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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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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A little about me:
I am originally from NY and I have worked with children with special needs my whole life. My son Christian has joined the Navy this month and he is such a courageous young man. I am very proud of him. He has a brother who is a year younger than him named Steven and it was so much fun raising them together. They both bring so much joy to my life. They and their dad Jeff are the heart of my life.
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I believe it gave my son the confidence that he needs to believe in himself. When he started considering the Navy as a career he was about 208 lbs and he worked really hard every day to lose the weight to enlist. He is now 150 lbs and feels really good about himself. The recruiter was very instrumental in helping encourage Christian to do his best and to push himself to do even better.Christian is at Bootcamp right now and I miss him so much but he is happier than I've ever seen him.Thanks to the US Navy.

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At 11:16am on December 26, 2011, kaitysmom said…

Hi :-)  Sorry that I haven't replied...I am not really sure how this website works yet!  My daughter, Kaity, left for bootcamp on Nov 16th.  She will graduate on Jan 27th.  When will your son graduate?  This was a tough Christmas without her!  I'm used to my daughter being gone during the school year while she was in college, but it's difficult not being able to talk to her or email hear about what she is experiencing.  Your son sounds like a hard working guy that will go for it when he wants something!  His weight loss is inspiring!  WOW!  Nicely done!  Merry Christmas!

At 5:22pm on November 30, 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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