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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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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.

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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

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For families and friends of sailors serving aboard the mighty USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). New members, be sure to use the information in the Discussion "USS Iwo Jima's Ombudsman Team and the Family Readiness Group (FRG)." Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom, current group Admin

Location: Mayport FL and everywhere!
Members: 113
Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2019

USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Videos

USS Iwo Jima Homecoming December 20, 2012 - a Cox Video Diary

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Comment by PCilla88_OSGF on May 29, 2012 at 8:30am: Good morning, pleasure to meet yall! I'm from Jacksonville FL and my boyfriend is an Operations Specialist. We are both pretty nervous about his first deployment, not sure what to expect! Plus he'll be ”the new guy” coming in late.
Lynn- what is cranking? Never heard of it.

Comment by weezey13 on May 28, 2012 at 9:44pm: Hi Priscilla. Welcome to the Navy family. My son is also deployed on the Iwo Jima. This is his first deployment and he is an Operation Specialist. Glad to meet you.

Comment by LynnC3(ship10div372) on May 28, 2012 at 9:08pm: Hi Priscilla, my youngest son deployed with the IWO JIMA on his birthday in March. He is an Operations Specialist and currently in his last two weeks of cranking! My oldest is stationed on the BONHOMME RICHARD in Japan. Nice to meet you.

Lynn

Comment by navymom2011 on May 28, 2012 at 8:39pm: Welcome Priscilla, my son joined the IWO JIMA about a month ago he is a machinest mate, what will your boyfriend be doing on the ship?? where are you from, we live in NC.
Lisa

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 28, 2012 at 8:33pm: Welcome Priscilla & congratulations to your bf! Ask away.... :)

Comment by PCilla88_OSGF on May 28, 2012 at 8:21pm: Hello Everyone!! Hope everyone is having a great day! My name is Priscilla, just joined this site as member after months of reading through everything! My boyfriend just finished A school and will be joining the USS IWO JIMA any day now, so I'd just like to get to know everyone and get a few questions answered! This is his first deployment and I'm filled with questions!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 28, 2012 at 2:05pm: Welcome new members :) Hope you'll take a minute to say Hi and tell us about yourself and your sailor!

Comment by LynnC3(ship10div372) on May 11, 2012 at 10:47am: Thank you Susan. This is my son's first deployment as well, but he has only been in since July. He seems to be doing well and making friends, but also is looking forward to getting back, lol. He is currently cranking, but I think he will be done in a few weeks. I'm hoping and praying that they both get to come home around the same time. Very strange becoming an empty nester to two Sailors both overseas. It's been groups like this that make it all easier :)

Comment by LynnC3(ship10div372) on May 7, 2012 at 2:32pm: I have two Sailors and my youngest is on the Iwo Jima. He told me that he has a few friends whose mothers are on here. Since I only get one email about every 4-5 days it will be awhile before he will answer my question as to who, lol, but I thought I'd come and say hi! His brother is on the Bonhomme Richard in Japan and I have met a few mothers of friends of his on N4M and their FB page. Nice to meet you. Lynn

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 28, 2012 at 12:56pm: @Wendy/Cmyhero, best wishes on your upcoming engagement, welcome to the Navy family!! Keep us posted!