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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.

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

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**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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North Carolina Moms

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Location: Northcarolina
Members: 204
Latest Activity: Sep 25, 2019

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Comment by NCNavyMom on January 24, 2010 at 3:01am: Hi NC Moms. I am in Burlington, NC. My son is currently in OCS 12-10 in Newport, RI. I look forward to getting to know other Mom's in the piedmont.

Comment by spensmom on January 22, 2010 at 10:25pm: Thank you, Tina and Sue. I live in Greensboro, also. Just let me know when the next "meet and greet" is. I would love to come.

Comment by spensmom on January 22, 2010 at 3:26pm: Hello NC Moms. I am excited to find a group from NC. I am new to this site. It was also good to see that there is a Triad group which is where I live. My son is finishing up his NROTC program this spring at UNC and will commission then. I am excited for him and sad too that I will not have as much contact with him as I have been able to in the past. I know I will be glad to have the support of other Navy Moms!

Comment by Anna on January 13, 2010 at 9:26pm: Cathy,
What a sweet son!! Happy belated Birthday!!!

Comment by Anna on January 10, 2010 at 8:13pm: Cathy,
Sorry you haven't been able to talk to your son by phone. Do you have his military email address? When my son was on deployment calls were rare but I made him promise to at least send me a small email message every couple days just to know that he was still ok. He would get to a computer and just send a short message. Their military email address should follow them wherever they go.

Comment by Terry on January 2, 2010 at 12:01am: Hi, I'm new to this site. I saw one mom from Durham; are there any more? My son's PIR is 1/15/10 then it's straight off to Monterrey. I'm pretty overwhelmed about not hearing from him since he left except for one letter. We're going up and hope we get to see him. Can anyone give me some tips for the trip and how to cope with not hearing from him? Are there any get togethers for those of us missing our kids in central NC?

Comment by Anna on January 1, 2010 at 5:13pm: Happy New Years!!!
Johnsmom,
I love that saying - is it your creation? I would like to copy it and send it to my daughters - one at college and the other in the Navy. Can I give you credit?

Comment by Anna on December 24, 2009 at 6:43pm: SJ,
That was very sweet!! Thank YOU for your decision. My daughter is stationed in Washington. If you ever have to go to PSD at Kitsap for anything with your records you might run into her!!!
Take care - enjoy your time at home - and stay safe!!!!

Comment by momoffour(Ship 11 div 119) on December 24, 2009 at 6:11am: I have a question for you ladies! How did your sailor handle his finances while in BC. He is only nineteen but he does pay for his car and I was wondering if he should put me on his account so I can handle it for the 8 weeks. He has no idea when to expect money from the Navy to hit his account so I am thinking I will be paying that bill for the next two months LOL!

Comment by Anna on December 22, 2009 at 9:52pm: Martyzmom,
When my daughter had to get her ID picture taken during the processing days of bc, she had been up for hours, had several shots, and was pretty much pi55ed off with the world. Her ID picture looked like she was ready to kill!!! It was so much NOT like her normal sweet, smiley, sunshiney personality!!! I wish I could have kept that picture because it was just so funny. As soon as she got out to A school she had a new ID made!!!!