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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

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**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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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Any moms from Bakersfield? DEP Mom! any November 7th or 8th moms? thank you for welcoming me !

I am a proud Mommy of a 17 year old boy who leaves in Nov. to boot camp! I am new to all this and had a very hard time conforming to the thought of my boy leaving for a military career , but I have leaned on the Lord and am just looking for friends that have been were I am at, in my community. Even if your not from here and can offer advise or support "it will be very welcome" I wonder if they sell a "navy mom book for dummies" LOL because I would buy it !! LOL

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Comment by Michigan Cindy on August 20, 2010 at 8:21pm: This site is your "Navy Moms for Dummies". Poke around a bit and you will find a wealth of information. Many moms have been where you are now. My son breezed through boot camp, but he went in at age 21, and had been in DEP for 8 months. There were guys in his division ages 17 - 34, and they learned to function as one unit. You've got some time to adjust. That won't necessarily make it easier, but remember, boot camp is only 8 weeks. After that, you can be in communication frequently. You will be fine, and so will your son. They take good care of the recruits at Great Lakes.

Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on August 20, 2010 at 11:17pm: thank you so much
jessica B for the web site and carolyn for the relating to me! and cindy encouragement ! i really appreciate your input! please kit as i learn this site! I barley got a FB recently !lol ! I know im really behind on the times! LOL !

Comment by BunkerQB on August 21, 2010 at 1:49am: Join this California Central Valley group. 8 of the 44 members live in Bakersfield. Post a comment and introduce yourself to the group.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/centralvalleycanavymoms
Meet and Greet on August 28, 2010 in Merced. Click below for more into.
http://www.navyformoms.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2010-08-28

Comment by BunkerQB on August 21, 2010 at 1:56am: One more thing, the text on your page has been set to "white" on a white background - so you'll can read the content. Click on Settings, then click on My Page (on the left), then click on Appearance, scroll down to text and change color back to black.

Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on August 23, 2010 at 10:14pm: Thanks BunkerQUEENBee !!! I would have been lost !LOL

Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on September 2, 2010 at 11:59am: Hi Nicolas, thanks for posting on my page. I want to say welcome. I am new Navy Mom and have been on this site for several months now. I have explored the site and I am hooked. I visit it everyday and have joined many groups. Will your son be going off to Great Lakes for BC? I believe you mentioned something about avaition. My son has signed up as AO (Aviation Orendenceman) he goes off to Pensicola FL for A school when he finisnes bc.

Comment by blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039 on November 9, 2010 at 2:57am: thank you AngieFromWA:BUDS Mom/ HM alumnus !!!!!! yes we r going and cant wait !!!