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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 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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Navy Speak

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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

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USS Essex Navy Moms

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Moms who's sons or daughters are on the Uss Essex.

Members: 77
Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2021

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Comment by Vickie360 on June 15, 2015 at 3:17pm: Where would I mail fabric or a donation? My son is on the Essex.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 15, 2015 at 1:21pm: Hi USS Essex moms,

I am the founder of Heads at Ease pillowcase project and we are currently adopting this ship.

We are mailing to this ship which is carrying the 15th MEU. We need over 2700.

If any of you sew and would like to help, please let me know on the HAE group. don't sew? We can always use donations of fabric, $ for fabric or shipping. Thanks!

wave 1 6-11 thru 6-15 778 DONE

Comment by Vickie360 on May 18, 2015 at 4:59pm: It said all Essex sailors are ok. PM me.

Comment by Dolly2140 on May 18, 2015 at 2:19pm: Question. does anyone know what happened today re MV-22 incident referenced on the Essex fb account? Are our boys ok?

Comment by Dolly2140 on May 18, 2015 at 2:18pm: Responding to questions re phone, my son's last deployment I had his phone shut off once they reached international waters and he was able to give me the ok. Phone companies have a military plan that allows you to suspend the phone for the length of deployment w/o charges. He used WI-FI when available as well as a phone card he took with him.

Comment by Momma TS on May 14, 2015 at 2:42am: That's small messages, dang auto correct!

Comment by Momma TS on May 14, 2015 at 2:41am: I dated my pkg, so we'll be able to figure out how long it takes.
Thank goodness for Facebook messenger, I've received a couple of same messages from our sailor!

Comment by ValK on May 13, 2015 at 10:24pm: Yes, our sailor was able to come home for a few days in late April. His leaving was a little tough but that's what big sunglasses are for. Exciting opportunity & Amazing Journey. We were texting Monday to the last minute. BTW - I was told care packages are ok to mail BUT it takes about a month to get to them.

Comment by Vickie360 on May 13, 2015 at 6:55pm: I had a surprise visit from my son at the end of April!!! I watched the web cam and cried- proud and sad at the same time!!!

Comment by Momma TS on May 12, 2015 at 11:24pm: Here we go....how's everyone doing? I was lucky enough to go visit the end of April. Praying for our sailors!