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
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
Virginia Moms
Information
Discussion Forum
Lynchburg, VA
Started by Seabeeseanmom. Last reply by R'sproudmom Oct 11, 2014. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Lodging?
Started by maryanne. Last reply by Quiltlady Apr 13, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by Navywifeandmom - 3/150 on April 24, 2013 at 7:27am
-
Iproudmama, don't give up on this site! It's a wonderful resource for information and connecting to others. Your son should enjoy Goose Creek. I am originally from that area myself and still have family living there. My son graduated bootcamp a couple of years ago (wow, has it been that long already?), went to A school and C schools there then was sent to San Diego for another school and then stationed in on a ship in Washington State.
HizproudMama, Hooyah, Seabee!! My husband is a Seabee (Lt Commander stationed at Ft. Belvoir, VA). Seabee's are a "small community" so they will likely cross paths at some point in your son's career. I am quite partial to them since my dad was also a Seabee.
Teri (Elli's mom), Congrats to your daughter! I hear Pensacola is a fun place to go to school.
-
Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on April 23, 2013 at 8:41pm
-
I gave up hope on this site. Glad we got some activity on here. I live in Hanover County and my son is graduating BC on May 3rd. After which he will go to Goose Creek SC. for Nuke School!
-
Comment by HizproudMama on April 16, 2013 at 1:44pm
-
Hello other VA Navy moms ! My SR graduates 5/3 Ship 12/ 168. He's born and raised in Hampton, but we're here at Ft Lee, VA. Retired family. He's headed for Gulfport MS, Seabee mom here.
-
Comment by Teri (Elli's mom) on April 16, 2013 at 1:33pm
-
My daughter is in Great Lakes. PIR 5/17. She's Ship 14 Div 192. Headed to Pensacola after graduation.
-
Comment by Dknoor (03 DIV 184) on April 12, 2013 at 9:12pm
-
My son. Is in Great Lakes PIR 5/10
-
Comment by bahkmom09/86 on April 12, 2013 at 9:16am
-
It is nice to see some other Virginia moms on here....I have two boys currently both located in Norfolk and we are in Fredericksburg so we are very spoiled by being able to see them often. At the moment one of them is deployed on the San Antonio and they will be gone for awhile....one son is a nuke and the other is an EN
-
-
Any Virginia moms on here any more My SR is in 03 division 184
-
-
I think we did look into that as maybe an alternative to nuke school and I think cryptology sp? Only 6 more weeks to go!
-
-
It's very sad indeed. We are in Williamsburg and pass through there on our way to DC quite often.
1proudmama ... FC is "Firecontrolman" not to be confused with a fireman though. Many think that's what it stands for. He works on a specific mounted weapon.
-
-
sorry to hear about Quantico Marine Base Shootings 3 dead including shooter. This base is about an hour from my house pass by everytime I head North. Very sad.
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Virginia Moms to add comments!