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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

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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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.)

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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

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nursekim commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'MAA Moms'
"Good morning MAA Moms!  My son is heading to San Antonio in less than 2 weeks. I'd like to send him a set of twin xl sheets and a blanket. Do they have to be a certain color? I'm also looking to visit San Antonio when he's 6…"
Sep 5, 2022
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"Congrats Nursekim on your new Sailor! MY son left to BC on 7/7 and his graduation is also scheduled for 9/16. I have been racking my mind this week wondering if Battle Stations was this week or next week for him. Since I have not received my…"
Sep 1, 2022

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At 5:25pm on March 26, 2023, Chipmunk said…

nursekim - I believe that God may be watching over your son, trying to protect him from unfortunate situations, even though it might seem to him, he just can't make friends. I do my best in the group to not come across too preachy and just presume. But I wanted to share that with you specifically. If that resonates with you and you would like to be a part of our Christian Navy Moms group on this site, just ask and I can get you connected. If this is not what you are looking for, that is fine. I understand. Also, feel free to send me a friend request. 

I hope some others will reply as well. 

At 5:06pm on September 18, 2022, Chipmunk said…

Be sure to come join the  Beyond BC - Navy For Moms (ning.com) group if you haven't already. I have not been keeping up as well with who has joined once they go the "I'm a Sailor" call or afterwards.  Thanks for sharing about your weekend!! The special treatment was neat to hear about firsthand. I have seen pictures from PIRs in the past, but it is nice to hear someone experience it. 

At 1:05pm on September 1, 2022, 0914mel said…

Congrats Nursekim on your new Sailor! MY son left to BC on 7/7 and his graduation is also scheduled for 9/16. I have been racking my mind this week wondering if Battle Stations was this week or next week for him. Since I have not received my "I'm a sailor" call I was thinking it is probably next week until I saw your post. My son is DIV 312 and since you your Sailor has my son's graduation date, I was wondering if by chance they were in the same division? I'm just trying to figure out when I will receive my call too? This is torture for me. 

At 9:10am on August 7, 2022, Chipmunk said…

nursekim - congrats to your SR! His position can have pros and cons so encouragement is always in order. 

At 11:05pm on July 1, 2022, Chipmunk said…

Nursekim - You are welcome!! I am glad that you also posted in your other group as well. To answer your question, you might find my discussion What PIR weekend may be like for those flying out of GL - Navy For Moms (ning.com) helpful. This will apply to your son as well. During the last couple of years, some things have changed as well, and always flexible is our motto around here (Semper Gumby), but it was my experience when I went to BC to see my son. 

At 9:48pm on June 30, 2022, Chipmunk said…

Nursekim - Good Evening, I am one of the moms that sticks around the BC Mom and loved ones group. I had a notice that you had recently joined. I just wanted to welcome you both to the N4M site and also the BC Mom group. There is a lot of information on our group page, but if you scroll down past that information, past the Discussions, you will see the Comment Wall area. That is where we post our hellos, questions, encouragement, answers to questions, and general information. We suggest that you scroll back through a few of the pages and read some of the recent information that has been shared. 

Also, I see that you joined the MAA Moms group. I am not a member of that group, so I cannot post comments on it, but I can direct other new members there, so I recommend that you post there and maybe meet up with some other recent new members. 

At 7:47pm on June 27, 2022, 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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