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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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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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.)
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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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Comment by zachsmom on April 21, 2011 at 10:26pm
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For those of you that haven't found it yet - USS Howard has a Facebook page with lots of pictures from their deployment so far - it is the best! Check it out. I found one of my son - so now I am happy! :)
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Paige - thanks so much for posting this picture! I live in PA - our whole family does, and although I was able to spend a few days with my son in San Diego in March - we were not able to be there to see him off for his first deployment. This picture is very precious to us all! Cathy(zachsmom)
I have been lucky to hear from my son with phone calls and emails this past week - but he is now discontinuing the phone service so we will be limited to Skype and the pay phone on the ship.
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Comment by redsilver812 on April 18, 2011 at 11:01pm
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I heard from my daughter today by email she sounds good. I love hearing from her its just as though we are texting each other. I will definitely keep intouch with you all through out this deployment because I will need you all to make me feel that I am not alone. And I know what you are talking about with the ceremony for first timers but I am not sure what they do either because when I was in the Navy I was stationed at North Island San Diego but never to a ship. But whatever it is it will be funny and memorable! I will talk to you ladies soon, bye.
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My son requested his favorite peanut butter, granola bars, and cocoa dusted almonds as well as a jump rope. In his email he said the weather is just beautiful and the seas are calm now. It was great to hear from him! thanks for sharing all the ideas!
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Sorry I can't spell when I am crying but I meant ridiculous and proud not pride!
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I hope you ladies know how comforting it is to hear from you all and that we have the same kind of thoughts. I put Kaela's package together and I cry the whole time its rediculeous, but my kids call me a big cry baby anyways. But what I wanted to say is that I went to the store and just started buy all kinds of stuff it will be the most expensive package that she will get and I can't do it all the time but I hope to send her one each month. I sent her cards, nail polish, gum, journal w/pens, cookies, lip gloss its goofy stuff that she will love. Its like I'm sending her stuff to summer camp. But she will have request, she has already told me to send laundry detergent each month. She does not have a laptop but hopefully the girls in her birthing section will watch as a group or share. They will be very close by the time this is all done.
Well like I said at the beginning I appreciate you all for sharing and you help me out so much with your stories. I am hear for all of you if you just need someone to listen to your fears or help with ideas. I was also in the Navy (many years ago) and they will take care of our sailors. Our sailors will meet the best people while serving and they will enjoy things that they might not have experience otherwise. They will live the rest of their life pride of what they have accomplished while serving their country! While we are missing them, they are ok. Doing a job they have been trained to do and have the confidence to complete it.
I did hear from my daughter today by email. So I can make it a couple more days! LOL Well until the next time, I will keep all service members in my prays.
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Hi Paige - this is my son's first deployment also and I would like to send him some phone cards. How do you know which ones to get?
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I'm sitting here getting a care package together for her. She has never been out on deployment yet so I don't really know what to send her. They are so limited on their space but I am sending nail polish and lip gloss. LOL such girly things but you know all the girls will enjoy the nail polish. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to send her? She asked me to send her Crystal Light and stamps so that will be in this package. Anything that you ladies can think of please let me know. This seems harder then Boot Camp!
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Well they set sail today for their deployment. My daughter is cranking right now shes in the mess hall doing dishes. All I hope for is they have a great time on this deployment, they come back on time and they do not engage in any enemy activity. I don't even know if I am saying that correctly but everyone knows what I mean. I hope they are safe and return unharmed. I hope this for all the moms, daughters, wives, fathers, sons, husbands, brothers and sisters that are along side my sailor. May God keep them safe.
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Like I said most likely I wont be able to go because of the whole unemployed thing but if anyone gets a chance to see the BM department and you see a tall girl and her name is "Smith" thats my baby and tell her I wish I was there and I am very proud of her. I am proud of all of our kids. Thanks
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