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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

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by Valtameri on July 15, 2020 at 7:14pm: I ask because I saw a new mom wondering about Groton. My son wasn't on subs though, so I don't know a ton about the base, although I have been there.

Comment by Valtameri on July 15, 2020 at 7:13pm: Hi Cath, are you here as a leftover from Groton days?

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 15, 2020 at 6:50pm: Hi-I think most use the Facebook page.

Comment by Valtameri on July 15, 2020 at 6:09pm: Hello, wondering if anyone is still here?

Comment by Valtameri on October 11, 2017 at 12:47am: NukeMommaLB -- Is your daughter at bootcamp now? I was reading back a few comments, and saw that you mentioned her ship date. Hope all is well.

Comment by Valtameri on June 18, 2017 at 6:17pm: Hi Donna, I am glad to hear that things are moving in a good direction for you now!

Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on June 18, 2017 at 5:16pm: Hi Valtameri! I'm glad to hear that uniforms and clothing are going to be delivered to the sailors tomorrow. I really had no idea what we could do about clothing because of not knowing specific sizes.

I'm going to see about getting some donations of personal hygiene items and asking some stores for donations of a variety of sizes of socks, underwear, t-shirts, even a variety of bras and sending some general boxes with the various items.

Hoping that the Moms in southern New England can get some fund-raising events together to send some much needed care (love) packages out in the immediate future.

At this point the Fitzgerald hasn't been "officially" adopted by Molly's Adopt a Sailor. Just a way to get some Mom-love to our sailors who likely could use a BIG hug from home about now...

I'm now living in RI (moved a yr ago from MA). I needed to make some BIG changes to get my life moving forward again. I'm now feeling more and more like myself instead of the sad, grieving woman I was.

Comment by Valtameri on June 18, 2017 at 4:57pm: Hello Donna, thank you for posting that. What a sad thing to happen.

I am wondering though, with the delay in shipping, will the sailors still be in need of those items by the time we can send a box or two? I see on the Fitzgerald's FB page that the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society will be distributing uniforms and civilian clothes to the sailors tomorrow.

Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on June 18, 2017 at 4:48pm: Hi Everyone! I saw a post on Molly's Adopt a Sailor (aka MAS) FB page today. They shared a request from the USS Fitzgerald for their sailors who lost everything. Any donations of personal hygiene items, clothing, and even uniforms would be most appreciated.

Anyone interested in sending a package or 2 or 3, please send me a private message for more specifics.