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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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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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A little about me:
Loving Married Christian Mother of 4 children. My oldest daughter decided to join the Navy. We support her decision and wants to encouarge her all the way.
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Waiting to leave for Boot Camp
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Needed to learn more about it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
All the great opportunites- tuition assistance, hands on training in the field of her choice and traveling all over the world.

Mama Shoemake

Hi!!!

My daughter finished "A" school. She's now a proud MM. She just arrived in Norfolk, VA to her ship. She was excited and ready for a change. Unfortunately, she was unpleasantly surprised with the sleeping area. How did your daughters feel about living on a ship? Also, how long will they live on the ship? Any suggestions on how to cope??

 

Overall, she is very proud to be in the Navy. She has accomplished so much and I'm sure she'll continue to do well.

I know this will be an amazing journey for her. I pray that she keeps an positive perspective on every situation.

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At 10:33pm on June 19, 2014, lemonelephant said…

You may also want to join Amphibious (Gator Navy). The home port for the USS Iwo Jima is currently in Norfolk, VA but will shift to Mayport, FL later this year (around 1 September 2014). Check out Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends now, and after the change, move to NS Mayport Florida.

You may want to check out Mom’s of Navy Daughters, Mom's of Daughters 2, and Women in the Navy.

At 1:30pm on May 22, 2014, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Hello PhillyNavyMom,

These are great questions to ask our members! You can find your answer by searching through our Forums to see if another member has posted a similar question or start your own discussion there so other members can respond.

http://navyformoms.com/forum

Good luck and let me know if you still need some help!

-Tiffany

At 5:27pm on April 26, 2013, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to NAVYForMoms!

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 and this Survival Guide for NavyForMoms Newbies that was created by one of our members.

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

-Colleen

 
 
 

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