Welcome to
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

Events

Add an Event

**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
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

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.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

PROTOTYPE Coin - Ballston Spa

When my son graduated Prototype in BS I was able to purchase 2 coins there. One is a "spinner coin". (There's 2 coins in the picture, right now I'm just talking about the round one.) I bought a few (for myself & family) & when I got home I noticed one of them was broken.

Long story short I contacted the maker of the coins and they were able to replace my coin for me. (I've sent them another email to ask about the other coin but haven't heard back yet). My question is, would anyone be interested in ordering them since we would have to order 25 coins? Here's what they told me:

"We can do another run of them for you guys.

The coin we sent was our archival coin (we typically have one or two for every order).

To do another production run, the minimum would be 25 coins.

They would be $7.50/each for that QTY ($187.50 total). Shipping included.

Let us know if you'd like us to produce a batch for you.

Alex"

0 members like this

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by NancyJo (NNPTC) on June 8, 2015 at 3:18pm

I would love one of these! If we are close to a total number and you are short, I would get 2 of them. Let me know if this works out and what we have to do.

Permalink Reply by MichianaMom on June 8, 2015 at 3:22pm

I would like one!

Permalink Reply by MMSailorsMomWA on June 8, 2015 at 5:12pm

I would like one too.

Permalink Reply by MN Mom of MM on June 8, 2015 at 8:37pm

I also would love to get one of each.

Permalink Reply by britefuture on June 9, 2015 at 8:03am

Two here!

Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 9, 2015 at 10:30am

Ok - I'm working on it with the coin company who in turn is in touch with the Chief at Ballston Spa. I'm just waiting for some more info from them. As soon as I know more I'll let everyone know - stay tuned!

Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 16, 2015 at 7:29pm

OK so I got an email back from the gentleman at the coin company & he gave me the contact info for the Chief that was handling the coin sales in Ballston Spa. I've sent an email to him & I'm hoping I get a response - fingers crossed he can put me in touch with whomever is handling the coin sales now. I'll keep you updated as I hear anything.

Permalink Reply by jkayr on June 22, 2015 at 4:05pm

That's great news. We are driving up Thursday for the ceremony on this Friday. So excited, can't wait to see my sailor! :)

Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 22, 2015 at 4:38pm

jkayr - when you head into the graduation look for a table that they have set up with different items for sale. Hopefully they are selling coins and you can get some there! I am still waiting to hear back from the Chief that I emailed......nothing yet :(

(If you can find out a name/# of who is handling the coins maybe you could get the info to me and I can work on contacting them.)

Enjoy the ceremony - BZ to your son! I know you'll have a great time ;-)

Permalink Reply by Pine View Ranch on June 22, 2015 at 4:36pm

I would order one as well. Will keep an eye out here for more info. Thanks.

Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 24, 2015 at 12:27pm

I haven't given up on this. I just sent another email to the Chief whose name I was given as a contact.....maybe he was deployed or on an underway when I sent the last email. Hopefully I'll get a response this time. I'll keep you all posted.