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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

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**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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Budweiser is honored to salute the men and women of our armed forces and their families. Throughout 2009, members of the military and as many as three direct dependents may enter any one of Anheuser-Busch's SeaWorld, Busch Gardens or Sesame Place parks with a single-day complimentary admission.

For your service and sacrifice, we thank you.

Here's to the Heroes program

FREE ADMISSION SUMMARY

Any active duty, activated or drilling reservist, or National… Continue

Added by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 23, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Can I send him early?

UGH...Sometimes I forget, even in the proudest moments, that this young man is still a TEENAGER! Heaven help me, and him. I know he goes July 1st to Annapolis, but there are those rare moments where I would like to send him early. I keep trying to remind him that even though he made it to Annapolis, he does not have it ALL figured out. I got it, I got it just doesn't cut it. I think he might have Senior-Annapol-itis....... If so it MUST be God's way of perparing me to let him go. OY!

Added by B mom of S on April 17, 2009 at 7:34pm — 2 Comments

April 15 Honor Flight

I was honored to be a guardian of a 90 year old Navy veteran on his Honor Flight to DC on April 15. I received several emails afterward that I'd like to share with you.

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Sent: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:40:12 -0500

Subject: the honor is all mine- to be the daughter of one of these men

It is 12:08am Thursday April 16, 2009. I have just arrived home from dropping my parents off at their home. We had been at the airport. My father went… Continue

Added by Ruth, Gun's Mom on April 17, 2009 at 1:05pm — No Comments

April 18th, One Year Anniversary of PIR 4/18/2008.

For all the women and their families I met at the PIR 4/18/08, I am reminiscing about the graduation and the great friends my husband and I made. Lifetime friends, and through all the joy, sadness, tragedies, and heartache, and pride, we have been there for each other, and I can never thank everyone enough. We've held each other up, sustained each other, reinforced our beliefs, learned acronyms, played games, talked about our hobbies (to the point of distraction), and researched together to… Continue

Added by CCR on April 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

One more Easter B4 Annapolis

Oh my, God has a bittersweet sense of humor. I had decided I was not going to cry in church today. Yup.... Made that decision before I went. Yup... sure did. Crazy schedule getting there, and Scott went ahead to save 4 seats so we could all sit together. Turns out... no one, goes to the early service. Be that as it may. 2 rows ahead of us was a kid in his NJROTC jacket from a neighboring school. Was fine until they got to the song "How Great is Our God" . Lost it then... I realized how great… Continue

Added by B mom of S on April 12, 2009 at 5:41pm — No Comments

Proud of our Military!

American Flag Pictures, Images and Photos

Congratulations to our Navy Seals, the crews of the USS Bainbridge, USS Boxer, USS Halyburton and other military men and women on land, in the air and at sea that were involved in the rescue of Captain Phillips.

You make America proud!!!

Added by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 12, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Watching him get ready

I just added a countdown clock. Scott has a white board in his room, and counts down the days til I day...Feels more like going off the the goolag! It's hard to watch him process this thru the eyes of a 17 yr old. 9 years is a long time to commit to at that age. It is more than 1/2 his life. I keep telling him to break it down.... 6 weeks of plebe summer, than it is COLLEGE with a twist.... After 4 years, you are guaranteed a job for 5. In this economy.. it is a good thing. I know for him, he… Continue

Added by B mom of S on April 8, 2009 at 10:58pm — 3 Comments

READY FOR PIR APRIL 17 BUT SCARED TO DEATH ABOUT THAT UNIFORM!!

GAH im so ready to see my husband.....in wk 7 now and next week on april 15 i leave for chicago..but im terrified its going to be our first date all over agian...im just terrified to see him in that uniform..my worst fear since i was 16 and he was 18...we were only married 2 weeks when he left and its still hard for me to belive he really is in and he is gone...i wish he was here so badly to hold me and to give me his "everything is going to be… Continue

Added by WHITNEY (B's WIFE) on April 7, 2009 at 3:12am — 6 Comments

Updates to Chat and New Member Process

Hello everyone!

I wanted to let you know that Ning has been making some updates to the Chat functionality based on member feedback. You can learn more about the changes that have recently been made by clicking here. I've been receiving additional feedback and I'm sending those suggestions over as I get them - you can also post your thoughts on this blog.

In addition, do to the surge of… Continue

Added by Navy for Moms Admin on April 2, 2009 at 12:21pm — 4 Comments

Home

My son is home for 11 days. We are so happy. I've never been so proud of him. I just wish he was able to stay longer.

