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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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Birdie’s mom
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B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) left a comment for Birdie’s mom
"Here's the link to Gr8NavyFam's group: Hurry up and wait - THU"
Feb 5, 2022
Gr8NavyFam left a comment for Birdie’s mom
"Hi Birdie's Mom, I hope your doing well. I read your concern about holding in THU. My son experienced the same thing. Like you, I was a bit taken back and wanted to have more information. I'll do my best to answer any questions you…"
Feb 5, 2022
Anna left a comment for Birdie’s mom
"Birdie's mom, I am so sorry I did not get the chance to welcome you to our Moms of Daughters 2 group. For some reason my N4Ms notifications are no longer being sent to me!!  So welcome to our group. feel free to comment on our group page…"
Jan 1, 2022
Birdie’s mom commented on Anna's group 'Moms of Daughters 2'
"Has anyone ever used the Sandboxx app. To send letters to your SR?"
Dec 2, 2021
belovedbyHim left a comment for Birdie’s mom
"Welcome!! Please read my blog to give you an idea of what the first few weeks may look like.. First Things First-- The Quarantine Edition Up and to the Left is a link to all the Navy Lingo! It is titled Navy Speak and you can find it here. We…"
Nov 27, 2021

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Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
At Boot Camp now
When I heard “Navy,” I...
was proud and encouraged it
Our Navy experience so far...
is a work in progress!

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At 3:21am on February 8, 2022, belovedbyHim said…

Birdie'sMom-- as far as being in holding awaiting orders... That's just part of the Hurry up and Wait that is normal Navy life.  There are several things you learn in the Navy... No News is Good News, Semper Gumby and Hurry Up and Wait!  You have a bunch of really good information but I wanted to answer your question.

At 1:01pm on February 5, 2022, B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) said…

Here's the link to Gr8NavyFam's group:

Hurry up and wait - THU

At 10:04am on February 5, 2022, Gr8NavyFam said…

Hi Birdie's Mom, I hope your doing well. I read your concern about holding in THU. My son experienced the same thing. Like you, I was a bit taken back and wanted to have more information. I'll do my best to answer any questions you may have. :) Gr8NavyFam

At 8:44am on February 5, 2022, Chipmunk said…

Birdie's mom - I see that you are friends with B'sNukeMom - If you ask her, she can invite you to the THU group. She adjusted the settings for the group. 

At 1:18pm on February 4, 2022, Chipmunk said…

Birdie's Mom - I saw your post down in the Main room chat and replied there but wanted to post the information here as well. There have been several of the moms comment about their sailors being in THU. If you haven't joined my Beyond BC - Navy For Moms (ning.com) - group yet, I would encourage you to do so. If you have, then be sure to ask about how long others have had to wait for their orders. 

There are all sorts of things that can put holds on orders, they generally seem to be medical reviews, holds at the A school, or various other things. 

At 4:42pm on January 1, 2022, Anna said…

Birdie's mom,

I am so sorry I did not get the chance to welcome you to our Moms of Daughters 2 group. For some reason my N4Ms notifications are no longer being sent to me!!  So welcome to our group. feel free to comment on our group page and let us know how your daughter is doing and where she is in her career path!!

At 2:54am on November 27, 2021, belovedbyHim said…

Welcome!! Please read my blog to give you an idea of what the first few weeks may look like.. First Things First-- The Quarantine Edition Up and to the Left is a link to all the Navy Lingo! It is titled Navy Speak and you can find it here. We are here to get you through the “Great Silence” of the next 4 weeks (ish) and the 10 weeks of BC (ish). You will come to learn that No News Is GOOD News and everything is Needs of the Navy. You life will be Hurry Up and Wait and it’s ok to make plans but they are subject to change until after they have happened so it’s best to embrace the Motto: Semper Gumby!! (Always Flexible!!)

The Expected timeline will look like this
Day 0 -- Travel, Arrival and "I'm Here" scripted phone call

Week 1&2
Day 1-14 -- ROM (Restriction of Movement/ Quarantine-- Lots of studying and waiting) Unless they are Fully Vaccinated (2 weeks after final shot) in which case they skip straight to Week 3.

Week 3
Day 15-21 Arrive Onboard RTC and begin P-days (P-days- Initial Processing Days) including 2 days of P-hold (Weekend)
Day 21-- Complete P days. (Initial PFT & Run)

Week 4- First week of training 
Day 22-- Begin training and mail form letter out. Look for it to arrive around 1-2 weeks later

Week 5 -- First inspections and tests (Dental May be this week or next... Not Confirmed)(Form letter/ Personal letters usually arrive this week)

Week 6 -8 -- More training, Drilling (Flags and Marching), Fire Fighting training, Marlinspike (Line handling- How to tie up a Ship to the Pier) and weapons lessons, Confidence chamber( May or may not be happening yet, we don’t know for sure).. Warrior training in here somewhere.

Week 9 & 10 -- Stressful!! They have all their final inspections, PFA, Drills, BS21 and Tests. This is the lead up to the end!!


All of this is assuming no exposure to COVID with additional ROM
Training typically occurs Monday - Friday but we have heard rumors that Saturday’s are now training days as well.
Normal PIR will be 10 Fridays after departure from Home but it can be less by 1 but it can be extended by ???? (lots!!) It just depends on how many times they get caught in the “Ring of Fire” but do not get COVID. IF they get COVID, Once they are recovered they will not be removed from training again even if they are in the “Ring of Fire”. (so there is that small silver lining if kids get sick)
I Hope you’ll come and join us on the Main Boot Camp Moms page: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmoms You may have to scroll down a ways to reach the comments but we’d love to get to know you and answer any questions or concerns you may have or just be a support from others who “get it”.

At 11:04pm on November 24, 2021, B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) said…

Welcome to NAVYforMoms.com!   

Head to “Settings” on the main page right away to add a profile image (no last names visible, please) and complete your Profile. Then - and this is important! - read these Community Guidelines and this Operations Security (OPSEC) Checklist, for the safety and privacy of all our Sailors.

Then jump right in!  Browse around the site and check out the groups and the information in their Discussion Forums.

Join this group for boot camp moms, where you'll also find a group for your Pass in Review (graduation) date; and this one for PIR Reference Information.  

Get a head start during boot camp by joining groups for, and learning about, your Sailor's occupational specialty and "A" School; and later your Sailor's duty station and/or Navy ship and homeport. You can also join groups for your own state, region or home town and interests from getting ready for deployment to care package ideas!

Please say Hi when you join a group, and feel free to ask any and all questions - everyone was new once, and there is no "dumb" question.  This site was created by the U.S. Navy just for you, and we look forward to getting to know you and your Sailor.  Welcome to the NAVY family - we're so glad you're here!!

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