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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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
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
Recruitment problems
Hi everyone!
I just have a problem and I was wondering if anyone has any advice for me. I've applied to become a research biochemist at the Navy Medical Corps back in September. (I am a US citizen with 4 graduate degrees and experience). Since then I have been passed to a different recruiter about 6 times. With each, I feel I am starting from zero. They all asked me the same basic questions: "Are you a US citizen? How old are you? Any medical problems? Which program are you interested in?" I have answered these questions with each recruiter. Don't they put it in the system? Also, I was asked to e-mail my resume, unofficial transcripts, and copy of the US passport a few times. Yesterday I was passed along to another recruiter again who asked the same basic questions again. I felt extremely discouraged. I had the feeling that I am starting from zero again. I just do not understand it. Is this normal???? If not, how can I break out from running in this endless circle and get someone to finally help me? Is it possible that they do not know how to handle this kind of application?
Thank you in advance for any advice!
Yours truly, Szabina
Views: 386
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by szabina on
-
Someone was asking me if I talked to the health care recruiters. Yes, I did.....I just do not understand it...
-
Permalink Reply by LeAnn ⚖ on
-
Szabina:
You maybe should seek one of the Navy Health Care Professionals Recruiters - they deal only in advanced medical for recruitment and not the enlisted personnel. Both of my kids are Navy Medicine and not enlisted - that is who they dealt with for recruitment. You have a background and desired field that falls more in the health care than regular enlistment. Message me if you need info on finding one of those recruiters.
LeAnn
-
-
I have been talking to the Navy Health Care Professionals Recruiters. I know my field (research biochemist) must be very rare, but I feel like they either do not know what they are doing (how to handle specialized applications) or they do not care. I just cannot comprehend why I have been passed to somebody else so many times.
-
Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
-
Speaking off the top of my head without looking into your situation but based on my general knowledge of the work place from having live many years and being old enough to be your grandmother, why would you want to join the Navy? It doesn't make sense to me, you could get a job with any company doing research in bio-tech - w 4 degrees and experience - you could probably get stock option, great salary - or some startup. Something doesn't line up. Are you near the age that maybe you are too old to be considered?
You are probably right - maybe no one knows how to handle your application because no one has ever encounter an application with your background. Try a research facility associated with a university.
Just exploring ...... tell us more ...
-
-
I do have offers from private pharmaceutical companies. I actually became a US citizen last year and I though it would be a nice way to give back and show my appreciation to the country by serving in the Army or Navy. That was one of the reasons why I applied. The other one was that they do vaccination research, something I love. That is what I want to do. I am within the age limit and no major health issues, and I super fit, too. (Though for this position they would wave age and health requirements....there is no basic training for these people either.) I will give a last try to my new recruiter, but if she passes me off to somebody, too, I am taking one of the offers I have from the private sector.
-
-
I am repeating what the others have already said, so I'll apologize in advance. Be sure to contact a recruit who is handling Health Care Professionals for OFFICERS, not enlisted. Try googling Officer Medical Service Corp. LeAnn has two in medical related fields. See above.
I would go w a private sector at this point, just more upward potential.
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
