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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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.)
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
OS MOMS
Information
Would love to hear from all OS parents.
Members: 166
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022
Discussion Forum
OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by coley423 on September 17, 2020 at 10:44pm
-
Thank you John and Yvonne-I just saw your post. That was so sweet of you! Prayers are always greatly appreciated. They are what get me through life! This season of life is just part of God's plan!
-
Comment by John and Yvonne on September 13, 2020 at 10:04am
-
coley423,
I read your post and can understand your sadness about your son's room. I just want you to know that I will be praying for you and your husband in this decision. Not only about his room but your peace of mind as your son is in Bootcamp. He is spreading his wings, stepping into adulthood and that can be a difficult time for you. But stay focus in encouraging him and I also pray that the Lord will encourage you and walk with you through this time. :)
Showers of blessings to you!
Yvonne
-
-
Ugh...this sucks! My husband wants to turn my son's room into his office. He decided spur of the moment to clean out his room tonight-he's only been gone 10 days! I'm not ready but I know it has to be done...time to go to bed...glad it's friday tomorrow! I got some exercise in for sure tonight running up and down the stairs, doing laundry and other things. kept my mind busy...but made me sad too!
-
Comment by Jen(OS Mom) on September 8, 2020 at 2:53pm
-
I am looking forward to getting to know other Navy moms with sons and daughters in OS rate. It's been 7 days since my son Seth arrived at boot camp. I am going to join our local VFW chapter and get involved in their auxiliary program. I thought this would be a great way to get to keep me busy and give back while Seth is enlisted. Any advise you OS Navy Moms
have to give me would be greatly appreciated.
-
-
My son Seth signed up for OS rate in the delayed entry program and shipped out 2 days ago. I'm soooooo proud of him❣⚓ I'm looking forward to getting to know other Navy OS Moms here.
-
-
Ladies,
Are any of your sailors stationed here in Virginia Beach/Norfolk?
My husband and I invite sailors over on the weekends to our home to give them a place to hang out. We feed them, play board games, watch movies, go to outdoor activities going on in the area, etc. Check out our page on this site to find out more about us. :)
John and Yvonne
-
Comment by TxMom on March 28, 2019 at 2:04pm
-
My daughter graduated BC in July 2018 then went to S A School. She was there for about 2-3 before she actually started A School, from what I understood they had to wait for a full class. Once she started I think OS A School was 6-8 weeks, can't remember exact time. Once she completed A School she came home then went to ship.
-
-
My husband has recently graduated bootcamp (3/15/19) and is staying in Great lakes for A school as an OS. He's been there for almost 2 weeks now and hasn't started school yet. Does anyone else have a sailor with the same situation?
-
Comment by DisneyLuvr on January 29, 2019 at 12:26am
-
My son recently graduated on 1/18/19 and was in division 071. It was amazing to see how he has grown since going to boot camp. Luckily he had some friends from boot camp who were stayin in GL for OS school too.
-
-
Hi Nikita,
My name is Lauren. My daughter also graduates on 1/18 and will be going to A school with your son it looks like! She is currently in Div 079.
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of OS MOMS to add comments!