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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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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October pregnancy infant loss awareness month

Hello Everyone My name is Scarlett Lillyana Gomez I had to leave this world on 04/12/13, but my mommy and daddy loved me very much. I was only here for such a short time but it felt like forever, but now I'm playing in the clouds with all the other little boys and girls! I love my parents very much and I know they will never forget me! So please never forget your own children and the ones that passed either because they will always have a very special place in your heart and mind! <3 on…

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Added by AeolusCE07 on October 9, 2013 at 8:02am — No Comments

Liar Liar

I have backed off a little because I don't want my son to cut himself off from me completely. They are both well aware of my suspicions but neither of them (choose) to give the family any real proof. I can't believe my son can't just WAKE UP. Thanks for the advice and I'm hopping that if we give her enough rope she will hang herself, I just want her to do it before she gets pregnant for real. She and I both know. She wont come clean but I'm not shuting up about this. I hope everyone around…

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Added by Stivanin on October 8, 2013 at 12:54pm — 2 Comments

sitting in the dark with Seth a room away sleeping like a baby for one more morning...

I never really understood the word bittersweet until this morning.  His sister Sydney, my gf Christina and myself took him to supper last night for the last time before BC.  Seth choose to live with his dad after the divorce and I backed him in his decision so I haven't been around him 24/7 since he was 13.  We are about 30 mins apart so seen each other often but is that ever really enough? no, it's not and I live with guilt everyday that I wasn't there for him like a mom should have…

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Added by Milette (Ship13/Div 037) on October 8, 2013 at 6:32am — 4 Comments

I got the letter today! Doin' the happy dance!

My son left Oct 1st for GL. Its been a long, tearful week. I have been a basket case. Now today, I am actually smiling and so happy, relieved and feeling soooo much better! I got the form letter, with his handwriting filling in the blanks! I could have kissed it! Now I know his address, his ship and his graduation date!

Who would have thought a form letter could make me so happy?! LOL

His graduation date is Nov. 27th! The day after his sisters birthday and the day before…

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Added by TJsMom SHIP 03 DIV 021 on October 7, 2013 at 5:53pm — 5 Comments

Sea Bee Bunny

My word This website is amazing and all the moms on here are so very helpful I've learned so much!!! Thank you to those who have befriended me and help my get through these days! one of my favorite moments was when I found out that Naval Construction workers are called Sea Bees, Well its then that we came up with the name Sea bee bunny for Jennifer and I found this picture and made my heart melt the nickname in its self was so adorable and so is this picture haha! Again love you a lot…

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Added by AeolusCE07 on October 7, 2013 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Lies and Deceit. For what?

I think my son's wife lied about being pregnant to get married. They are living in San Diego and he just won't believe me. There were no ultrasound pictures with her name on them, she claimes to have miscaried the 4 mounth twins one Tuesday morning at 1 AM but worked for the following 3 days in her 12 hour shift and she doesn't know the doctor's name because it is " really hard to spell". Does anyone have any idea what is going on and how can I get this pathological liar out of our lives.…

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Added by Stivanin on October 7, 2013 at 7:32am — 4 Comments

#2 is almost ready to sail!

2nd son PIRs on the 18th of October! woo hoo!

Oldest (corpsman) married his sweet heart corpsman (she's beautiful!) - so this makes 3 sailors!

God has been SO good to me!

Added by MomtoSix on October 6, 2013 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Lost and found

Missing backpack on graduation day
any suggestions ?

Added by alwaysproudmom on October 4, 2013 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment

So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold (Just a Sad song by one of our favorite rock bands)

"So Far Away"

Never feared for anything

Never shamed but never free

A laugh that healed the broken heart

With all that it could



Lived the life so endlessly

Saw beyond what others see

I tried to heal your broken heart

With all that I could

Will you stay?

Will you stay away forever?



How do I live without the ones I love?

Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned

Place and time always on my…
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Added by AeolusCE07 on October 3, 2013 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Its Been A Week Since he Left

Its been One Week Since I Hugged My Son and watched him walk to his New Adventure One Week Since I have heard his Voice ... I took this Photo week before he left well because My Sons are my Favorite to Photograph and I knew I would want to remember him as he was in his day to day routine when he was at Home, Yes he was Happily playing video games in his room ... Now his Room Door is Closed I dont open it because the Clean, Empty Room…

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Added by sassymom9503 on October 3, 2013 at 12:27pm — 6 Comments

Kindred Spirits

My heart is with you Deontes MOM, the day I took him to meet his recruiter was really the worst for me. We were leaving home, his room and his home town for the last time, it was almost more than I could bear, I felt like it kept me from enjoying my last hours with him because I was so sad.  Yes, after I dropped him off, even though I knew I would see him the next day at MEPS, I felt like a balloon someone had let the air out of.  Totally lifeless, and weak as a kitten.  He never showed any…

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Added by goldwingmom on October 3, 2013 at 9:14am — 2 Comments

Thank you Mr Fed Ex Man

Today I have never been so Happy to see the Fed Ex Truck I even took a photo of it as it came up my Street haha!!!

