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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."
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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Hey lady!!! How are you holding up on the countdown to PIR???? I know you must be so excited and I am excited for you. Let us hear from you when you return! we want all the details!
Most of our group got the mid-term calls today; unfortunately - I did not......not sure why or what that means, but nothing I can do but hope for another chance tomorrow and be thankful I got a letter today.
Hey thinking of you and praying for all to go well tomorrow for your SR - or whenever she does Battlestations. I can't wait to hear you got the call!!!!
Hey! Seems my SR is doing well; was surprised that things were very different than he had been led to believe or had heard. Not all bad, just different. Was hoping to get to "the fun stuff" this last week - swimming, etc. He said he had read his letter like 100 times and that when they said mail is like gold, they were not kidding. I assume that he had not at that point received all of my deluge of letters! lol - hope he continues to adjust, adapt and accept the new life changes! I know you are excited and counting down to PIR - can't wait to hear all about what your SR is doing - let us hear from her!!!
got my first letter from my SR today! so excited! will check back later with more details, got to get some work done!!! thank goodness I work from home so I can be here to watch mailbox daily!
Hey!!! Thanks for the note....I know you are counting down! How exciting!!! I am still waiting on the first piece of mail from my SR. I saw where someone from his division had mailed to his mom and she received it today, so I am hopeful....keep your fingers crossed for us to get something...anything....this week! lol
How exciting!! I can't wait to start getting some news from my son. So far we are the 10 day mark and I am thinking maybe he hasn't started even getting my mail yet either. I started mailing him on Tues of this week and have sent a letter from me and one with notes from his party each day already. And his dad and Gram have sent one. He should be set once the mail starts getting distributed!
So PIR is not quite so far away for you all.....4/13 huh? Are you on the countdown? We are already and not nearly so far in as you and your SR.
Good to hear from you - will let you know when I am lucky enough to get a letter! Talk to you soon,
Navy1 - thanks for asking after me today. fortunately, Tim caused enough of a manic moment at flight boarding to keep me distracted from a teary farewell. He had misplaced part of his paperwork, including the meal voucher. He was starting to have a freak out moment over screwing up before he even left. So his Dad and a coworker took off for security checkpoint and ticket counter where paperwork was located and retrieved. Since Dad works at airport, he was able to board the plane and get Tim's info to him and say his goodbye on board. There were 6 recruits leaving today from middle TN. Nice group of kids, but was a little awkward that we were only parents following to the actual gate... lol. Told one of the young ladies to tell her mom about this site. Hopefully, she will find her way here.
Anyway - he called from Chili's at the Chicago airport and chatted a few minutes before they checked in at the USO. Next call I presume will be later tonight from BC and then wait for his box and form letter. The reality sets in the next few days....again, thanks for checking on me! Kim
Thanks so much for your encouragement. We had dinner with him tonight and will meet Tim tomorrow at the airport as he flies out to GL. I am so excited for him. I have teared up a few times, but for now I am anxious for him to get started before he gets bored (which he does easily).
Tomorrow may do me in as he actually leaves TN. I appreciate knowing you all are here and will pat my shoulder and understand ...
I can't express in words how happy I am today this has been such a long road. I have never been away from my daughter in her 21 years so I have cried myself to sleep so many night. My son even told me I was getting on his nerves. LOL
Start look for the box, then the form letter. Make copies of this form letter. DON'T LOSE THIS. It has the password for printing the parking pass. Only your recruit can give your the password. He will be so busy towards the end that he won't want to be hassle with his mom misplacing the form letter.
The guide has all the links that you'll need, videos, pdf files of the bootcamp processing days, explanations and tips. Best part is it'll always be here on your own personal page, so if you forget, you can always check here, click on MY PAGE tab on above menu bar.
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:
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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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are you back home yet? still smiling I am sure!!!! Let us hear from your adventure!!
can't wait to hear about PIR and see pics of your celebration!!!!
Hey lady!!! How are you holding up on the countdown to PIR???? I know you must be so excited and I am excited for you. Let us hear from you when you return! we want all the details!
