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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

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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on May 21, 2011 at 9:17am: Hi Julie, my name is Maria I sure hope he adjust quickly. You are right I do think part of it is burnout. He is in San Antonio - HM school and says that they have test 2-3 test a week. Each test is on 6-8 chapters. I hope your son got to stay in San Diego with his new assignment. San Diego is go pretty. We are somewhat hoping our son ends up there as we have family in that area.

Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on May 20, 2011 at 10:29pm: Julie, you are right this website has helped me through some very emotional times. it also has helped with providing some valuable information. Julie, how long did it take your son to adjust or did he like the service from the beginning. My son was all excited and gone ho at the beginning, I just tell him that he is going through an adjustment period. Laura, during book camp you don't get so little communication from your SR, make sure you join your PIR group. You can somewhat piece meal what is happening with your SR and his division from what each mom shares.

Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on May 20, 2011 at 9:29pm: Ps - graduation is grand. If there is any way you can make it, go. So many emotions and the sense of pride that you will see in your new SR is unbelievable.

Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on May 20, 2011 at 9:27pm: Hi Laura, my son left Feb 15th and his PIR was 04/15. Hang in there it is really hard at the beginning on them and on you. But it got does go by fast. As Jule said graduation is the best and to see how much they change is unbelievable. My son is now in A school and he has good days and days that he is not to happy. As he said boot camp in a way was better. This week is not so good.

Comment by SailorsPrincess on May 20, 2011 at 7:26pm: Hi andbran! Welcome! And I hope you are hanging in there! Stay strong!

Comment by andbran on May 20, 2011 at 6:22pm: my name is laura mills. i live in arlington tx. my son went to boot camp on may 7th

Comment by beacon56 on May 20, 2011 at 10:53am: Good Friday Morning all! we actually took the train (Amtrak) from Longview to Chicago for my son's PIR. it was long, but nice, no stress about gas prices, getting lost, traffic jams, etc...! prices were a pretty good also, $456 for two round trip (that included the through connection by bus from Houston to Longview). PIR was FANTASTIC!!! be sure to order the DVD from the Photo lab!

Comment by SailorsPrincess on May 20, 2011 at 10:27am: Haha PIR was a great experiance! I am glad I got to see my fiancee! It was AMAZING! Somehow I managed to keep it together and not cry! But I think it had to do with not being able to see him! The row he was on and where he was standing was not visible where we were sitting! Major bummer!

Comment by Pearl Harbor MA on May 20, 2011 at 9:51am: I loved PIR but it was kind of like playing Where's Waldo!! They all looked alike!

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on May 20, 2011 at 9:04am: Since our son's PIR was in the mid winter months for IL we flew. Would have LOVE to drove but didn't want to chance any bad weather delays; that could have still happened with airlines but just kept our fingers crossed! PIR is still one of the most breath taking memories I have experienced thus far as a Navy MOM! I still get goose bumps when I think of the moment the big bay doors opened and the DIV started to march in....proud Momma moment!!