I received My Kid in a Box today, I was releived to get it But as I opened it and saw his handwriting I broke out in tears, I miss My Son So Much...  I am Hoping for the Form Letter soon so I can start the Planning for PIR and so I can start sending him letters

His Bedroom door is shut so I dont have to see the empty room every time I walk by, he has a pair…

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Added by sassymom9503 on October 3, 2013 at 3:10am — No Comments

The 2 counters

Theres 2 counters that I have ticking the one to your PIR date and the other that I started when you called me at the airport saying that your flight was leaving at 11:30 AM on September 10th so far its been 22 days 9 hours 33 minutes and 55 seconds.....call me crazy for keeping such a close tab on that time but I can't wait to stop that timer! I really cant wait to hear your voice again and see that great big "kool-aid smile" as you called it...oh man the memories of when we first met keep…

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Added by AeolusCE07 on October 2, 2013 at 9:14pm — No Comments

My heart aches

Well my baby left yesterday to BC. It feels like someone took the air away, At times I feel like I want to cry and other times I want to scream, I looked in his room last night, Ghent I closed the door. I got a call from Jim last night letting me know he was off the plane and made it. But hat was the last call I received from him. I find it hard to leave my phone because I don't want to miss a call. People tell me all of the time that it will get better, and know it will but it's just so fresh… Continue

Added by Deontes MOM on October 2, 2013 at 8:24pm — 12 Comments

HELLO ALL! I AM PROUD TO SAY & REPORT THAT MY SON HAS SUCCESSFULLY CROSSED OVER FROM RECRUIT TO SAILOR! WE JUST CAME BACK FROM GREAT LAKES ON SEPT 20. IT WAS THE HAPPIEST EXPERIENCE THAT OUR FAMILY H…

HELLO ALL!

I AM PROUD TO SAY & REPORT THAT MY SON HAS SUCCESSFULLY CROSSED OVER FROM RECRUIT TO SAILOR! WE JUST CAME BACK FROM GREAT LAKES ON SEPT 20. IT WAS THE HAPPIEST EXPERIENCE THAT OUR FAMILY HAD!

HONESTLY, WHEN MY SON LEFT (JULY 22ND) WE WERE ALL SAD AND IT TOOK SOME GETTING USE TO HIM BEING GONE., BUT AFTER WE RECEIVED HIS FIRST LETTER DURING BOOTCAMP THE TRANSITION BECAME MUCH EASIER. tHE WEEKS WENT BY FASTER, WE…

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Added by navymom1991 on October 2, 2013 at 4:46pm — 3 Comments

Ship 03 Div 377

Has anyone heard anything today about USS Hopper?? I've been waiting on my "I'm a Sailor" call.....nothing...I'm so nervous.....

Added by Daniel'smom on October 2, 2013 at 3:50pm — 3 Comments

He was here...now he's not

We had 3 months before he was scheduled to leave for boot camp. I planned on making the most of the time, every precious day. I took him and his sister to a Jimmy Buffett concert. We went to a cubs baseball game. Lots of family dinners and one on one time together. Making good memories. In spite of all that... its incredibly hard. The time flew by!

Today I woke up wondering how he was doing. I went to bed hoping he was ok. Such a short call...you all know what I mean. I am familiar…

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Added by TJsMom SHIP 03 DIV 021 on October 2, 2013 at 3:17pm — 4 Comments

Hope my Bunny is doing okay

Got my letter a little over a week ago from my SR Jennifer [Ship 12 Div 423] ( nick name bunny) letter was tough to receive since we had broken up a little bit before she left was even harder to see that it was so short but at least I got something from her i've sent her 2 letters so far with very encouraging words, trying to hide my pain of it all, heard from her mother that she got a tear filled phone call saying that she's taking it a bit rough, just waiting for that second letter from…

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Added by AeolusCE07 on October 2, 2013 at 9:02am — No Comments

div 394

Does anyone have a son in division 394 graduating oct. 18?

Added by miafinesseship09div394 on October 2, 2013 at 8:42am — 1 Comment

Almost graduation

Still waiting to hear from division 377! Very anxious! Congrats to all sailors that have passed!

Added by Austin's mom on October 1, 2013 at 7:45pm — No Comments

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