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

**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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Raberta
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • United States
 

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A little about me:
Previously divorced Momma of one son. Extremely proud of his decision. Worked in social services over 20 years. Enjoy my job. Also a poet, activist (domestic violence, families) and artist. I got married again 8/19 and was happy to have him walk me down the aisle-we had to move everything up when his DEP date had changed from May to September.
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Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
I have an Aunt and Uncle who both served in the Navy. So he is carrying on a proud tradition.
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 10:34am on December 30, 2011, CDMom said…

Roberta thanks for stopping back in the boot camp group. Your sailor is mighty handsome.  Ours just passed Battlestations 21 and has PIR 1-6-2012.  We got to come take him out for Christmas day.  We managed to miss all three phone calls home, even the I'm a Sailor, which broke my heart, but we saved the voice message.  How long has your Sailor been in the Navy?  Our's goes to San Antonio, TX for "A" School as a Hospital Medical Corpsmen.  We are so proud of him.        

At 8:41pm on October 11, 2011, Pat said…
Check out the groups tab again and look for one for his PIR date or check the Main page on the lower left and see if his date is listed.
At 1:50pm on October 6, 2011, Pat said…
Good to hear...I actually got a response to an email to my son's sub...it was really great to hear from mine also.  He asked what I wanted for Christmas...I said a HUG!
At 6:28am on September 20, 2011, Pat said…

Raberta,

You can send letters to him in Boot Camp.  Make sure to join the Boot Camp group.  The one with the most members.  If he hasn't left yet...then look into the DEPPER's group.

Then watch for his PIR date...and make plans if at all possible to attend this ceremony.

At 11:51pm on May 29, 2011, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions.  Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!  

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.


Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :) 

-Colleen

 
 
 

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