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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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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

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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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Wisconsin Navy MOMs

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Moms from Wisconsin who want to share their photos or share their experiences of their son or daughter in the Navy.

Location: Watertown
Members: 123
Latest Activity: Jan 28, 2020

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Comment by Jakesmom on August 3, 2010 at 12:42pm: Thanks Joann! I really only entered the contest to brag a liitle on my son I'm so very proud of. I'm so excited to be part of it all......what fun!

Comment by Joann (Ship 11 Div./299-PIR 9/2) on August 3, 2010 at 12:33pm: Jakesmom - That is so awesome you are so lucky definetly something to be proud of too!

Comment by Jakesmom on August 3, 2010 at 12:26pm: I'm so excited.........I entered a contest through a radio station honoring our hero to win tickets to the family fun night scrimage at Lambeau Field on Saturday and would you believe it I won! My little family has the honor to hold the american flag during the National Athem at the beginning of the game. I can't wait.........going to try and get Jake home on Saturday so he can attend with us.....

Comment by Jakesmom on August 3, 2010 at 11:51am: Jim's mom, wasn't too long ago (April 6th) we watched our son sworn in at the MEPS center in Milwaukee. Believe me the tears do ease up eventually but to be honest April and May were the hardest months ever for me. I cried alot.......It will get better.........just remember you raised him and he will be just fine....

Comment by Cathi on August 3, 2010 at 8:18am

Comment by Jan on August 2, 2010 at 10:23pm: yeah we took our son to Stevens Point and said our goodbyes and then they went to MEPS and off to Great Lakes. We all know the feeling of those goodbyes. Did your job mom they are on the way to adulthood. God Bless you all

Comment by SimplyJRB-ADs Mom on August 2, 2010 at 5:23pm: Watched my son be sworn into active duty this morning. Stayed at MEPS, until it was time to get on the bus. He & one other sailor got on headed for GL, that was about 12:30, got a text at about 2 they were sitting at a gas station outside gate of the base. Now I'm trying to get myself together & can't seem to stop the tears. Thankfully my sister has invited us to cook, cause I don't feel like doing anything! :(

Comment by Jan on July 31, 2010 at 10:15pm: they always need another vehicle lol we are taking our son our truck so he and his wife will have a vehicle . she is working too and sometimes they will need to be going in different directions. Anyway I can't wait to see the ship on the horizon we are so glad we get to go It will be a long few weeks of travel for us because we are going on vacation starting tuesday for 10 days then leaving again after 1 day home at least we are flying back after that so it won't be quite as long a lot of driving but we are soooooo looking forward to it. hope to see you Brandy enjoy if I don't

Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on July 31, 2010 at 9:56pm: Just an update on my son who is out in SD. His ship came out of dry dock and he said it's been long work days but he is really liking his job. They are getting ready to go a short deployment in a few weeks to get the quals done. He hasn't even had time to go exploring the city yet. He said the base is so big that he needs to get a motor cycle. He walks over two miles just to go see one of his buddies. Poor guy! I told him, all in good time.

Comment by SimplyJRB-ADs Mom on July 29, 2010 at 7:56am: Mary is right. Watching the ship coming into port in AMAZING!!! My husband was Navy, I was there to see the ship come in twice, brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. :) Have fun! Make a sign, so he/they can find you.