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 Ponce (LPD15) - Alumni

Information

Former sailors of the Ponce.

Members: 43
Latest Activity: Apr 2, 2014

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of USS Ponce (LPD15) - Alumni to add comments!

Comment by Tina RH on March 5, 2011 at 12:48pm: If flights have already been made etc.....does that mean you know the exact day that the ship is coming home? My son flew out 3 days ago to meet the ship, but I haven't heard from him yet

Comment by AMMom on March 4, 2011 at 6:57pm: Heidi, we are in Texas and my husband and son are going on the Tiger Cruise. I'm dropping them off in NC and driving to Norfolk so I'll be there when they come in. My daughter and I figure they would enjoy it more. I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that the cruise will be over night judging how long that trip has taken before.

Comment by rdncksailorsmom on March 4, 2011 at 6:35pm: I got to chat with my son today. He is loving being on the ship. I am still worried but feel better knowing he is okay and happy being there. Thanks Pam for the e-mail address for the FRG that helped to find out that he had gotten to the ship. I talked to the ombudsmen on Wednesday and she found out that day that he was there.

Comment by AMMom on March 2, 2011 at 5:27pm: gmaof6, the Tiger Cruise is when family members get to meet the ship in Morehead, NC and hitch a ride on the ship back to Norfolk. My husband and son are going, they are so excited about it

Comment by AMMom on March 2, 2011 at 5:25pm: Theresa, I was disappointed too. They get to hide behind a right that these men and women have fought for.

Comment by gmaof6 on March 2, 2011 at 5:21pm: Confused and new at this, what exactly is Tiger Cruise? I also tried that web address did not go through.

Comment by dougsmom on March 2, 2011 at 5:03pm: Theresa, I just tried to send an email to ponceombudsman@yahoo.com. It was returned with message "not a yahoo address"

Comment by AMMom on March 2, 2011 at 2:37pm: I was reading the post about what to send, our son requested "Cup of Noodles" he said that he works crazy shifts and sometimes doesn't make it or have time for chow. So now we send him several in every box along with his favorite candy, beef jerky and peanuts. We always send a big bag of lolly-pops so he can share. Movies are a big hit. We are currently getting his Birthday box ready to send and I think he is getting several boxes this time. My favorite request was laundry detergent, Purex 3 in 1. He couldn't buy it on broad, so I sent it.

Keeping all of the sailors and marines in my prayers!!