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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

Events

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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Where Do I Began??

Where do I began? I can't tell you the last time I been on here. I posted comments, even connected with NavyMoms like myself who kid(s) have just started boot camp, graduated, went to A school, & stationed to many different parts of the United States or overseas. My son finished A school, was looking forward to coming home for the holidays. The day he left to come home, my father died unexpectedly!!!! I had to wait to my son came home to tell him I had to leave the following morning to take care funeral arrangements! The hardest thing in my life to do, & I haven't been on this website since. So now, months flew by and before you know it, the end of the year will come upon us again. Time is flying! It's good to see mothers like me post comments about their kids like I was when my son started boot camp. I sure asked a lot of questions. How, they like me, worry that their kid(s) are doing alright, and even anticipating a letter or a phone call from them. It's good to watch the graduation online to see the many new sailors marching in anticipating their next endeavor and their parents and loved ones cheering them on. I'm back. Hopefully, I can help someone like how I was helped when I joined this website. I'm still learning some things, but we all here to help each other. Which is why I am so glad I'm a part of this Navy family. :-)

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Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 10:47pm: @lemonelephant- thank you, & it's good to be back. My son is stationed in San Diego, & his ship is USS America. I think it's the new ship that's right now in Mississippi.

Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 10:52pm: @Coach Sheila- when my son left for Chicago, I felt lost. I know he was feeling weird, but I was feeling lost! It took me weeks to feel back to myself, & writing him helped. My parents helped me a lot at the time too. My father was very proud of him & even though he died before Avery came home to see him, Avery knew it. I'm like you, I love the posts, blogs, comments, because I was a mother, sister, etc whose loved one joined the military. If I can help someone to get through it, I'm happy.

Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 11:02pm: @D C - you have another month until your daughter leaves, enjoy your time with her. Before my son left for boot camp, he told me & my daughter not to cry in front of him. He won't be able to deal with it. I smiled, told him how proud I was of him, & call me as soon as he get to Columbia. He had stayed the night in Columbia & flew to Chicago the following day. Once he walked out the door, my daughter cried so hard!!! It took everything in me not to cry because someone had to be strong. We texted him through the night because he didn't leave until the following morning to go to Chicago. My parents & my husband were my rocks!! Whew!! You may be in touch with your daughter until she gets to the Recruiting Training Command. That's when they go through processing, etc. You will get the "I'll call you in a couple of weeks call." You will receive a letter about graduation & other information & the "kid in a box." Boot camps begins & not sure how long it'll be before you'll receive a letter from her. Keep writing her even if you receive little or a lot of letters from her. I'm proud of all young people who decide to join the military. Takes courage, strength, & determination. Please let me know how your daughter progressing. God bless :-)

Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 11:04pm: D C I forgot to tell you, this website will help you. It definitely helped me.

Comment by AveryMom on June 26, 2014 at 11:22pm: @lemonelephant- thank you for the info on the groups on this website. :-)

Comment by lemonelephant on June 26, 2014 at 11:39pm: AveryMom, you know you can reply on my My Page to comments that I post on your My Page by clicking Comment Back.