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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!

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

**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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Cheripie (SHIP 2 DIV 952)
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  • Celina, OH
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Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
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When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was concerned or afraid

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At 7:04am on September 22, 2011, NavyMom93 (DIV: 823) said…

Cheripie, 

This is a hard time for both you and your son. The things I've learned already...1. Keep busy for the first few weeks. 2. When you feel like crying, cry. 3. It will be atleast 2 to 3 weeks before you get a real letter from him. 4. No news is good news.

 

I'm not only dealing with my son not being able to write but also waiting on my ex to give me information because everything (the box and form letter) will go to him. It's tough but I'm trying hard to deal with it all. 

 

All of the Mom's here are going through or have gone through this and there is nowhere better to get support. Lean on us when you need to. Hugs.

At 7:39am on May 18, 2011, ladyayp said…
Cheripie, I do know how you feel. My baby who is 23 has been gone now for a little over a year. I will never forget the day he left. OMG, i thought my whole world had ended. He is now on deployment, which gives me a whole new challenge. The best advice I can give you is don't cry around him, hold him, have great times together while he is home.This wasmy second son t go military. You will be so proud of him and as time goes by it does get easier, I promise. I wish I could say something to take the pain away, but I know that all the advice in the world does not help. You feel like you are the only one going through this. Hang in there.
At 11:43am on May 3, 2011, ladyayp said…
My name is ladyayp. Welcome to our group. Nothing to be afraid of. We are here for each other.
At 11:28am on May 3, 2011, Navy for Moms Admin said…

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

 
 
 

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