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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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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

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**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:

RTC Graduation

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

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Latest Activity: May 25, 2022

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Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on April 19, 2009 at 2:28am: HI Laura & Welcome back home! I know you are proud of Chad and glad you were able to spend some time with him. Looking forward to pictures!

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on April 6, 2009 at 3:54pm: That's okay Jaye! I'm sure we're all patient here and will be waiting to see where the next event will be. That is probably a good idea since we are all so spaced out to take turns and switch back & forth between the coastal/beach area and more inland. I'm kinda in between there.

Great pic of your son Lisa!

Laura, how exciting, enjoy the time with your son!
Please tell us about PIR when you arrive back and have the chance.

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on March 30, 2009 at 6:05pm: Yes Jaye, any ideas yet on where the next get together will be?

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on March 2, 2009 at 4:53am: I posted my pic up above...check it out!

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on March 1, 2009 at 12:30am: Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant in LB on March 1st.

For those of you driving there will be validated parking for two hours. The parking garage is right before the restaurant on the right side if your going south on Pine.

Comment by KatK on February 23, 2009 at 11:11pm: Wish I could come but will not be back in the States until March 2. Please let us know all about the meet and greet. I would love to connect with some Navy Moms!

Comment by Stacy (mom of Ruthie) on February 21, 2009 at 12:58pm: Any mom's of daughters going to boot camp out there? She leaves on March 10! I'm in Orange County & would love to hear from others :-)

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on February 6, 2009 at 1:07pm: I'm sure there will be name tags but thought the photo button would be a good idea. That's for whoever would like to do one.

The ship my son is aboard is smaller than a carrier and there are no accomodations for Moms to go on the Tiger Cruises. I would be on that cruise in a heartbeat! My question is, how are they accomodating seven female officers on the ship while away on deployment? They also have an extra crew onboard.

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on February 6, 2009 at 2:15am: For the Get Together in March...Here is a suggestion that we all make a photo button of our sailors to wear. You can pick up a clear plastic photo button at Walgreen’s or Michael’s. Some of you can use your profile pic if you like or just one of your sailor.

Hi Sharon, unfortunately I will not be at the first homecoming up north but we will be greeting our son when the ship first pulls into San Diego down south. But he will be taking his leave time from there...can't wait. My son says he will get his dad on one of those Tiger Cruises. But hubby is afraid of getting seasick.

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on February 4, 2009 at 5:37pm: Oh, your welcome. I think it has been more tougher on me than I realize. Keeping busy always helps and putting together those packages is always fun. Anything from home will cheer them up a bit and put a smile on our loved ones face. Maybe chat with you some more over at Surviving Deployment.