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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.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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**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.

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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Reserve Moms

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For anyone who has a Sailor in the Reserves. Lets talk...

Location: United States
Members: 366
Latest Activity: Feb 1, 2024

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Comment by BrendanSMom(Billie Jo) on October 22, 2009 at 10:15pm: Thanks Rene! How long was the A and C school in length(combined) ? or could it be different for some? Thank you soooo much!! Boy this site is wonderful.

Comment by BrendanSMom(Billie Jo) on October 22, 2009 at 12:14am: Thank you Angie and Doug's mom. I'm just getting so excited to see him at PIR 15 more days. I cant believe it!

Comment by BrendanSMom(Billie Jo) on October 21, 2009 at 10:32am: Hi Everyone, How is everyone? I'm new to all this so please pardon all of my rambling. My sons PIR is 11/6 then he is off to VA for A school. He told me he has already been informed he has been picked up for C school. Does anyone know if C school continues in VA. His rate is IS and my other question is if anyone knows if this rate gets deployed often. Boy, I'm full of questions

Comment by MamaBear kk on October 18, 2009 at 12:15am: DonnaMc ~ My son is currently at GL. After PIR he will attend "A" in Pensacola, and possibly continue on to "C." Even though he has PIR 11/20, he may be waiting in Florida for his classes to start. Depending on the time line, he may front end some of his time. He is due to be back in college 8/2010. But...you never know. ~ kk

Comment by MamaBear kk on October 12, 2009 at 9:39am: Angie F~ Reservist accrue when on "active duty" - correct? I have to do some research.

Comment by MamaBear kk on October 9, 2009 at 10:47am: Hello! I am new to your group. I see Angie is here ~ so all is good! lol I will be reading more of your posts soon. My son is at GL BC. He will PIR on 11/20/2009. Then off to Pensacola for A school, and maybe C school. ~ kk

Comment by Lois C T(momma T) on July 14, 2009 at 8:51am: Oh Maria, don't apologize, the memory is there, it just surfaced (lol)!
I agree, too bad we couldn't go as a group to see our president!!!!!! Maybe if we get all the Navy moms to write letters someone will notice!!!

Comment by Lois C T(momma T) on July 13, 2009 at 7:46pm: Hi Maria, I was as outraged as you when my son went to Mississippi, the same thing happened to my son, and his "government charge card" was delayed because of some mistake they made! Fortunately we were able to wire him money, but I asked what about people who were also unaware of this and don't have any one to send them money or a credit card? He told me "mom, they just sleep on the floor of whoever will let them in their room and for food they look for leftovers or handouts!!! What a way to treat the men and women who are putting their lives on the line for this country! Until I read your comment I had just about gotten over this,(my son has been home from Iraq for about 3 mos.) I wrote to our representatives and congressmen, never even got an answer! Maybe you will have more luck with President Obama!

Comment by Lois C T(momma T) on July 10, 2009 at 4:44pm: AMEN to that!!!

Comment by Lois C T(momma T) on June 14, 2009 at 1:41pm: Hi, my son is doing okay since being home from Iraq. He is more somber than he was before he left, he doesn't talk much about it to me. I have a brother who is retired Army, and I know he talked to him. He hasn't been able to find a job, so that is difficult for him. But, I really have not seen any worrisome after effects, Thank God !