Welcome to
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

Add an Event

**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
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

USS Essex Navy Moms

Information

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

Members: 77
Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2021

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of USS Essex Navy Moms to add comments!

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on December 9, 2011 at 6:58am: great picture of Katie!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 8, 2011 at 11:18pm: Tina, that is very nice of you to say.

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on December 8, 2011 at 10:55pm: great pic, marianne! can't wait to hear more from hunter. so, that video thing is for real? i might have to try it, sounds neat! thanks for sharing, all!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 8, 2011 at 10:53pm: Saying a prayer that Jonathan and Kayo will finally be together!!!!! in the USA!!!

Comment by Kim on December 8, 2011 at 10:51pm: I forgot to add congrats to all moms seeing their sailors soon.

The flight on the 27th is to San Diego. Jonathan has booked vacation and they hope to have a honeymoon.

Comment by Kim on December 8, 2011 at 10:43pm: Kayo's interview is in Tokyo December 19th. She is flying there 3 days ahead to do her doctor appointment. We booked her flight for December 27th. I hope she has her visa in hand by then. Say a prayer please.

Comment by Kim on December 8, 2011 at 10:37pm: Love the picture.

Wow, they made new ports this time.

I love the Santa video. I made one already.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 8, 2011 at 10:18pm: Mary - Excited for you too that you'll be seeing your son soon!!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 8, 2011 at 10:18pm: Katie in Manilla

Comment by Mary n Jesse on December 8, 2011 at 4:54pm: a week from tomorrow! and I'm off work the whole time Jesse is home!! talked to him today for an hour before he had to go on duty or watch or whatever. (I always mix those up LOL). It was like 2:30 am his time. Countdown is funny since he has 1 less day to come home than I have to wait (time change is so weird!). Hope you are all enjoying the holidays! I posted some pics of Jesse's room all torn apart, we are remodeling his room, and is in the basement. Putting in a new shower in there and re-doing the bathroom. I hope we get it done before he comes home! I saw a few Essex homecoming pics on FB, really cool. Jesse wasn't maning the rails this time. He said he was glad because it was cold out! He was busy with the cht hookup to the barge. Yeah, Jesse THAT sounds better than manning the rails (NOT!). lol