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:
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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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.)
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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
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Nor Cal & East Foothill Counties: Sacramento, El Dorado, Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin, Yolo, Amador, Calaveras, Sutter, Yuba and beyond. An active support group for Navy families & friends.
Location: Northern/Eastern California - Sacramento & Foothills
Members: 179
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022
Discussion Forum
ANYONE CLOSE TO I-5 or 99 in cali?
Started by GraceRae<3. Last reply by Alaina {Bob's Mom} Jan 21, 2013. 5 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by Vickie - Rooney's mom on January 25, 2009 at 7:09pm
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Hi Paula, Welcome! I live in Dixon, work in Rocklin. My son is on his first deployment aboard the USS Stennis. He's been in the Navy for 7 months. He's an ABH on the hangar bay.
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Comment by Paymaster on January 23, 2009 at 10:17am
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Millie.....Welcome to the group. I am a neighbor I live in Fair Oaks.
Its tuff having your love one gone. My Daughter In-Law is going through what you are, but just in Virginia.
This is my son's third deployment.
I admire her. She doesn't let his deployments get her down. She is a stay at home mom of two little girls. When the girls don't have pre-school or lessons, she takes them to one of several play areas, museums and other activities. She never lets a day go by that they do get up, get dressed and leave the house.
One thing my son does before he leaves for his deployments is he has a vidoe camera and he tapes himself reading the girls favorite books. He holds the book and reads to the girls like they where sitting together. When the girls are needing some quite time my daughter in-law gets the books and tape out and they girls have reading time with dad. Some days she says that is the only peace she get during the day. The girls love reading along with dad and never get tired of the video.
Let me know if you need to talk, I am just around the corner.
Jody
Fair Oaks, CA
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Comment by Elaine E. on January 20, 2009 at 2:44am
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Hi, Stephanie! Left a message on your personal page. We're in Livermore. Haven't heard of any micro-groups on our area. Our Juston graduated December 5. It's all been new for us, too. Drop me a line sometime. Elaine
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Comment by NevadaSierra on December 31, 2008 at 10:44am
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Hi Everybody: I'm new - while my son has been in the Navy for six years this site is new to me. We live in Nevada City. I'll get back later - have to get to work. Happy and Safe New Year.
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Has anyone had a son or daughter out on an Independent Assignment to Afghanistan?
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Comment by LaVonda on November 20, 2008 at 8:10pm
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Thank you. I'm assuming that she will get that book after tomorrow. Her recruiter said he will be working with her and other recruits between now and bootcamp. She is in great shape and works out now so the physical part shouldn't be too bad for her.
Now for a possible silly question, how can I learn what all of the acronyms stand for? BC (boot camp, got that one!) but DEP, PIR and some of the others have me stumped!
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My daughter is going down today to MEPS. She was told she will be in delayed entry till July or August. My husband was a Marine "back in the day". However this is new to me! Any suggestins for encouraging her and getting her ready for bootcamp?
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Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on November 19, 2008 at 12:37pm
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Hi Carli,
Welcome to our Navy family!! That is very normal, when my daughter left for BC I caught my husband opening her bedroom door he was just standing there looking in, I said it's OK to say you miss her he was like I was just checking to see if she forgot anything. I laughed and said yeah right. It is very hard but as days go by it gets easier, once you get that first real phone call and real letter which is usually about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks in you feel better just hearing there voice and knowing they are OK. Those letters are the best I miss them LOL. Lean on us all whenever you need!! These boards are what got me through BC and kept me sane!! Take Care Kathy
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Hi Jor-Jean
Welcome to Our navy Family, you've came to the right place for support lean on us whenever you need!!
Honor Courage & Commitment by JF Leahy is a book that helped me when my daughter was in BC, this book take you through BC I wish my daughter had read it before she went in!! It is a great book!!
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Brenda....Thanks for the welcome. Yes, it would be nice to have a social gathering for the moms in this area, esp for those spending their first holiday season without their child. Jody
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