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

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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Just realized that everyone must think I'm a total backwards hick. Well, they're 1/2 right :-) But we raise pretty good kids - in fact, we raise Sailors! (to-be, I know, but c'mon - I'm excited!!!) (and I've NEVER blogged before, so this is COOL for me!) Hey, my chinese fortune said that those who laugh at themselves are not laughed at by others.....makes sense.......but I figure if I can have y'all laughin' with me, then that's even better!!! :-) ...see if this blog thing works...

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Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on September 10, 2010 at 5:52pm
woot woot! Look at that! I "published" something somewhere - but like I'm gonna be able to find it later? Doubt it:)
Comment by Proud Ship7 div107 NavyMom on September 11, 2010 at 4:14pm
Well you are doing better than I am. I can barely figure out how to type comments. I am following everything though.
Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on September 13, 2010 at 2:17pm
Not only are we learning Navy, we're learning computer too! Fun times ladies! You know, for the first time in a long time, I am really being able to take each day and savor it. It feels good! Making new friends, and my dear son leaving me has forced me to be more than just his mom, but also start looking at my life too - funny how life works it's little mysteries out for us?! :-) I knew God was amazing, and tells us he has plans for us, but what an awe-some thing when it becomes something you really see and realize. Apprehension just starts melting away! (no drugs, honestly! :-) ) Well - make it a great day everyone, I'm off to get back to work!
Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on September 14, 2010 at 11:03am
I thought for sure there would be a letter in the mailbox after work yesterday - nope. :-( This morning I half way decided to not even check the mailbox anymore - or to just KNOW there's not going to be a letter - but we have to hope, right? I HOPE my SR is getting my mail. I HOPE it brings a smile to his face and encourages him. I HOPE he is doing well and is not sick or hurt. I HOPE he is achieving his goals and so very proud of himself! I HOPE he sends me a letter and fills me in on all this!!!! I HOPE he is as thrilled to see us on PIR day as we will be to see him! But right now, I really just HOPE I get a letter or a call from him SOON!
Thanks for listening y'all! Love & Hugs, HOPE everyone has a great day!
Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on September 14, 2010 at 12:25pm
Oh - just how awesome is that retired military mailman?!?!!! Next time you see him, tell him us N4M's all have a crush on him!! :-)
My problem is I'm stuck @ work and start obsessing... need to FOCUS!! :-) Well, definitely feeling better venting and being able to 'lean on shoulders' today - Thank you so much!! 3 WEEKS - we can do this!! NavyStrong - right? I need to put up a sign to remind myself!! Well all - I have to get to it - hope to jump online tonight and tell everyone there was a letter!!
In the meantime - y'all be good - feel the love - and again, Thank you! HUGS - me.
Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on October 5, 2010 at 5:21pm
OK - thank goodness it's only a 4 hour drive for us! Getting down to the wire: done @ 5 tonight, have to bake cookies, pack the 13 year old, double check everything (duh) :-), finish laundry, make arrangements for the dog, make Division posters, vaccume, dust, ...um, re-do my list I am sure....
OK - then Tomorrow: Work till 5, confirmation from 6 - 8:00, go home, make HUGE batch of Fried Chicken to take to SR (Sailor by then!!), finish up whatever, TRY to get some sleep (not likely, he'll be doing BS) and get ready to head out on Thursday morning!! Oh yeah, and get #2's school work together and printed out...
It's OK - it will all either get done or not - but either way, we're heading to Great Lakes in 1 day and 18 hours - Yay!!!!

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