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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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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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Learning the ropes

My son has been in boot camp for 2.5 weeks now and today I was surprised with a phone call! I was so surprised I actually hung up on him! He called back and we talked for 20 priceless minutes. He told me how much he missed us and included his 4 brothers in that statement. He said a letter from his 8 year old brother moved him to tears. Which made me cry. He said mail call was the best part of the day.
If nothing else......write to these kids and let them know you are here for them. Even if he can't write back, they get the letters and know you love and support them.

What I would like is some help with the "What now?" He graduates 12/13/13...... Currently ship 13 div 038. Going into the nuclear program after boot.......

I want to be an active part of this journey in his life. Suggestions?

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Comment by lemonelephant on November 3, 2013 at 1:34am: Join PIR 12/13/2013 TG 05- 8 Divisions (037-042, 905 and 906) to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR. I also invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) there. Arrival and What Happens at the RTC will let you know what is happening and other Pages in both groups will help with other things you will want to know about.

Check your My Page for more info.

Comment by BunkerQB on November 3, 2013 at 2:33am: You should join the Nuke Moms group. However, if you have questions about boot camp please ask those questions in the Boot Camp Moms group. You'll find the Nuke Moms group very informative and supportive but almost 100% have been thru boot camp. You will have so many questions about the nuke program.

http://navyformoms.com/group/nukemoms - you can go ahead and join the group now, but save your questions, just read and absolve.

BunkerQB.

Comment by Smiley on November 3, 2013 at 2:00pm: My son will be graduating Nov 8 I'm so excited:-D div.430 ship 3

Comment by lemonelephant on November 3, 2013 at 10:04pm: Smiley, check your My Page.

Comment by Mark's Mom (Ship 09 Div 427) on November 4, 2013 at 3:43pm: Hi Nucmom, my son is graduating from boot camp this Friday the 8th and we can hardly wait. He is also going into the nuclear program. He is from Maryland, maybe we can keep in contact and help each other with this adjustment. :)

Comment by BunkerQB on November 4, 2013 at 6:01pm: Congrats Nucmom & Mark's Mom. It'll be a great ride for you. Good luck. Thank yours sons for us.

Comment by BunkerQB on November 4, 2013 at 6:02pm: BQB

Son was a nuke officer on a submarine.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 4, 2013 at 7:24pm: Mark's Mom, check your My Page.

Comment by Nucmom ship13 div038 PIR 12/13 on November 5, 2013 at 2:45am: Marks mom! I would love that! We are from California. My son, Michael will turn 18 this Thursday the 7th.... And I can't wait to see him. But not till dec 13. I wonder if our boys paths will cross? He wants to go submarine too.....gulp!

Comment by Nucmom ship13 div038 PIR 12/13 on November 5, 2013 at 2:59am: BunkerQB.... I am a rookie here, and in trying to expand your comment.....I think I deleted it.....it had the groups to join.....so sorry!!!