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.
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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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
Badge
OCS August 1st 01-11
Views: 460
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by dmarie on
-
This is a difficult question to answer. The format of OCS has been undergoing some changes since last November, and the phone call situation seems to change with every class. My daughter's class was able to call on Sundays. The first call came after she was at OCS for one week, and was 2 minutes long. The first few calls were only that long, on Sundays, until they had earned privileges from their DI. Some classes did not have phone privileges for up to four weeks, and some had nightly phone privileges. After the eighth week, and they became Candidate Officers (Candios) they were able to carry their cell phones with them, but they are SO busy that communications didn't increase all that much.
What I suggest is that your daughters write to him, often. Send him drawings, newsclippings, jokes, sports scores. Keep the envelopes plain, no decorations. No glitter or confetti in the letters. No musical cards. The mail will be a bright spot in his day, and they will truly be helping their dad make it thru OCS. You may not hear back much, but send those letters!
Your husband will want to take a prepaid phone card with him, to make calls home. (not a cell phone card) The payphones aren't the best, but it is the only link home for a while. Maybe if they understand the situation before he leaves, it may be easier to get through. -
-
Permalink Reply by Jenny03 on
-
So, I find this website kind of confusing. Maybe it's just me but I figured I would start a Facebook page for the family and friends of everyone starting OCS the 1st of August in class 01-11. I hope I post this link the right way so you can find the Facebook page. Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=130879590274443 I tested it out by copying and pasting to the browser address bar and it worked for me. Hope to see everyone there and be able to get to know you before graduation. :)
-
-
Permalink Reply by kaemommy on
-
Great idea with the facebook page! I am on there all day and this is a little harder to navigate. Easier to have it all in one spot!
-
-
-
I think it's confusing because of the way it's listed. From my short experience, the OCS classes go by the # of the class and the year of the class. So my son, who started on May 9th was in class 18 of the year 2010. Therefore, he was in 18-10. Classes start every three weeks. He hurt himself and then rolled into the next class which began May 30th and that was class 19-10. If you keep going every three weeks, the August 1st class would be 22-10. Now as I am still somewhat new to this I could be wrong but this is how it was presented to me! No matter what, however, connecting with all the moms/wives/significant others is the most important part of getting through all of this!
-
-
Permalink Reply by madre37 on
-
thanks egbot, I will check with my son but I have a feeling I think you are right, but they have started a facebook page for his class so it will be much easier for sure
-
-
-
Hi Ladies I will be joining this FB group today. Not sure wsho is in charge of it but.... it will be under Etasha Crawfrod-Deas. My husband is in this class. I am so glad I am finding out information now!!!!
-
-
Permalink Reply by MaryD on
-
hey Jenny03, I'm new to this site but familiar with facebook... my son is in the OCS class starting on August 22 (02-11) and I've requested to join your fb group to follow along with what you all are going through with your LO in the class ahead of his. I want to learn from you all who are ahead of us in this! :)
-
-
-
You almost have it correct. The last two digits are the Fiscal Year that the class graduates (very confusing). The Fiscal year starts Oct 1, so They will graduate Oct. 22, 2010, in Fiscal year 2011. They may actually be class 02-11. If a class begins July 11, 2010, that class will graduate Oct 1, and that would be class 01-11.
-
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
