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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.

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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Texas' Moms

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All Mom's who hail from the very proud state of TEXAS!!!

Members: 1411
Latest Activity: Nov 25, 2024

A Little Bit About TEXAS

Welcome all Moms who hail from the very proud state of TEXAS!!! Please tell us about where you live in Texas (we all know it is pretty big). Also, give us an idea about what your Sailor is doing and where he/she is (watch for OPSEC issues, though).

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Comment by Mary Ellen on May 8, 2017 at 11:21am: I am so new to this and am still shaking because my last baby has left the nest and I can't even talk to him. He has been at boot camp for two weeks tomorrow. We have 7 children and he is the first to take the military route. I am afraid and proud all at the same time. We live in the Hill Country in one of the smallest towns. Jacob only had 17 in his graduating class. It is good to find a place that you can express your concerns and proudest moments with others that have been through it.

Comment by NavyFamily on April 24, 2017 at 10:43am: Baby dukie's mama : Thanks, I will check out the FB page you recommended.

Comment by kimberlya on April 22, 2017 at 3:26pm: So did your son go in as damage control?

Comment by NavyFamily on April 22, 2017 at 1:02am: Hello! I am on the West side of Houston.
My son is currently in Groton, CT at Sub School and then he will complete his A School there also. He has been in for 9 months. He originally was a NUKE but has since gone through reclassifying and is now in Groton. It has been a roller coaster ride so far :-)
My twin girls are planning to enlist this summer and do DEP for their Senior year just like their brother did. Very Very proud mom!!! We are a Navy Family ... my husband served in the Navy as well :-).

Comment by MarNavyMom on April 18, 2017 at 7:04pm: LOL! Right I wont tell him. Mine was gone for Christmas and New Years but has been in Meridian Mississippi for a few years now. He does get to come home more often than I thought he would. I am so thankful for that.

Comment by WifeNMudder on April 18, 2017 at 5:05pm: Thanks for the welcome MarNavyMom, JediGrey etc. I am excited to be a future Sailor's Mom. (See, I'm learning the lingo! LOL) Everything is Navy, Navy, Navy in our home right now. My son is hoping for earlier DEP than is currently scheduled (Jan) and while I tell him that I'm hopeful too, I would be okay if it wasn't until Jan. Just don't tell him I said that!

Comment by MarNavyMom on April 16, 2017 at 8:02pm: Hello Anita, Greetings from Humble, Texas. Welcome!

Comment by Anita Devillier on April 16, 2017 at 7:08pm: Hello. I'm Anita3 from Beaumont. My son finished BC in (1/5) and been in Norfolk ever since. A highlight of mine was getting to visit him before he deployed and taking a tour of the naval base/museum. After he got back to Virginia, he was able to come back home to his brother's high school graduation and just recently to my dad's (retired navy) funeral in Louisiana. My young man has grown up a lot in the past two years and the changes that I see in him have been great.

Comment by 4GensOfSailors on April 12, 2017 at 7:30pm: Hello, I'm Trish from Montgomery (just north of Houston). My son graduated BC last Friday (4/7) and is now in Pensacola, FL. It has already been an amazing journey and still so much to come. My "little boy" is now becoming a great young man and I couldn't be more proud!

Comment by JediGrey on April 12, 2017 at 6:55pm: Welcome WifeNMudder. I'm from Highland Village. My son graduated from FM Marcus some time ago and is currently at Norfolk. We are looking at the prospect of his first deployment in the very near future. You are in for quite a ride. The first year was rough, but now my LO is talking about it in terms of his life career. You will be amazed at the changes you will see..