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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.

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Graduation Info
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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 nvduhmom. on October 29, 2014 at 7:12pm: kim, My son was in Pensacola from Sept 20th to Oct 17th. He got his orders for Norfolk about a week before his PIR. He enjoyed the warmth in Pensacola and the classes, but he REALLY likes Norfolk. He said there is alot more to do there. He doesn't have a car, so he walks alot, but meets up with another guy that he graduated from bootcamp with and is on another ship there. They do not get cell service on the ships, so they have to go off base to call or text. I was used to talking to him every day in Pensacola. He said he couldn't work out much in Pensacola because the Marines "hogged up" all the workout equipment. They have him on an aircraft carrier (i am following OPSEC). They basically put him where they need him. He is working with guns now. Apparently you have to take quals (qualifications) online for the jobs before you can do it. It is like a crash course. He loves learning new things. He is pretty easy going. He really wants to learn something that he can take with him when he gets out, but he knows that he has to work hard and make a good impression and then he will start working on the quals for the other jobs so he can be ready to do it when they need him.

Comment by CrackerjackMom on October 29, 2014 at 2:23pm: Although my daughter is no longer undesignated, and things have changed since both my kids went in starting in, my son 2006, then my daughter in 2007. I'm here for support and try to answer any questions you may have if I can.

I'm very proud of both of them. My son went in rated and my daughter undesignated so I have a foot in both areas.

Comment by kim on October 29, 2014 at 2:08pm: Nvduhmom...I would love to know about his time in pensacola, how they decided where he would go, and what they have him doing. Also...is he enjoying it? Thanks

Comment by nvduhmom. on October 29, 2014 at 9:54am: Hi all, My son graduated bootcamp 9/19. He is A-Pact. After a month in Pensacola, he is now in Norfolk on an aircraft carrier. He is undesignated A-PACT. If there is any info I can provide, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Comment by BunkerQB on October 28, 2014 at 2:17pm: I want to thank Vickie for inviting me to this group. I am happy to lend support to help you get this group started. I don't have any real hard facts regarding being Undesignated except for the few members of my local group whose children were Undesignated (and are doing well). Often, I find dads have a different takes on what support means. Moms want info but want a supportive place to feel comfortable where she can cry, vent without fear. My husband has been a family law specialist for 40 years. Engineers (hard science people) tend to go over the salient points of an issue and that is that - as far as they are concerned, a resolution has been reached. Most moms/women I know tend to "rehash" the problem - because we are not done with "feeling" the pain or feeling the pain that we think our children are going thru.

To be realistic, I know there have been many who have encountered undesirable (negative) results from being undesignated. Because of that, it's even more important to find out how to get rated - pro active steps to take to get rated. I sincerely apologize for my lack of knowledge. I wish I knew more.

Comment by Vickie360 on October 28, 2014 at 1:50am: Did your kids pass the PT before they left? My son is close to reaching the goal but his friends all shipped out so he lost his motivation. I hope he will be ok.

Comment by Vickie360 on October 28, 2014 at 1:44am: LOL- I was thinking the same thing!! I have no idea what any of that meant.

Comment by splash on October 27, 2014 at 10:13pm: I am going to try and go to GL for Thanksgiving.

Comment by splash on October 27, 2014 at 10:11pm: Michael's mom. She is doing well. She is tired and a little stressed which is to be expected. How about your son?