This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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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Navy Speak

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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Marty
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I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
The Navy stands for family values. The Navy is in appreciation to the parents for giving your son over to them for service to their country and appreciates what each sailor can contribute to the freedom of others in whatever job they may hold in the U.S.Navy (sons and daughters alike). Even though my son is married they still send letters of appreciation to the parents for their childs service with them.
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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Happy Memorial Day!

Posted on May 27, 2013 at 12:52am 1 Comment

Happy Memorial Day to all the new and veteran Moms!! I am a veteran Mom of almost nine years and have a son stationed at Oceana Naval base in Virginia Beach, Va. He is now a 2nd class PO an AO for those who don't know AO itstands for air ordinance. An AO works with missles,bombsand explosives. To the new moms out there if u have questions about ur sons/daughters I'm pertty sure I can answer ur question. I would like to help u anyway possible and I have a lot of time on my hands right now so… Continue

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At 1:49am on May 27, 2013, lemonelephant said…

Hi, I see you have posted comments on this Page. Very few will see those since this is yur page. I happened by to see if you are ammber of any groups. Take care and blessings to you and yours.

At 12:06am on May 27, 2013, Marty said…
To the Moms out there wanting to know about Oceana this is a command base in Virginia Beach, VA. If any moms out there have anymore questions I can help u with just ask I am a seasoned veteran for almost nine years now and have a lot of time on my hands and would like to talk with other mothers if I can. God Bless u all, and ur sons/daughters on this Memorial Day weekend!! Marty
At 12:00am on May 27, 2013, Marty said…
For those Moms with new recruits in Illinois u don't get to speak to ur sons for close to eight weeks. The navy boot camp is for nine weeks. They can write home after a couple of weeks but no phone calls until their seventh or eighth week. Moms make sure u have a camcorder for graduation because it is a really wonderful celebration!! Usually they get to spend that weekend with u after graduation but my son had to leave boot camp and go right to A school in Florida. I only spent a couple hours with him after graduation. My husband and I took him to O'Hare International to see him off to Florida. It was kind of bittersweet we didn't see him until february the next year. Depending on the field ur son/daughter picks may make this difference for u to see them after graduation.
At 11:50pm on May 26, 2013, Marty said…
Hello to all u Navy Moms (old and new) I want to wish all of u a great Happy Memorial Day!! Its been awhile since I've been on this website. I'm kind of a veteran navy mom my son has been a sailor now for eight and a half years. He is due to be discharged in 2014. I have been talking to him about his service and he says he may stay in until retirement age. He really loves what he does! He is an AO 2nd class PO at oceana in Virginia. For those who don't know what AO is it means air ordinance. My son works with explosives and bombs. He works with the fighter jets. I'm very, very, proud of my son and what he has accomplished over these years. He also is in QA(quality assurance) he is the 1st in his command in over 5 years to get promoted to this job. He is only 28 yrs old. He wants to put in to be a warrant officer after he makes his 1st class PO status. My son has seen most of the world in his Navy career something my husband and I will never get to do. He has seen Japan, Germany, Italy, Dubais, Iraq, Spain, France, England, and Ireland. He's gone to Alaska and gone to Nevada for maneuvers with the pilots and jets. He has earned manyb distinguished awards in his career so far and I hope there are many more to come. I just want to say to my son, Jarrod I'm very, very, proud of u and every time I speak ur name or think of ur service to our country I smile and hold my head up high. Love u forever my son and keep up the good work serve the U.S. NAVY well.
At 4:48pm on May 8, 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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