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:
Events
**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:
**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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New To The Navy Life
I am so new to this life that some days all I can do is cry. My sailor starts boot camp in December. I guess I am just so frustrated because I know nothing and I am not sure where to begin. That, and we are both only 18. We're still kids. Yet here we are getting married in October and preparing for a life of moving and waiting. On top of that, I have to balance college.
My sailor didn't tell me he was considering the Navy until we were already engaged. All I did that whole day was cry and cry and cry. Now I've come to terms with it, but I am the type of person who needs to know what is going on and be ahead of the game and plan. But the recruiter isn't very helpful and neither is my sailor. Everyone keeps saying spend as much time together as you can before he leaves, but we can't because he works second shift and it's about an 8 1/2 hour shift five to six days of the week. He's always gone, so spending time together is hard. I appreciate what he does for me, but it scares me more and more to be without him.
Sorry to put my business out there, but I've been needing to vent so much and what I wrote isn't even the half of my stress. I just hope things get better before I go crazy.
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Comment by courtneyb22 on July 25, 2012 at 10:52pm
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I'm New to the Navy Life too its hard but it will be worth it to be able to start a life of your own and not have to worry financially that much. My Boyfriend left for bootcamp on June 25th and he graduates August 24th from Chicago he goes to Port Hueneme california for his A- School he is going to be in the SeaBees! Im here if you need to talk i know it always helps especially since in boot camp it will take awhile to get your first letter. They do call when they are in there for three weeks so when his third week in there comes around make sure your by the phone for his call mine called and i was at my college registering for class and he called my house phone becasue we have really bad signal out here and i missed his call so my mom got to talk to him which was devastating but he told here how he was doing and to not give up on us and he loves and misses me and my son :) keep your head up
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Comment by Anti M on July 26, 2012 at 6:45am
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Join all the groups on here which appeal to you, there are groups for new members, and plenty of groups for girlfriends and spouses. It helps to have others who are a few steps ahead of you to talk to, they understand. And just knowing what's ahead will help. The new member groups will have information on what to expect through the boot camp process.
Craig runs a DEPPER site of his own, your sailor would be smart to join them, lots of solid advice the recruiter won'tdoesn't have time to tell your sailor.
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Comment by BunkerQB on July 26, 2012 at 1:07pm
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tkrimm2012,
I read your profile. The first thing I think you should do is give yourself a big pat on the back. While you are at it, give your bf a pat too. You two have done OK so far. Your concerns are quite normal. You writ well and have a plan for your own education. Click on Groups, if you display by "most members" you'll see the groups for Boot Camp moms and the big group for Wives, GFs and Fiancees. In the mean time, check out our survival guide. Just keep this in mind as a reference. The links to Craig's depper group and other groups are all in the Guide. Watch the videos.
Survival Guide for Navy For Moms Newbie
My son just finished his 5 year commitment to the Navy and is home permanently. He has adjusted to civilian life nicely. This is the beginning of a wonderful career choice for your BF - stay on course - don't like "negative" doubter influence you. You will have to make a few sacrifices and there will be lonely times (stressful times) with temptations abound. You will get through it if you keep your focus on the wonderful life the two of you can have. Regards, BQB.
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Comment by trs0915 on July 26, 2012 at 4:23pm
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I just want to say thanks to all of you. It makes me feel so much better knowing I have people who can help me and give me advice and just listen. It's been so stressful for me and it feels good learning things and venting. I think once we have the wedding, things will get a bit less stressful because then I am included more.
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Comment by amandamomof4 on July 26, 2012 at 9:45pm
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I am glad you found this site, I think it will be a big help to you. Not only is there lots of information there are people here going through things that you might be going through to give you advice. I wish there was a site like this for the army(there might be but I didn't look) that my daughter could have gotten information from when she married her husband right before he went to basic training.
They got married when they were both 18 also, they just had their two year anniversary. In their first year he went to boot camp and Aschool then they moved to Alaska, he did more training in CA then he was deployed all before their first anniversary. She took a year off school but started at the University of Alaska last fall.
It is hard to be apart but it is doable. My daughter is a worrier but she has grown so much these last two years and is really proud of herself (I am too) for all that she has managed on her own when she has to. You will be surprised at the strength you find in yourself.
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Your daughter sounds a lot like me. I worry so much. Right now, I start college this fall so hopefully that'll keep me occupied throughout a lot of the separation.
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What is your fiancee going in to the navy to do? How long are his schools after bootcamp?
School will be a good distraction and hopefully you can find a group fo ladies to be your support system/companions while he is gone.
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He is going in as AM (Aviation Skeletal Mechanic). His A school should only be about 5 weeks. At least that's what we were told.
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Well that is good only about 13 weeks for boot camp and A school give or take a few weeks... Hopefully once he is sent to his first duty station it wont be long till you can get housing and be with him. There you will be able to find other wives to help you learn the ins and outs of navy life.. just be prepared to be the youngest for a while lol... I know that was my daughters experience but the gals were really nice to her (for the most part) and gave her reall support.
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Well thank you (: I appreciate all the kindness and support here as well!
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