buddies. They are amazing people, aren't they?

Comment by helenp on June 8, 2017 at 9:05am: Thank you gonavymom. I will pass this information to my future DIL. She has a car now, so she's ready to start - well maybe as soon as she unpacks all the boxes.