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Navy For Moms

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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Feeling Lost

Feeling very lost without my son. My son left yesterday for boot camp. Is there a page to find out the routine for boot camp? Just so I have an idea what my son is doing. Feeling disconnected not know how to move around this site.

Added by Traysea on February 25, 2014 at 6:36pm — 7 Comments

SQUIRILL!!!!

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Added by momof3TX-Becca on February 25, 2014 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Took ME time!!!

sometimes you just gotta take time for YOU!!!

Added by momof3TX-Becca on February 23, 2014 at 12:17am — No Comments

Got my first phone call today!

Got our first phone call today! I was happy, sad, emotional and excited all rolled up into one. Brett is good just sounds really tired. Yeah! Ship 13 Div 133

Added by Mother of 4 on February 22, 2014 at 7:04pm — 2 Comments

Question?

I only have an interest in mass communication specialist but I'm not a u.s citizen so I cannot do that job at this time.. I also have an interest in culinary, but I heard cooks in the navy aren't respected. Is that true? What job would you recommend for the navy between these two ?

Added by Shantea on February 22, 2014 at 3:45pm — 3 Comments

Excited, Anxious, and partly Insane!!

Hoping I get a call tomorrow from my SR, he's Div 131 Ship 11. Once the letters start coming I will feel so much better! I'm missing my son so much and would love to get a call, letter! Come on son, CALL YOUR MOMMA!!!

Added by Angela R on February 22, 2014 at 2:58am — 7 Comments

No support :(

I'm joining the navy and my mom doesn't support me... It's whatever I guess, any navy experience the good and bad anyone wants to tell me. I wanna go into mass communication specialist or maybe navy cook or maybe another job in the navy.. I'd love some stories, feeling kinda blue

Added by Shantea on February 22, 2014 at 1:32am — 9 Comments

Got the letter today!

It was so funny, in a way. I got the box yesterday (a week after he left), and then the letter arrived the next day. That just goes to show that when they say it varies on how long it takes to receive things, they mean it. I thought we'd get the box in a couple of days, but in the end they arrived within a day of each other.

My son is in ship 09, div 140, so if you have a SR in that group, let me know. I signed up for my PIR date group, and I made hotels reservations about…

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Added by Skooter64 on February 22, 2014 at 12:00am — No Comments

"Anchors Aweigh frame That Sailors can order with graduation pictures

This is what the frame looks like

Added by momof3TX-Becca on February 21, 2014 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

He called today.

Wow... So excited my sailor called today!!! He normally calls on sat.. What a big surprise... Thank GOD for my toll Free number at work... He sounds better.. Getting alone well, asked for more letters and pictures, and calling cards.. Keep them rolling.. May god bless them All!!

Added by Jennie C on February 20, 2014 at 7:09pm — 2 Comments

Daughter needs info

My daughter who is a college grad is interested in becoming an officer need to speak with someone

Added by buddymom on February 19, 2014 at 9:54am — 1 Comment

PIR 2/28/14..Moms of Div 092, and other Divisions BC Pics on FB!

Hello Moms of PIR 2/28/14...Div 092, and other Divisions,

This is a FYI, I am not sure if most of you know that the (Facebook) page of the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command has a wonderful page of tons of Division pictures of our kids in boot camp.How they post these is they throw out Trivia Tuesday questions,and the first one to guess it wins a published picture of a desired Division.I was fortunate to get a glimpse of my son,He is in Ship 14 Div. 092, so any Moms of this Div. Go…

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Added by EvaJeannine on February 18, 2014 at 3:23am — 5 Comments

Miss Him

It has been six days and I miss my son so very much. I agree with most when saying I am so proud of him but so sad to see him leave. He as a kid was very active in sports therefore we spend hours together. He even allow me to be involved during his high school year...taking pictures of all the guys and helping with feeding the football team every Friday afternoon. He has never been away from me for more than 10 days so this is very hard for me. If I hadn't liked him so much or been so…

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Added by mapark01 on February 16, 2014 at 5:52pm — 3 Comments

Just an Update

I came home dec. 20th honorably discharged from the Navy, my husband went on leave dec 17 so he was already home we got married dec 23 and unfortunately he left 5am on Christmas morning :-( went underway for about a month and is no wback in port. I am finaly after a yr and a half of waiting to be with him, joining him in San Diego!! im super excited but nervous at the same time this is the first time we have lived together alone without his family, and on top of it all im from Missouri and…

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Added by NavyWife2013 on February 16, 2014 at 3:21pm — 1 Comment

My Honey and I

Added by momof3TX-Becca on February 14, 2014 at 11:28pm — 5 Comments

I got my letters

Today is a good day... Happy Valentine s Day to you All.. I got a bunch of letters in the mail.. Some written funny, sad, and very positive.. Too all.... Keep the mail rolling for these young Sailors... May God Bless them All..Peace..

Added by Jennie C on February 14, 2014 at 2:49pm — 1 Comment

He left today

My husband and I went to see him swear in. I have rarely felt so moved in my life. I'm proud and sad and everything at once. We stayed with him at the airport until the last hour and half. He called from O'Hare and now we wait.

This is as hard as I thought it was going to be, but I know it is going to be worth it all.

Added by Skooter64 on February 13, 2014 at 11:42pm — 5 Comments

There goes Another

My grandson leaves for bc March 11, 2014. I'm so excited for him to begin this new chapter of his life and so very proud of him. I've raised him from the time he was 6 and must admit, this one is harder to let go of than his mom (my daughter) or his uncle (my son). I'm so glad I found this site, I know it will help me cope with "the empty nest" yet again, and knowing the stages he's going through.

Added by G ma on February 13, 2014 at 11:32pm — 4 Comments

new to this site

My son just signed his contract last week. My husband and I have learned a TON of information about the Navy in recent weeks but feel our son has chosen wisely by joining the Navy. He leaves for boot in Sept then onto FL for A school. As a mom of course I worry about the little things: should I mail him civilian clothes, what about towels or sheets, what about transportation for when he leaves base, what foods can I send to him? Anxious about everything because it is still new, he has not…

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Added by amos on February 13, 2014 at 2:45pm — 3 Comments