Kim
So exited for you and your Sailor!!!!! Congrats to all of you!!! I know you can't wait to see her and squeeze her tight!!!
So exciting !! I know you are on pins & needles!
Most of our group got the mid-term calls today; unfortunately - I did not......not sure why or what that means, but nothing I can do but hope for another chance tomorrow and be thankful I got a letter today.
Let me hear from you when you get that call!!!
Kim
Hey thinking of you and praying for all to go well tomorrow for your SR - or whenever she does Battlestations. I can't wait to hear you got the call!!!!
Kim
Hey! Seems my SR is doing well; was surprised that things were very different than he had been led to believe or had heard. Not all bad, just different. Was hoping to get to "the fun stuff" this last week - swimming, etc. He said he had read his letter like 100 times and that when they said mail is like gold, they were not kidding. I assume that he had not at that point received all of my deluge of letters! lol - hope he continues to adjust, adapt and accept the new life changes! I know you are excited and counting down to PIR - can't wait to hear all about what your SR is doing - let us hear from her!!!
Kim
got my first letter from my SR today! so excited! will check back later with more details, got to get some work done!!! thank goodness I work from home so I can be here to watch mailbox daily!
Hey!!! Thanks for the note....I know you are counting down! How exciting!!! I am still waiting on the first piece of mail from my SR. I saw where someone from his division had mailed to his mom and she received it today, so I am hopeful....keep your fingers crossed for us to get something...anything....this week! lol
Kim
How exciting!! I can't wait to start getting some news from my son. So far we are the 10 day mark and I am thinking maybe he hasn't started even getting my mail yet either. I started mailing him on Tues of this week and have sent a letter from me and one with notes from his party each day already. And his dad and Gram have sent one. He should be set once the mail starts getting distributed!
So PIR is not quite so far away for you all.....4/13 huh? Are you on the countdown? We are already and not nearly so far in as you and your SR.
Good to hear from you - will let you know when I am lucky enough to get a letter! Talk to you soon,
Kim
Navy1 - thanks for asking after me today. fortunately, Tim caused enough of a manic moment at flight boarding to keep me distracted from a teary farewell. He had misplaced part of his paperwork, including the meal voucher. He was starting to have a freak out moment over screwing up before he even left. So his Dad and a coworker took off for security checkpoint and ticket counter where paperwork was located and retrieved. Since Dad works at airport, he was able to board the plane and get Tim's info to him and say his goodbye on board. There were 6 recruits leaving today from middle TN. Nice group of kids, but was a little awkward that we were only parents following to the actual gate... lol. Told one of the young ladies to tell her mom about this site. Hopefully, she will find her way here.
Anyway - he called from Chili's at the Chicago airport and chatted a few minutes before they checked in at the USO. Next call I presume will be later tonight from BC and then wait for his box and form letter. The reality sets in the next few days....again, thanks for checking on me! Kim
Thanks so much for your encouragement. We had dinner with him tonight and will meet Tim tomorrow at the airport as he flies out to GL. I am so excited for him. I have teared up a few times, but for now I am anxious for him to get started before he gets bored (which he does easily).
Tomorrow may do me in as he actually leaves TN. I appreciate knowing you all are here and will pat my shoulder and understand ...
thanks so much,
Kim(stn)
I can't express in words how happy I am today this has been such a long road. I have never been away from my daughter in her 21 years so I have cried myself to sleep so many night. My son even told me I was getting on his nerves. LOL
Oh, please pass along the info I have posted on your page. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
Start look for the box, then the form letter. Make copies of this form letter. DON'T LOSE THIS. It has the password for printing the parking pass. Only your recruit can give your the password. He will be so busy towards the end that he won't want to be hassle with his mom misplacing the form letter.
Here's what it'll look like.
http://www.navyformoms.com/profiles/blogs/the-form-letter-four-important-items
Survival Guide for Navy For Moms Newbie
The guide has all the links that you'll need, videos, pdf files of the bootcamp processing days, explanations and tips. Best part is it'll always be here on your own personal page, so if you forget, you can always check here, click on MY PAGE tab on above menu bar.
Good luck.
Welcome to Navy For Moms!
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.
Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Colleen