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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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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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OCS Graduate Moms

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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

Members: 668
Latest Activity: Feb 3

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Comment by Graftrak on September 12, 2011 at 12:18pm: For those who have LOs in OCS class 4-12, if you haven't joined our group on Facebook, here we are: US NAVY OCS CLASS 04-12 FAMILY SUPPORT [18SEP2011]

Comment by navymom9875 on September 9, 2011 at 2:01pm: Hang in there! You will get a call anywhere between 2-4 weeks in. The waiting is very hard on family members but when the call comes it will be so sweet! And usually once they can call you will receive calls fairly regularly. Rest assured that if you haven't heard anything they are doing fine!

Comment by navymom9875 on August 28, 2011 at 11:25pm: Haha, no, but that's a good guess. Years ago, when my boys were elementary age it was popular to call people "dawg." As in "what up dawg?" They also called people by their first initial followed by dawg. My name is Gale and so I was dubbed g-dawg by my kids which then became a screen name I use a lot.

Comment by navymom9875 on August 28, 2011 at 8:23pm: That's what we're here for! Feel free to ask questions or just vent. OCS is a tough road but when you attend your daughter's graduation and commissioning you will experience a pride like you've never felt before. My son graduated in January and every time I talk to him I am amazed at the maturity and confidence he has developed since beginning his OCS journey. Welcome aboard! We're here if you need us!

Comment by LZ27 on August 25, 2011 at 9:53pm: I started the day he left. They will get there; however he may not get them roght away. Depends on the DI and the team he is in. If there is a wise guy, the whole team pays. then again if all goes well, he may get his mail quickly. It is a crap shoot., you won't know until it is all over. Just hang in there keep writting and remain positive.

Comment by Graftrak on August 23, 2011 at 8:04pm: Your boyfriend will be in Class 3-12. My son was going to be in the Aug. 28th class, but when all the bumping around settled down, he'll be starting OCS two weeks later,Sept. 18, and that's Class 4-12.

Comment by bwtejas on August 23, 2011 at 8:25am: Thank you so much!

Comment by navymom9875 on August 22, 2011 at 9:34pm: My son graduated in January (04-11) and I still have the portrait envelope. The re-order form has the following info:

Portrait Studio

Navy Exchange Bldg.

NETC Newport, RI 02841

401-847-3815

Hope that helps!