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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

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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PACT Moms

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Let's chat about our wonderful sons and daughters who have chosen the PACT program.

Members: 222
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022

Hello

It has been a long time since I have posted and I am sorry. I hope everyone has been able to connect with others in the PACT program. My son is now 3 and a half years in and it has been a great experience. He thought he wanted to be an AM. When he got on the ship, he was put with the AO’s. Now he is an AD3. It was best for him to start PACT because we didn’t know much about the Navy and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. This has been a good route for him.

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Comment by Angella on April 4, 2018 at 4:30am: Received the box yesterday. Cried and hugged the box for a while before opening. Can't wait for the form!

Comment by Son#2 on November 22, 2017 at 7:44am: hello all!

i have been member, but not in the group . my second son is just getting started to join the navy. he is going in the pact program, which is new to me. i would like to thank everyone for all help i am sure i will need.

Comment by ncdeb on September 15, 2017 at 8:30am: Hi everyone, my daughter will be in the program in San Diego. Anyone have a loved one there in the program?

Comment by raising3247 on July 21, 2017 at 3:59pm: Path- Our sons are on the same ship/div. I have only received one letter last week and it was old when I got it. I haven't gotten a phone call yet but I am still hopeful. I know that no news is good news but I would still love to hear his voice.

Comment by Path to greater things on July 21, 2017 at 12:36pm: Raising my sailor is spact too. I theing they are on same ship and div too. 6/253. Wnonletters for me yet. Hows yours?

Comment by cjtizzy55 on July 14, 2017 at 5:48pm: Our son had his PIR on 5-5-17. He is also S-PACT. He had to register with school immediately after graduation, then about 4 hours later we were able to pick him up and take him to dinner that night. They have a curfew. Your SR will know. Then...we had all day Saturday and Sunday with him. He did receive his orders before his PIR and got everything on his wish list. After A school he was home for 10 days then reported to his ship in Spain. Hard work, but he is loving it!

Comment by raising3247 on July 12, 2017 at 4:40pm: Melissagonavy - My son grads on 8/18 also and is PACT too. What division is your son in?

Comment by raising3247 on July 12, 2017 at 4:38pm: My son is currently in boot camp with a PIR date of Aug 18th. He is going into the PACT program. When he signed his contract last summer there weren't any jobs available. Does anyone know do they leave for Seaman school right after graduation just like "A"school?

Comment by misisu on July 7, 2017 at 10:13am: Melissagonavy - my son (S-PACT) on THU (Temporary hold) has told me that they are allowed leave after the training (up to 10 days) and before they go to their duty station. That being said, the Navy does not always work that way. Sometimes it depends on the orders. They may be expected to get to their next duty station ASAP. Others I have heard have been placed in a hold waiting for orders - they may not get leave in this situation.

Congratulations on your soon to be sailor! I hope he gets everything he wants!

Comment by Melissagonavy on July 5, 2017 at 8:33pm: My sons PIR on 8-18 then going into S pact after he is done with the common core training does anyone know if the get leave before going to duty station?