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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.
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."
**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).
**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 isno 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.
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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I saw your post on the Intelligence Specialist group and I wanted to invite you to also join the Moms of Daughters 2 group. We are a friendly caring group of moms and are always willing to listen, share and help each other whenever or wherever we can. We have Moms who have daughters in all phases of their Naval careers and we understand the concerns and anxieties new moms experience. Please feel free to join our chats, we love talking about everything from work, family, weather - whatever. Plus the joyful and anxiety filled journey of being a Navy Mom!!! Let us support you when you're missing her, lend an ear when you need to vent, and celebrate with you when you want to brag!! There is usually someone on every day, so we are a pretty active group!! We look forward to learning about you and your sailor!!! And welcome to Navy For Moms!!! Here is a link to our group:
I hope you will have a letter tomorrow. My SR said in her letter that there will be no more calls until the end of June. Last call I got was last Thursday. She said she was busy studying for another test.
I got one yesterday. She's really good at providing details so I feel pretty informed as to what she's doing. Plus, the weekly phone calls have helped though I don't expect to hear from her this weekend given the fact that Hell week starts Friday:(
My SR took very small containers from samples from a makeup store. They didn't come back in her box so I'm guessing they fit in her sak:) They should be in week 3 day 5 tomorrow being 4:1 Hell week is week 4. Switching of RDC's who are out to make you miserable especially if they see you are doing better than their regular division, up at 0330 & tapping out at 2300 plus I think it will be SR's"time of the month"... it will definitely be Hell for someone LOL She just wrote and said she has the hang of things more and felt strong physically and emotionally sooo it might not be that bad for her. They have a weapons inspection Friday 4:1 & Monday 4:2 and if they pass both as divisions they will earn a flag. They've also started designing their division flags. :) They are definitely on the their way! Hooya!!
Good morning, I was reading on someone's post that mentioned sending makeup for the girls, and what was acceptable. She hasn't asked for any yet, but knowing her, she will want some. That AND a good haircut and eyebrow wax!! We are driving the 12 to 14 hours so to allow for some flexibility. We are arriving at the Navy Lodge on Tuesday, 7/2 (early am) and are reserved until Saturday, 7/6 - just in case.
I also read a suggestion that if the girls are flying out of O'Hare the Hilton rents rooms for the day for $55 which would allow a bed, tv, and quiet place to let her rest and eat since it sounds like they get them to the airport in the middle of the night!
This site is so not easy to traverse! I think they forget their own first names while there lol
Hopefully, they are finding friends while there. My girly said she wasn't really "friends" with anyone yet but she is trying to just be nice to everyone. She seems to be focusing so much on making sure she does well and passes her tests that she isn't leaving room for building friendships:( I hope she is letting down her walls but it's been almost a week since I've heard from her:'(
Good morning, so very nice to connect with you. My daughter's name is GOODELL. She said no one even knows her first name, and that as of last week, she didn't have a nickname, which she thought was probably for the best.
Yes, my daughter has complained about the girls and how mean and rude they were. They talk over each other and are never quiet. She has complained about receiving IT because of them.
I believe she said she is a Division Yeoman and was previously the medical yeoman...all this is new to me :-)
She is headed to Pensacola following boot camp for her A school and then will receive her duty station. She attended a year and a half of college prior to joining the Navy and will be finishing up a degree while she is stationed.
My daughter asked me to send her prayer cards because some of the girls were asking for them, and we promptly sent her 15! I hope she shares one with your daughter :-)
My daughter is the section leader. Brausch . She will be going to A school in Mississippi as a Yeoman; she's going enlisted for probably a year or two then will be going back to Ohio State to finish her degree through ROTC and then coming back as an Officer. Her goal is to work in the Pentagon:) Has your daughter complained about the girls being "so mean"?
My girl said it's terrible how mean they are:( She had started a prayer group and she said girls would be rude and noisy during it to the point the RDC made them start towing the line during it! But, she did say the RDC's commented on how impressed with the girls they were because no matter how hard they are IT'd they don't whine, complain or grunt and make stupid noises like the guys do lol and even though they are crying or about to cry they NEVER give up and the guys have quite a bit of catching up to do:) So proud of them!
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
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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.
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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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Sara'sMom,
Thank you for the friend request!!! And welcome aboard to the Daughters 2 group!!!
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Sara'sMom,
I saw your post on the Intelligence Specialist group and I wanted to invite you to also join the Moms of Daughters 2 group. We are a friendly caring group of moms and are always willing to listen, share and help each other whenever or wherever we can. We have Moms who have daughters in all phases of their Naval careers and we understand the concerns and anxieties new moms experience. Please feel free to join our chats, we love talking about everything from work, family, weather - whatever. Plus the joyful and anxiety filled journey of being a Navy Mom!!! Let us support you when you're missing her, lend an ear when you need to vent, and celebrate with you when you want to brag!! There is usually someone on every day, so we are a pretty active group!! We look forward to learning about you and your sailor!!! And welcome to Navy For Moms!!! Here is a link to our group:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/momsofdaughters2
Good morning, I was reading on someone's post that mentioned sending makeup for the girls, and what was acceptable. She hasn't asked for any yet, but knowing her, she will want some. That AND a good haircut and eyebrow wax!! We are driving the 12 to 14 hours so to allow for some flexibility. We are arriving at the Navy Lodge on Tuesday, 7/2 (early am) and are reserved until Saturday, 7/6 - just in case.
I also read a suggestion that if the girls are flying out of O'Hare the Hilton rents rooms for the day for $55 which would allow a bed, tv, and quiet place to let her rest and eat since it sounds like they get them to the airport in the middle of the night!
Do you think they have started Hell Week yet?
Hopefully, they are finding friends while there. My girly said she wasn't really "friends" with anyone yet but she is trying to just be nice to everyone. She seems to be focusing so much on making sure she does well and passes her tests that she isn't leaving room for building friendships:( I hope she is letting down her walls but it's been almost a week since I've heard from her:'(
I messaged you back :-) We'll figure this out together.
Good morning, so very nice to connect with you. My daughter's name is GOODELL. She said no one even knows her first name, and that as of last week, she didn't have a nickname, which she thought was probably for the best.
Yes, my daughter has complained about the girls and how mean and rude they were. They talk over each other and are never quiet. She has complained about receiving IT because of them.
I believe she said she is a Division Yeoman and was previously the medical yeoman...all this is new to me :-)
She is headed to Pensacola following boot camp for her A school and then will receive her duty station. She attended a year and a half of college prior to joining the Navy and will be finishing up a degree while she is stationed.
My daughter asked me to send her prayer cards because some of the girls were asking for them, and we promptly sent her 15! I hope she shares one with your daughter :-)
My girl said it's terrible how mean they are:( She had started a prayer group and she said girls would be rude and noisy during it to the point the RDC made them start towing the line during it! But, she did say the RDC's commented on how impressed with the girls they were because no matter how hard they are IT'd they don't whine, complain or grunt and make stupid noises like the guys do lol and even though they are crying or about to cry they NEVER give up and the guys have quite a bit of catching up to do:) So proud of them!
Welcome to NAVYForMoms!
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our
Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video and this Survival Guide for NavyForMoms Newbies that was created by one of our members.
Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Colleen