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:
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.)
N4M Merchandise
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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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VFA25 Fist of the Fleet
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A group for those with loved ones in VFA25.
Members: 9
Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2018
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Comment by nalashome{ship 09 Div 130) on December 1, 2011 at 10:54pm
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Hi Christa! Welcome! I also will answer any questions, Laura has been my rock through this, she's great. My youngest is now in A school for AT, he started the same day my oldest shipped out. And he does not know when he will be done. Make sure he sets up his Navy email before he joins the squadron, and get his mailing address before he goes, if he doesn't know it, we can all help you with that. What is an AZ?
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Comment by Christa (Proud Navy Mom) on December 1, 2011 at 8:26pm
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Hi, Laura. My son is an AZ. He said that he will be coming home for 10 days or so before he has to report to the squadron. Just not sure when that will be.... Still so much to learn. I really appreciate your offer to answer any questions I have and will most definitely take you up on it!
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Comment by Laura on December 1, 2011 at 7:13am
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HI Christa,
Welcome Aboard! Its nice to meet you! What is your son's rate? Mine is an AT. Hopefully you will get to see him after A school before he joins the squadron. The ladies I have met here are some of the most awesome friends I have. Feel free to contact me anytime, if I can help you I most certainly will.
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Hi, everyone. My son graduated from boot camp at the end of September and is in the final weeks of his A-school training. After that, he will join the VFA25. This is a new experience for all of us and I am so happy to have found this group! I look forward to learning and sharing with each of you as my son continues on his US Navy journey.
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Amen Rhonda! I agree..let the lurking begin!!
Thanks Lori, I have the canoe ready, I'll pick you up next week!
May Our Lord keep our guys safe and protected on their journey. May they have fun when they can, and all return home safe and sound. <3
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Here we go again! I put a few pics up today on facebook , couldn't leave till the plane was out of sight, Caught them boarding and taking off. My youngest is now in Pensacola waiting to class up for ATO. How is everyone else doing? Words of wisdom Laura! Time to stalk the Vinson facebook page again.
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Welcome Sheryl!
This is my second time dealing with D.day....always try to remember, that every day that passes brings us one day closer to seeing them again!
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Comment by Sheryl30 on November 18, 2011 at 6:38pm
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Hi! I am a mom of a Sailor assigned to VFA-25 - My son had his PIR on May 6th of this year. He was on the Carl Vinson for 4 weeks in October and is back on base. He will be 24 in January. I was on Navy Moms with his Boot camp Division and some of us are still communicating with each other every day. I love Navy Moms! I would have been lost without it. This will be a first for us..D-day.
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HI Lori!
That's so funny you say that, I was out this weekend scouting out reduced halloween candy for the care boxes. I know your son will also be out soon....let the care packaging commence!! :)
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I copied this off of another group's page. I know most of it doesn't pertain to us, but some of us mail to others as well as our guys, so I just cut/pasted it. I am getting mine ready now, my first ones go out next week to some already deployed......
For those that need to mail packages for Christmas to deployed family members, the post office has just posted the mailing dates for their holiday schedule:
Suggested mail-by dates from European Theater to U.S.:
Space-Available: Nov. 25
Parcel Airlift: Dec. 2
First Class/Priority: Dec. 9
Express Military Mail Service: Dec. 16
Suggested mail-by dates from Middle East Theater to U.S.:
Space-Available: Nov. 26
First Class/Priority: Dec. 3
Suggested mail-by dates from Pacific Theater to U.S.:
Korea
Space-Available: Dec. 3
Parcel Airlift: Dec. 3
First Class/Priority: Dec. 10
Express Military Mail Service: Dec. 17
Mainland Japan
Space-Available: Dec. 2
Parcel Airlift: Dec. 2
First Class/Priority: Dec. 9
Express Military Mail Service: 16 Dec.
Okinawa and Thailand
Space-Available Mail: Nov. 29
Parcel Airlift: Nov. 29
First Class/Priority: Dec. 6
Express Military Mail Service: Dec. 13
Australia
Space-Available: Nov. 25
Parcel Airlift: Dec. 2
First Class/Priority: Dec. 9
Express Military Mail Service: Dec. 16
MPSA mail-by recommendations from U.S. to overseas:
U.S. to Middle East (APO/FPO/DPO AE 093…)
Parcel Post: Nov. 12
Space-Available Mail: Nov. 26
Parcel Airlift: Dec. 1
First Class/Priority: Dec. 3
U.S. to all other military post offices
Parcel Post: Nov. 12
Space-Available: Nov. 26
Parcel Airlift: Dec. 3
First Class/Priority: Dec. 10
Express: Dec. 17
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