Welcome to
Navy For Moms

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

8 hours ago

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

Loading…

Get Badge

BATTLESTATIONS**

BattleStations is the final test for your recruits. It is a 12 hour drill, held overnight, in a ship designed by Disney...very realistic. They are subjected to any situation that could arise for them on a ship...it is a night of adrenaline, teamwork, and training. They are not allowed to talk about specifics to anyone (confidential). At the conclusion of BattleStations, they have a capping ceremony in the early morning when they trade their recruit caps for their sailors caps...and they are sailors! Later that day, you should receive your "I'm a Sailor" call...depending on the number of divisions that went through the night before, these calls can range from 15 minutes to an hour. If a sailor has watch, his/her call may not come until the next day.

BattleStations are not held on Fri or Sat nights because of Captains Cup on Sat. This is an athletic competition that is a welcome break for the sailors/recruits. It is a fun day...BattleStations usually start Thursday a week before PIR (if a larger PIR group), and can resume Sun-Wed of PIR week.

Your sailors are not allowed to go to sleep until 8 pm on the day they finish BattleStations. So they may be a little drained and tired when talking to you! They are given candy bars and energy drinks to keep them going until lights out!

Please ask your recruits the day they are scheduled for BattleStations and post on here and on the main board. They start with the lowest numbered divisions and move up. 900 and 800 divisions go at random times--usually connecting with either each other, or with 2 brother divisions, or even alone at times.

Here are the brother divisions in this group:

39+40, 41+42, 43+44, 45+46, 47+48

908 could go alone or with 2 brother divisions

Here is what I have read so far regarding the schedule:

------BattlleStations Schedule------

Thus, Jan 6th/7th Div 39, 40, 41, 42

Sun, Jan 9th/10th Div 43, 44

Mon, Jan 10th/11th Div 908

Tues, Jan.11th/12th Div 45, 46, 47, 48

0 members like this

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by mln1 on January 7, 2011 at 1:20pm

I hope and pray that all went well for those who have gone through bs21 and for those waiting to go.

I can't wait for this week to be over. I think its worse than the first week.

I can't wait to hear from div 39, 40, 41 and 42. I have to wait untill monday.

I hope everyone is okay.....

Permalink Reply by trsnelgrove on January 7, 2011 at 3:51pm

Anyone know what date 045,has battle stations?

Permalink Reply by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 7, 2011 at 10:40pm

All of DIV 040 passed BS21 - Bravo Zulu New Sailors!!

Permalink Reply by trsnelgrove on January 8, 2011 at 6:25am

It looks like 045 is doing BS Tuesday night the 11th. Can anyone confirm?

Permalink Reply by diannep on January 8, 2011 at 10:01am

Thanks, trsnelgrove: That makes more sense then on the 12th. So I have added 45 and 46 up top.

Permalink Reply by AAAMOM on January 8, 2011 at 8:50pm

My daughter is in Div 46. According to the scedule above I should be waiting for my call on sometime Wednesday ?

Permalink Reply by diannep on January 8, 2011 at 9:26pm

Yes,that's correct.

Permalink Reply by AAAMOM on January 9, 2011 at 3:27pm

Thanks. I 'll have my cell close to my heart. Exactly where my SR always is. :)

Permalink Reply by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 8, 2011 at 10:55am

Looks like from the dates above we should ALL have new sailors by the 12th ~~~ be patient ladeis and strong, NAVY STRONG!!

Permalink Reply by Vanessa on January 8, 2011 at 4:58pm

**NOTE** Division 908 won Captain's Cup and called home today... their BS date has been moved until Monday night.

Permalink Reply by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 9, 2011 at 12:41pm

GOOD LUCK to DIV 043/044 for BS21 tonight ~ prayers for unity & strength for you all, my blue candle is standing by.....

Permalink Reply by kale on January 9, 2011 at 8:47pm

Please let us know when someone receive the "im a sailor" call.. Im anxious.. Keep praying for our sailor BS21 tonight

RSS

Badges | Report an Issue | Terms of Service