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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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
Justin's navy grad 1-30-09 032
Comment
-
Comment by Jody Gault on February 18, 2009 at 10:54pm
-
You're very welcome, Kimberly. An explanation to sort of 'put you in the moment'...as you know it was terribly cold that day. We were inside this armory type building. The recruits, division by division, were outside lined up. They roll up the big door and then the division would present (stand there) for a moment. Then they'd march in. They would march around to another formation then the door would open and another division would present themselves. Once they got inside in proper formations for the ceremony all the sailors would take off their scarves and their winter coats. OMG it was amazing, just amazing. There were 11 divisions of approximately 80 per group that graduated that day-over 800. I guess they do that every single Friday, a Great Lakes employee told me. We weren't going to go because I suddenly lost my job in November and finances weren't in the best of shape. But I have retiree benefits from USAir (not the job I just lost) and it allows all of us to fly completely free. So we bit the bullet and went maxing out our credit card to make the trip with the hotels and car rentals. Since Justin was grad n go we flew down to Pensacola to spend that weekend with him. I'm very glad that we decided to throw caution to the wind where finances were concerned and just do it. Our son had told us that we didn't need to come. However that initial hug after 2 months meant the world to all 5 of us. It was pure emotions I can tell you. I hope this helps, just a little, to live through my eyes and feelings as I know you would've been the very same with Cody. I tell ya the pride in that room could've really been cut with a knife. The Navy Band played and the Navy Choir sung. Both were awesome beyond words. God bless your sailor and your family.
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Navy For Moms to add comments!
Join Navy For Moms