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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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USS Ponce (LPD15) - Alumni

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Former sailors of the Ponce.

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Latest Activity: Apr 2, 2014

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Comment by Elaine on April 20, 2011 at 3:34pm: Ms. Theresa if I know my husband is not going home with us that day of the home coming will i be able to see him if I go. He will be on duty that day... Thank you

Comment by dougsmom on April 14, 2011 at 4:55pm: Thank you so much for your kind efforts, Theresa. I really appreciate you

Comment by brendaw1976 on April 14, 2011 at 1:53pm: Thanks, Theresa!

Comment by brendaw1976 on April 13, 2011 at 8:47pm: We have also considered the possibility that my husband may be able to carpool over to Norfolk if anyone will be going along I-40 in Knoxville. He would help pay for gas. If you would be interested in that, message me. Thx! (P.S.- My husband is a former sailor, if that makes you feel any better.)

Comment by Lrose27 on April 13, 2011 at 8:37pm: Can you please email me the same info. Thank you! lvrose27@yahoo.com

Comment by jacquec1253 on April 13, 2011 at 2:12pm: Please send me info as well. Thank you in advance

Comment by Tina RH on April 13, 2011 at 1:42pm: me too I am very confused as to when to make reservations for

Comment by dougsmom on April 13, 2011 at 1:24pm: Theresa, will you please send me that information as well? Thank you very much.

taylormp@cox.net

Comment by brendaw1976 on April 13, 2011 at 10:33am: My husband is looking at flights to Norfolk for the tiger cruise. We know that the longer he waits to book a flight, the more expensive it will get. Do you know if there is a certain date that he should be looking at to arrive in Norfolk?

Comment by dougsmom on April 10, 2011 at 8:31am: Thank you so much, Tina. I'm glad I don't have to worry about it right now. It won't be long now til our sailos are back. God bless them and all of you.