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

**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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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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Missing your Husband? Have Questions or just feeling plain lousy without him?? LETS TALK!!

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Comment by Abby on March 11, 2014 at 8:35pm
My husband graduated BC back in April and it still almost brings tears to my eyes thinking of him leaving. It does get easier, but you never stop missing them. This website helps tremendously though, particularly the boot camp forum. In a week or two you should get something in the mail with his graduation date in it and then a group will be created for that date. Join that group! There are a lot of moms, but there are plenty of wives too. It made such a big difference for me being able to communicate with others and knowing what was going on. Also, it's never too soon to write him, you can just send them all at once when you get his address.
Comment by wifeofasailor1( LS A school) on March 11, 2014 at 8:12pm
My husband just left for BC i catch myself crying and shedding tears i miss him already so much..I hope it gets easier because i hide to cry from my 3yr old son.
Comment by meagan5220 on February 5, 2014 at 4:31pm

I have been told its 20 weeks for a paid move. Is he in A school right now? when they get there usually they will talk to them about it or they can ask for sure when they get there. That doesn't include hold time, that only includes the number of days included if they were to start right away.

Comment by Abby on February 4, 2014 at 8:09am
I know the A school is long enough for ETs and FCs whose A schools are in Great Lakes for the spouses to be moved. But, those are the only rates that can be approved for live ashore in Great Lakes. Sorry, I'm not sure about the other rates outside of Great Lakes though.
Comment by abuon18 on February 4, 2014 at 12:11am

I believe the length of schooling has to be 24 weeks... and the Navy will pay to move you to where he is. That is the length of ONE school though, not combined school (for example, my husband had an ATT course, A school and a C school). Also keep in mind that each branch has different protocols, so just because one branch does or does not do something does not mean it's the same for all branches. 

Comment by beachmom76 on January 14, 2014 at 9:14pm

To transfer the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, your husband has to have served at least six years and commit to an additional four years, so that isn't likely to help you now. MyCAA doesn't cover CEUs, so it appears those avenues are closed to you. You can get more information about both programs by following these links

MyCAA: https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/default.aspx#

GI Bill: http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/

The National Resource Directory has links to a number of scholarships and grants for military dependents. It may take some work on your part, but can't hurt to check it out.  Their link is: https://www.nrd.gov/education_and_training

Good luck to you!

 

Comment by abuon18 on January 14, 2014 at 8:55pm
It can still be worth looking into! And there are always scholarships and grants out there for military spouses-not sponsored by the Navy but other organizations so I would definitely search for those and see what's available for your field. Some may not even be field-specific they may just pay for your courses for whatever you're studying.
Comment by abuon18 on January 14, 2014 at 8:47pm
Lily_ter's wife, have you looked into myCAA? It's financial assistance (grants) for spouses. It is only applicable to certain degrees and certifications, and there is a limit to the amount of assistance. As far as other assistance the answer is no, we do not get assistance from the military. Your husband gets his GI bill and at some point he can transfer that to you but I don't know the details.
Comment by Lizzie_Corpsmanwife on January 13, 2014 at 5:56pm

Sailors Wife0721

Congrats oh my gosh how exciting. 

Comment by SailorsWife0721 on January 13, 2014 at 5:44pm
Lizzie I sent you a request. I have a lot of info I can share, I'm just finishing up with my husbands boot camp. He graduates on friday
 

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