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

**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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A little about me:
I am a mother of 6, my middle child "Spider" just left for basic. Very proud of my daughter. My knowledge of the Navy is limited; however , my father spent over 25 years in the Army . I have a little understanding of the military life.
I am full of questions . Hope I don't bore you to death.
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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...
Still learning;)
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 8:16pm on September 19, 2013, carols_kitchen said…

Hi and Welcome. 

We are happy to have you on the Navy for Moms site.  You are invited to join either the Illinois or Missouri family page as listed below.  It is a great way to find families in your area and even help plan meet and greets. We also have some packing parties for our troops overseas getting together.

Looking forward to hearing from you in one of our groups!

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/illinoisn4m

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/missourinavymoms

Be sure and let me know if you have any questions! MEET AND GREETS are scheduled :)

PS.  Feel free to “cruise” my page and see if there are any other groups that interest you. One of my passions is supporting our deployed troops.  Check out http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject and see if it is a group you may like to join.

Carol                                                                                           

At 10:17am on September 15, 2013, 503 808 said…

Thank you for the comment on the hotel. Much appreciated.

At 3:49pm on September 1, 2013, Navymomx2 said…

No, I haven't yet, but am hopeful.  All depends on their RDCs and if they feel generous today.  Phone is on loud, vibrate and right next to me!

At 8:59am on September 1, 2013, Navymomx2 said…

Hey, mumma.  If you are on facebook, please join the Div 399 group I started.  Thanks!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/412900745483352/

At 2:35pm on August 31, 2013, Recruit Man - Ronny said…
Welcome to NavyforMoms.com.  My name is Ronny and my son has been in the Navy since February of 2012.  He is currently stationed in San Diego with a Helicopter Squadron.  He is an Aviation Structural Mechanic.  I hope you find all the info you are looking for here, and if you have any questions feel free to ask.  My son is 3rd Generation Navy, so I do know a little about the Navy..:)
   
If you have a new Sailor who is in Boot Camp, or leaving soon, visit CallsforRecruits.org and I will send you FREE Pre-Paid Phone cards for your SR to use while they are in boot camp.  I started that program when my son left for Boot Camp :)
Be sure and check out the Survival Guide for Newbies…It has some valuable info you would like to know :) It can be found here: http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/survival-guide-for-navy-for-moms-newbie
 
Welcome Aboard and I wish your Sailor Fair Winds and Following Seas.
 
At 1:51pm on August 31, 2013, Navymomx2 said…

Hello my new friend!  As you know from the 10/25 PIR page, my daughter is in your daughter's division.  It's so nice to know other moms are going through this separation-from-my-baby-girl thing!  She will also go to San Antonio, as an HM.  FYI, if no one replied to your comment about abbreviations, there is a very useful link here on N4Ms which will give you the whole breakdown.  So looking forward to getting to know each other!  I am trying to set up a facebook page for our division, but someone told me they couldn't view it, so it is a work in progress...stay tuned!  Getting help from my Division 934 parents.  My son PIRd in July and is San Antonio as well.  They will get to be together for about a month before he leaves there. 

At 11:53pm on August 30, 2013, Spidersmom said…
Do you think using my iPhone has anything to so with it?
At 11:53pm on August 30, 2013, Spidersmom said…
Thank you so much , I am having problems with changing number two ...
At 11:20pm on August 30, 2013, lemonelephant said…

Master at Arms is a rating very dear to my heart since my Sailor is an MA. Join San Antonio MA's; the discussion, Break down week by week, will let you know what happens at NTTC Lackland (San Antonio). You will also want to join MAA Moms. Other groups to check out are New MAA Mom's (it has not been very active, but is picking up lately) and Security Sailors (it is not as active and includes loved ones of Sailors from other ratings as well). The Rating Information Card for MA can be found at https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/rating_info_cards/ma.pdf. Your Sailor will most likely fly out to "A" School the day after PIR. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) to help you know how to plan your weekend.

At 11:19pm on August 30, 2013, lemonelephant said…

For PERSEC reasons, my location on here is not where I currently live although I have lived there in the past. See OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile). You still need to make change number 2 in that link.

 
 
 

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