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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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TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

WOW, THAT REALLY WASN'T AS LONG AS I THOUGHT!! MY SON LEAVES TODAY TO BEGIN HIS TRAINING TO BECOME A US SAILOR! I AM NOT SURE HOW I AM GONNA GET THROUGH THIS DAY...OR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS!!
I AM SO VERY PROUD OF HIM!! I WILL MISS HIM TERRIBLY AS THIS IS MY FIRST BORN SON AND THE FIRST ONE TO LEAVE ME!!!! I HOPE THIS TIME FLIES BY QUICKLY!!

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Comment by firstonesmom-11/352 on August 23, 2011 at 4:31pm: Well I have left him in the capable hands of his recruiter!!!! Now i think my heart is breaking!!

Comment by Aaron's mom on August 23, 2011 at 8:50pm: My son has been gone for two weeks yesterday. I know what you are going through. Although I don't cry every other minute anymore, I miss him terribly. You will receive the box within a week. Mine came in four days. The form letter will come within 7-10 days. That is a beautiful thing because you will see your SR's handwriting. Hang in there. We are all on this journey together. Another mom friend often says, "If my son can do Navy, I can do Navy mom". Hold your head up and be proud of the child you raised. You've got this.

Comment by 5fylers on August 23, 2011 at 10:48pm: Things WILL get easier : )!! Just hang in there. My son left 5 weeks ago. My sadness has turned into such a feeling of joy and I am soooo proud of him. I have gotten one phone call for about 2 minutes but the letters I have gotten are awesome. He really does appreciate all the things we have done for him : )!! This site will help you a bunch. Count down the days....believe me....they are flying by!!

Comment by gregsgirl71 (Ship 3, Div 347) on August 25, 2011 at 12:46pm: My son left Tuesday, he is also my first born, and first to leave... I truly am sharing your pain...

Comment by avasmooch on August 25, 2011 at 3:04pm: Well, my baby DEPPER, will be PIR on Sept1st. My eldest is Air Force and My middle guy is Army! :) You will be just fine. Even though sometimes it may feel like you are missing a limb that used to be there, the ache will subside and the memory will take over.

I adjusted by keeping their door closed and at night I would pretend that they had already bedded down and would say , "Good night, blah-blah-blah!" It actually made it a little easier.