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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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NEW YORK NAVY-MOMS

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For Moms of Sailors from New York, to talk and support each other, and share the info that we have about the "Navy Way of Life". We're waiting to hear from You! Join Us!

Location: Rochester, NY
Members: 145
Latest Activity: Feb 1

Hi My name is Vicki and I'm looking for Moms of Sailors from New York State. My son Kevin just graduated bc on May 16 - and is now in A-School in Groton, CT. Where is your son now? What Div - What Ship? - What School? How's it going with your Sailor?

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Comment by Lana on February 4, 2011 at 11:46am: Thank you so much....I feel so silly!

Comment by kbfx1 on February 4, 2011 at 10:57am: Lana...Delayed Entry Program

Comment by Lana on February 4, 2011 at 10:00am: Forgive me for being ignorant, but what does "Depers" mean?

Comment by Suzanne-Sailor Mom on February 4, 2011 at 9:16am: My son left for bc on 1/5/11 and he is just about 1/2 way thru! It was a little more than 3 weeks before we received a letter from him! But then 2 days later he called us and we were able to speak with him for 20+ minutes! After 3 weeks of silence, it was great to hear from him! Then yesterday (3 days after his call) we received the 2nd letter from him! Also, he did not get mail for the 3 weeks - even tho I wrote to him about every other day! Make sure you join Depers leaving in February (or whatever month).Hope this helps!

Comment by kbfx1 on February 4, 2011 at 8:02am: lana, you've come to the right place,everyone here is wonderful .there is tons of info on this site.my son is the first in our family as well. welcome to your new rollercoaster ride.

Comment by Lana on February 3, 2011 at 5:20pm: We're from Long Island and my son is signing his contract next week. I'm so scared so I've come to this site for support and guidance. There are so many abbreviations used here I'm sooooo confused. My son will be the first to serve in our family so I know absolutely nothing but I've been researching and getting so much info I feel like I'm on overload. I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself.

Comment by MMAS716 on January 26, 2011 at 11:31am: My daughter just returned from her first deployment in December t. What would you like to know?

Comment by LovinMaSR~SHIP 07~DIV 103 <3 on January 26, 2011 at 11:02am: Im not a mom but my boyfriend left 1-18-11 and he is in bc now....we are from buffalo NY

Comment by kbfx1 on January 26, 2011 at 7:57am: My son left yesterday for bc, any other NY moms have one in bc?

Comment by rdelarosa on January 23, 2011 at 7:50pm: hi i am a mother of 2 soon to be 3 sailors i live in middletown ny. and i would like some advice about deployment.