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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.

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.

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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: 667
Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2024

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Comment by Helene on March 29, 2010 at 10:19pm: congratulations to all the 12-10's...I get teary-eyed just thinking about when we get to Newport in oh my gosh...about 5 weeks!!

While it's still fresh in your minds....please tell me what to wear! I have read so many versions of outfits that I just can't see straight! I know the younger girls are getting all dolled up in cocktail dresses for their fellas...what does mom wear? To PIR? To Hi Moms? To graduation? I've read that after the 5am run, you can go straight to the chow hall to watch them eat..is this still done? Thanks in advance for your answers! Oh! Also, what did you do in Newport and where did you eat?
thank you!

Comment by starofthesea on March 29, 2010 at 6:25pm: dmarie,
Thank you for the LO welcome to 16-10.

Comment by ddsso on March 28, 2010 at 1:01pm: Good Luck 16-10!!!! Our prayers are with you and your LO's!

Comment by MommaDe on March 28, 2010 at 10:38am: I agree with Prof M I was crying all the time. My eyes hurt. It was moving and it was just so great to see my daughter. I really enjoyed meeting the moms, girlfriends, husbands, family of all who I did get to see...some I missed. :( I wish you all well. Please stay in touch as the road now will be long and bring with it new experiences that I know we could all use a shoulder to lean on to get through. Fair winds and a following sea to you all.

MommaDe

Comment by gatorjls on March 28, 2010 at 8:48am: Good luck 16-10...

Comment by snowmc on March 26, 2010 at 5:40pm: haha.....barely! lol

Comment by snowmc on March 26, 2010 at 10:48am: Thank you to all who have wished 12-10 well. Graduation was awesome...even with the wind and rain. 13-10...your time will be here before you know it. Hi Moms was held at the Officers Club...beautiful facility right on the water. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a memorable occasion. To all new members of the fleet....fair winds and following seas.

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on March 25, 2010 at 5:30pm: Anyone have a loved one at NSI? I'm looking for advice to see how it all works out!
Thanks!

Comment by pgrlisa on March 25, 2010 at 10:39am: My LO said that class 12-10 was incredibly noisy in chow hall last night. They were celebrating their last time there!

Comment by annie on March 24, 2010 at 8:27am: Triece, thankyou for the link, kind words and encouragement for a great 'voyage' in this new chapter not only in our LO's life, but ours as well!