Welcome to
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.

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**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.

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

Loading…

Get Badge

Letter-Writing Navy Moms

Information

Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!

Members: 386
Latest Activity: Mar 14

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of Letter-Writing Navy Moms to add comments!

Comment by HuntersMom on March 1, 2014 at 6:50pm: I got my phone call today with my form letter showing graduation date 4/18, I am so happy. Will I run out of things to write about? I have wrote 3 letters and I don't know what else to write about. Any helpful hints on things I can write about to give him encouragement?

Comment by spomss on February 24, 2014 at 1:56am: right BeachBunny! thought it would be nice as this groups pic....so appropriate...

jjsmom so probably just finishing the P days and getting real uniforms soon...no more Smurf Suit!! (that is the Navy Sweatshirt and sweatpants they get at first)...as soon as you get your form letter you will be able to join your PIR group that will have 90 or so other mommas and wives with loved ones at RTC...hope those links helped a little...you can start writing letters but you have to wait until you get the form letter to send them-you want to make sure you have the address correct and the mail recruit gets trained...keep your letters positive and encouraging...congrats and welcome!!

Comment by jjsmom (Ship 11 Div 141) on February 23, 2014 at 10:56pm: He arrived 2/18

Comment by BeachBunny on February 23, 2014 at 6:32pm: Cute stationary photo....so Navy!

Comment by spomss on February 23, 2014 at 4:27pm: http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/arrival-and-what-hap...

http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/captain-s-cup

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navyjoin/l/aanavybasic3.htm

try these links for more info...when did your SR get to RTC??

Comment by jjsmom (Ship 11 Div 141) on February 23, 2014 at 4:02pm: Where would I find the training schedule? I new at this and I have a hard time finding things that I read about.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on February 22, 2014 at 6:07pm: I would like to suggest that the letter- writing discussions from other forums be added as a sidebar under the photos for our group for easy reference.

Comment by spomss on February 22, 2014 at 5:18pm: can we use this as a pic for our group???

Comment by spomss on February 22, 2014 at 4:22pm: very nice MommaDukes-yup they get homesick but dont really want to let mommas know...glad you found some quotes to add...some add bible verses as well...

and if you are following along in the training schedule you can give encouragement on what they are doing-mine thought it was odd that I knew about the 'gas chamber' and Captains Cup...but he did tell me it was cool because I knew what he was going through....

keep up the good work MommaDukes!!

Comment by MommaDukes on February 22, 2014 at 1:38pm: Started something new with todays letters, printed a few motivational quotes to go with his letters. He mentioned in a letter I got that he likes rereading what I have written. Think this was his way of saying he was homesick. So I think the postive thoughts will help.