Added by Gloria P. on March 28, 2009 at 11:32pm — No Comments

Before I was a mom, this is not my work however it does say how I feel.

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not

my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind

and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child

so doctors could do tests.

Or… Continue

Added by Suzanne on March 28, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Big Dog to go to Afghanistan

http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,6815,00.html#4_0

A 4-legged BigDog robot descends a snowy hill in a field test of its versatility. The U.S. military is deploying the robots to Afghanistan to navigate the country's treacherous terrain and limit the damage done by IEDs.

My nephew had to have… Continue

Added by CCR on March 24, 2009 at 2:10am — 2 Comments

Navy Families on N4M

Hey N4M members!

We're looking for families that have multiple generations using NavyForMoms.com. If you're a Navy mom who's sailor is also a member of our community or a proud Navy grandma who's daughter is a proud Navy mom on our site we would love to hear from you. Just send me a PM or reply to this post!

Looking forward to chatting with you!

Elle

Added by Navy for Moms Admin on March 13, 2009 at 12:11pm — 3 Comments

Well, it may not be an appointment to the Naval Academy but ....

When I first read the letter from the Naval Academy Admissions Board I couldn't seem to get farther than the first few words, We are pleased to notify you that the Admissions Board has selected YOU..... OMG, how excited I felt and my son was clearly pleased as well (but of course had his teenaged coolness prevailed). Once I got past the first few words I realized that he had NOT been accepted into the Naval Academy as a "direct admit," the… Continue

Added by Sherry James on March 13, 2009 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Posting Pics

Just posted a few pics of Scott, and his little brother. I know these will soon be replace by I-day pics and others.... For now I am happy to remember a few of his younger days. What an amazing young man he has become even since his appointment.

Added by B mom of S on March 12, 2009 at 11:39am — No Comments

NAVY LOG

http://navymemorial.ibelong.com/site/carrier-sailors

HERE ARE THE CURRENT COMMUNITIES. If your sailor is on one of these ships, you can look it up and read stories

Current Communities:

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72

USS Carl Vinson CVN-70

USS Coral Sea CVA-43

USS Dwight Eisenhower CVN-69

USS Forrestal

USS George Washington CVN-73

USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75

USS Intrepid CV-11

USS John C. Stennis CVN-74

USS Nimitz… Continue

Added by CCR on March 11, 2009 at 5:33pm — 2 Comments

Please Pray for David--- he has a new heart

The following is todays posting from David's mothers blog... He is a 19 yr old sailor who was on deployment and was airlifted from his ship in January. He is currently at Stanford medical center awaiting a heart transplant. Here is the blog if you would like more info http://ourboydave.blogspot.com/

David just called me and we have a heart. Oh my gosh.... more later...... It is 12:14am..... I am just too stunned for words.

PRAISE GOD

Thank you dear lord for your… Continue

Added by Susan mom to Niko on March 11, 2009 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

{The other side of the story} China says U.S. naval ship broke the law

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that a U.S. Navy ship involved in a confrontation with its fleet off the southern island of Hainan had violated international and Chinese laws.

Washington had urged China to observe international maritime rules after the Pentagon said five Chinese ships, including a naval vessel, harassed the USNS Impeccable in international waters on Sunday.

"The U.S. claims are gravely in contravention of the facts and confuse black and white and… Continue

Added by diane {Shawns mom} on March 10, 2009 at 2:57pm — No Comments

U.S. says Chinese vessels harassed Navy ship

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Monday urged China to observe international maritime rules after the Pentagon said five Chinese ships, including a naval vessel, harassed a U.S. Navy ship in international waters.

The Chinese vessels "shadowed and aggressively maneuvered in dangerously close proximity" to the USNS Impeccable on Sunday, with one vessel coming within 25 feet of the U.S. ship, a U.S. Defense Department statement said.

The American ship, an unarmed… Continue

Added by diane {Shawns mom} on March 10, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Profile Questions Changed - Please Update!

Hello N4M Members!

In order to get a better idea of who our members are and to help you find other members using the Advanced Search feature, we have made some adjustments to our member Profile Questions.

You’ll notice that some questions were removed and some were added. We’ve also made a few questions required and private. This is in reaction to some privacy concerns that were expressed and also to help us understand who is joining so we can improve the way the site… Continue

Added by Navy for Moms Admin on March 9, 2009 at 2:30pm — 21 Comments