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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.

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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Please, please remember before you post: our sons are part of a Special Operations community, even while in training, and it is vitally important to form the habit of not divulging any information that could possibly compromise the safety of any of their members. This would especially apply to names, dates, places, procedures, etc. You might like to read the "Discussion Forum" titled "OPSEC" for some guidance. If you are still in doubt, please ask one of our members for their opinion by private message before you post. We are here to help each other, but we must be careful at all times.

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Comment by Robby's Mom on October 4, 2012 at 7:00am: Thank you kelly59. :-)

Comment by kelly67 on October 3, 2012 at 10:10pm: Welcome Melray & Robby's Mom! Enjoy your sons PIR on 10/12 & best of luck to them in their SWCC training ahead! Have fun at the Meet & Greet also!

Comment by Robby's Mom on October 3, 2012 at 9:07pm: Hi ladies. I'm joining this site a little late. My SR's PIR is 10/12 and I can hardly wait. It's been great having the N4M site. I'm so impressed with the support everyone offers. We are looking forward to the meet n greets too.

Comment by melray(Ship 04 Div 822) on October 3, 2012 at 10:08am: My sons PIR is 10-12-12 and he will be staying in Great Lakes until December and then going to California..

Comment by floridabeachgirl on October 2, 2012 at 2:51pm: Thanks pamom! I am so excited to get to PIR!

A 3 word text would be a-ok with me. I have re-learned that no news is good news. :) Time does seem to fly by...I can't believe how fast bootcamp went....and I am hearing from many moms how fast 2+ years go. Crazy.

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. Cheers!!

Comment by pamom on October 2, 2012 at 2:03pm: Wow!! Lots of new moms on here which is nice to see:)

Welcome Joanie ,Trixiebell and Chellita... this is a great place to come and "vent". There will be alot of worrying on your part. ( well, I did that! maybe you won't ) lol! Once they start training... no news is good news for sure. They will be so incredibly tired each night, you might not hear from them for quite awhile. I would get one usually get a 3 word text... "I'm still kickin" so I would know he was still ok. That's really all I needed.

Kelly59 is right,, it seems like soooo long ago that our W's PIR'd, those 2 years just flew by. my W will be deploying for the 1st time in 1 week. Something I knew was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier.

Enjoy PIR girls... it is an awesome experience, and just wait... the SWCC graduation is an even more awe-inspiring,heart swelling, tears falling experience!!

Have a great day SWCC friends:)

Comment by kelly67 on October 1, 2012 at 4:08pm: Welcome & Good Luck to Joanie & Trixiebell too!

Joanie you are absolutely right...we ARE one big Navy family & are here for each other for support! Enjoy PIR, gosh it seems like our sons was so long ago but its only been 2yrs!!

Comment by floridabeachgirl on October 1, 2012 at 4:05pm: Thanks D'sMum35! Glad we have each other. :) I have figured out already that I will know nothing. Totally ok with that.

Comment by D'sMum35 on October 1, 2012 at 3:30pm: Nice to see new Moms!!! Welcome!!!!! You have found the best bunch of parents to help you get through this.
Remember, loose lips sink ships! We are not a secure site.
Also, remember.....u will never know everything from your W......get used to it now! Nothing is in your control. Also, moisture wicking socks help:( with the blisters....(Boots don't seem to dry out).
Best of luck to you and your W's!

Comment by floridabeachgirl on October 1, 2012 at 3:05pm: Thanks so much BJA57. I thought I knew a lot of jargon and acronyms, etc. New vocabulary/language to learn. LOL!!! I hope no one minds the friend requests I am about to send. We are one big Navy family and I appreciate each and every one of you. :) hugs