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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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Any questions regarding DEP, boot camp, A school or in between can hopefully be answered here. I myself was in boot camp from June-August of '09 and am now stationed in Norfolk, Va. This site helped my mother so much, its my time to return the favor.

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"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child." - Sophia Loren

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Comment by MRs L* on September 17, 2010 at 11:16am: who.. what are the 300 divisions? i seen 800 and 900 are specific Sr's.

Comment by Who on September 17, 2010 at 6:32am: no, they woudnt get in trouble. but it seems like, even where im at now, that the only thing the navy believes in is motrin haha. we call it vitamin M.its their answer for anything and everything, in boot camp i was stalked up on motrin and cough drops

Comment by Lynne on September 17, 2010 at 4:13am: When you say they have to wait for sick call, would they get in trouble for asking for tums at sick call

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 16, 2010 at 6:14pm: If it wasn't for this site I wouldn't have known half of what I know, i'll be the kid that when my division gets Recruit Heaven time, when everyone is like "I'VE GOT TO CHECK MY FACEBOOK!" I'll be like, "I've got to check N4M" LOL.

Comment by Who on September 16, 2010 at 6:12pm: thats true. thats great, keep at it, it'll make your time that much easier. glad to hear you're thinkin' ahead =]

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 16, 2010 at 6:11pm: I'm working on those, literally..I have all of this printed out, I carry it in my pocket everyday and memorize all this stuff when I have down time at school. I DON'T want to be under stress, It makes it SOOOO much worse!

Comment by Who on September 16, 2010 at 6:05pm: Marcy makes a very valid point. i wish i wouldve had the time to do this, i graduated boot camp as an E1.finally all done with being a recruit, and my title was -still- seaman recruit haha.
nicole, thats awesome. you sound very prepared, you shouldnt have many problems. oh, learn the enlisted/officer rank structure and insignias if at all possible ;)

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 16, 2010 at 6:04pm: Marcy- THAT SITE IS AWESOME! I'm definitely going to try for it!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on September 16, 2010 at 6:02pm: I've got the Sailors Creed memorized, recite it daily so I don't forget(:
I'm working on the 11 general orders, and I've pretty much got Navy time down, i'm learning what I can now, so i'm not under more pressure then need be when I get there!(:
Thanks Marcy!!
I was considering ROTC program..But I think i'd rather enlist and do college while enlisted, and if I want to go officer after then I will, but i'd like to try enlisted(: