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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!
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.
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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Thanks Colleen for your kind welcome. I have been doing alot of research on Navy Moms. My son leaves this coming week. Im not to good at much computer stuff but I try. Its gonna be hard doing this alone after my husband, his father passed away in January this year : ( His dad was so proud of him for joining : ) I will be on looking to others for info, and support I'm sure. Thanks Again, Dorothy
THIS SITE IS AMAZING!!! All the family, friends and support for our SAILORS is fantastic. I am still navigating around but the resource are great. All of this takes the edge off. My daughter leaves Nov. 5.... She's ready...Im not even close... But I will adjust.. Not sure how I will handle the Anchors Aweigh party I am having for her... but it is all good and worth it in the long run. AGAIN COLLEEN... many many thanks form me to you.
Hi Colleen, Thank you for responding. The sight has been very helpful so far, but so much information!! Overwhelming! I'm very new at this so still learning. One thing I did in error before I read anything was create my page & unknowingly used mine & my sons last name. Oops!! Just realized this a couple of days ago & don't know how to change it. Can you help with this or steer me in the right direction? I haven't contributed to any of the groups because of this yet. Help!!
Thank you so much for approving me. My son left for Great Lakes on September 17 and he is my oldest and first to leave. I am having a very hard time and definitly hoping this brings some kind of calming to me. I received my first letter from him last week which he said he had got pnemonia while there his first couple weeks. I am hoping he is ok. Really scares me. Ive been reading and have read that if I havent received a call then thats a good sign so Im praying that is correct. I cannot wait to get a phone call from him. Thank you again!!
Hi Colleen, Thank you for responding! I'm excited to know I will now be able to connect with other moms. I live in San Pedro, CA. One of my reasons for connecting with Navy 4 Moms is because I'd like to do something to help other moms in this area, as far as providing support. There is a lot of military presence here and maybe I can pay it forward as they say! I recently retired from the City of Los Angeles. I worked as a secretary for 38 years. I'm electronically challenged as far as Facebook, etc. lol. I don't have any experience with posting or blogging so please bare with me. I had brain surgery in 2008 so I have a hard time with concentration, memory loss. I don't have my son Justin here anymore to help me when I get stuck with something, Ha Ha which he would say is a good thing. He just graduated from bootcamp on Oct 5 so I got to see him. I felt so proud seeing him in his uniform. Anyway I'll do my best to keep up with all the other moms : }
Is it possible for me keep in contact by email until I can get someone to help me set up?
Thank you, Karmin
karmin.elizondo@gmail.com
Also, I need to correct cabrilloaquarillo. It should be cabrilloaquarium. How do I do that?
It is truly a blessing to have a site for moms who have love ones in the Navy. I am glad to be a member and able to view some of the events and correspond. Thank you for welcoming me as a member. I am still in the midst of browsing and viewing the site.
Thanks for responding. I have just set up a page for my daughter. I am not very good at this. I have not been connected with my daughter and have not heard from her. I did recieve a box and an inviete to graduation that I can not go to. Please give me pointers as to how to connect with her and what i need to do. Thanks for your help.
thankyou for accepting me here i am new at this i don't know how to reset anything yet i will have to look when i am not at work.in the mean time can anyone tell me how often they are allowed to call my daughter made her first call last thursday and my whole family let her down i was working and could not answer at that time my heart is broken i miss her so much!!
Thanks for letting me back in. I am not new to this site, I have a membership that I used daily when my son was at GL back in 09. I forgot my password and the retrieval process requires that you have directions for the reset sent to your email box. Well back then my email was via sbcglobal and now I have comcast with no way of retrieving email from sbc because I deleted that email account. It is really not an issue, I don't mind starting fresh, all the friends I made on here back then I have since connected with on facebook. I do want to spend more time on here now that deployments have begun, I have two out there, a sailor and soldier. And I realized I was missing out on information on meet and greets and other events. I am glad to be back. Shery
I've been lurking for the last several weeks. Daughter going to Great Lakes in January. Trying to learn as much as I can and what to expect. Everyone has great advice - looking forward to being able to post more. The support network is great !
Learning a lot - I appreciate all of the input that moms have posted regarding their recruits experience. Still learning the lingo - and soaking up the information.
Thank you so very much for writing...Marcus is home FINALLY!!! He and Ezzy marry tonight 10-11-12 @ midnight, in the middle of a park, in a gazebo. We had to cancel all of their wedding plans for 31Dec11...his recruiter said they could not get married...so they waited until this first trip home...then he is off to Bahrain after the first of the year, from San Diego...she follows, shortly thereafter. We are going to have some sort of wedding celebration for and with them...but they have decided to elope so nothing has to be cancelled! It's supposed to be 35 degrees or so...the wind is already howling! She said she did NOT care and is wearing a NAVY hoodie!
My Son Cesar just left on Oct.1, this is his 2nd week...I want to think that his PIR will be either NOv. 30 or Dec. 1...If that is the case I will have the greates Birthday ever...Because I will get to spend it with him. I am very proud of him...but I feel a little sab...I Miss him a lot. I pray to God to take good care of him. I am really looking forward for a letter or his next call. Can't wait to hear from him. Thank you again for the welcome , the information and the support. Proud Navy Mom for Cesar... Hooyah !!!
Thanks for the Welcome! My DEP daughter left for BC Sept.10th and her PIR is 11/02/12 and my DEP son will be leaving for BC Dec. 26th, but I talked with Navy Recruiter and he told me that due to the holidays they will be leaving around 13th and I am really sad! How can I find out if my Future Sailor that graduates 11/0212 will be home for Thanksgiving or Christmas or does the Navy allow Holiday breaks for Sailors in A school?
Thank you so much for the welcome. My son, Andrew, is at boot camp. We received a call from him on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, saying he has a stress fracture and will be there an additional 2 months. He was due to graduate on November 2nd. He also said they were going to evaluate him for depression. We have received 2 letters from him and both seemed very positive and upbeat. I am stressed over the lack of information. Any advise would be most appreciated.
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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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Thanks Colleen for your kind welcome. I have been doing alot of research on Navy Moms. My son leaves this coming week. Im not to good at much computer stuff but I try. Its gonna be hard doing this alone after my husband, his father passed away in January this year : ( His dad was so proud of him for joining : ) I will be on looking to others for info, and support I'm sure. Thanks Again, Dorothy
thanks.... i am so glad to have this site and forum. new to all this!
Hi Colleen,
THIS SITE IS AMAZING!!! All the family, friends and support for our SAILORS is fantastic. I am still navigating around but the resource are great. All of this takes the edge off. My daughter leaves Nov. 5.... She's ready...Im not even close... But I will adjust.. Not sure how I will handle the Anchors Aweigh party I am having for her... but it is all good and worth it in the long run. AGAIN COLLEEN... many many thanks form me to you.
Selena
Hi Colleen, Thank you for responding. The sight has been very helpful so far, but so much information!! Overwhelming! I'm very new at this so still learning. One thing I did in error before I read anything was create my page & unknowingly used mine & my sons last name. Oops!! Just realized this a couple of days ago & don't know how to change it. Can you help with this or steer me in the right direction? I haven't contributed to any of the groups because of this yet. Help!!
Thanks! Ann
Thank you so much for approving me. My son left for Great Lakes on September 17 and he is my oldest and first to leave. I am having a very hard time and definitly hoping this brings some kind of calming to me. I received my first letter from him last week which he said he had got pnemonia while there his first couple weeks. I am hoping he is ok. Really scares me. Ive been reading and have read that if I havent received a call then thats a good sign so Im praying that is correct. I cannot wait to get a phone call from him. Thank you again!!
Kasey
Hi Colleen, Thank you for responding! I'm excited to know I will now be able to connect with other moms. I live in San Pedro, CA. One of my reasons for connecting with Navy 4 Moms is because I'd like to do something to help other moms in this area, as far as providing support. There is a lot of military presence here and maybe I can pay it forward as they say! I recently retired from the City of Los Angeles. I worked as a secretary for 38 years. I'm electronically challenged as far as Facebook, etc. lol. I don't have any experience with posting or blogging so please bare with me. I had brain surgery in 2008 so I have a hard time with concentration, memory loss. I don't have my son Justin here anymore to help me when I get stuck with something, Ha Ha which he would say is a good thing. He just graduated from bootcamp on Oct 5 so I got to see him. I felt so proud seeing him in his uniform. Anyway I'll do my best to keep up with all the other moms : }
Is it possible for me keep in contact by email until I can get someone to help me set up?
Thank you, Karmin
karmin.elizondo@gmail.com
Also, I need to correct cabrilloaquarillo. It should be cabrilloaquarium. How do I do that?
Hello Colleen,
It is truly a blessing to have a site for moms who have love ones in the Navy. I am glad to be a member and able to view some of the events and correspond. Thank you for welcoming me as a member. I am still in the midst of browsing and viewing the site.
Again...Thank you!
Colleen,
Thanks for responding. I have just set up a page for my daughter. I am not very good at this. I have not been connected with my daughter and have not heard from her. I did recieve a box and an inviete to graduation that I can not go to. Please give me pointers as to how to connect with her and what i need to do. Thanks for your help.
Diana Puglisi
Colleen,
Just want to tell you how much I enjoy the current picture on the banner!!! Love, love!!
Thank you for all you do for this site!!!
thankyou for accepting me here i am new at this i don't know how to reset anything yet i will have to look when i am not at work.in the mean time can anyone tell me how often they are allowed to call my daughter made her first call last thursday and my whole family let her down i was working and could not answer at that time my heart is broken i miss her so much!!
Thanks for letting me back in. I am not new to this site, I have a membership that I used daily when my son was at GL back in 09. I forgot my password and the retrieval process requires that you have directions for the reset sent to your email box. Well back then my email was via sbcglobal and now I have comcast with no way of retrieving email from sbc because I deleted that email account. It is really not an issue, I don't mind starting fresh, all the friends I made on here back then I have since connected with on facebook. I do want to spend more time on here now that deployments have begun, I have two out there, a sailor and soldier. And I realized I was missing out on information on meet and greets and other events. I am glad to be back. Shery
Thanks for the welcome !
I've been lurking for the last several weeks. Daughter going to Great Lakes in January. Trying to learn as much as I can and what to expect. Everyone has great advice - looking forward to being able to post more. The support network is great !
Learning a lot - I appreciate all of the input that moms have posted regarding their recruits experience. Still learning the lingo - and soaking up the information.
Featured Members some have not been on this web site for a very long time maybe it is time to change some of them ?
Thanks for the warm welcome! Proud to be a Navy Mom <3
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Thank You for the nice welcome ! Am exticed for my future sailor ! Happy to have this sight to communicate with other Navy moms .
Thank you so very much for writing...Marcus is home FINALLY!!! He and Ezzy marry tonight 10-11-12 @ midnight, in the middle of a park, in a gazebo. We had to cancel all of their wedding plans for 31Dec11...his recruiter said they could not get married...so they waited until this first trip home...then he is off to Bahrain after the first of the year, from San Diego...she follows, shortly thereafter. We are going to have some sort of wedding celebration for and with them...but they have decided to elope so nothing has to be cancelled! It's supposed to be 35 degrees or so...the wind is already howling! She said she did NOT care and is wearing a NAVY hoodie!
Until next time Colleen...Linda
Collen...
Thank ypou so much for your welcome...!!!
My Son Cesar just left on Oct.1, this is his 2nd week...I want to think that his PIR will be either NOv. 30 or Dec. 1...If that is the case I will have the greates Birthday ever...Because I will get to spend it with him. I am very proud of him...but I feel a little sab...I Miss him a lot. I pray to God to take good care of him. I am really looking forward for a letter or his next call. Can't wait to hear from him. Thank you again for the welcome , the information and the support. Proud Navy Mom for Cesar... Hooyah !!!
Thanks for the Welcome! My DEP daughter left for BC Sept.10th and her PIR is 11/02/12 and my DEP son will be leaving for BC Dec. 26th, but I talked with Navy Recruiter and he told me that due to the holidays they will be leaving around 13th and I am really sad! How can I find out if my Future Sailor that graduates 11/0212 will be home for Thanksgiving or Christmas or does the Navy allow Holiday breaks for Sailors in A school?
Thank you so much for the welcome. My son, Andrew, is at boot camp. We received a call from him on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, saying he has a stress fracture and will be there an additional 2 months. He was due to graduate on November 2nd. He also said they were going to evaluate him for depression. We have received 2 letters from him and both seemed very positive and upbeat. I am stressed over the lack of information. Any advise would be most appreciated.