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
2014 Misc Groups
USS Nitze 280 One of our mom's has a son on this ship
Army 400 10th Mt Division
Air Force 22 + 35 contractors embedded with an Air Force unit.
Army 30 Shindad
Veterans 49 local WW2, Korean, Viet Nam vets (Feb, July, Sept)
USS Halyburton 235
USS Mason 333
Army 25 TF Attack
Army 1 individual by request
Navy 169 USS Tucson, a sub
Navy 383 USS Gettysburg
Veterans 15 local WW2, Korean vets
Veterans 34 TMC hospice program (April, July)
Army NG MI 157 crew member Betty N has a local boy in this group
USS Vella Gulf 363 this ship contacted us
USCGC Bertholf 152 I have a friend at church whose sailor is serving on this ship
AF 380th AEW 301 My step grandson is in this unit-Exciting!
Sailor-Blue Angels 1 My friend bought Blue Angel fabric and I made the pc
USS Philippine Sea 404
USS Truxtun 353
Army 1 Friend of Susan in TN-we weren't able to get contact info for the unit
AF COMKAF/CATO 341 The POC is the SIL of a former boss of mine. She just retired and is making pcs like crazy! She made a bunch for this unit.
USS Leyte Gulf 388
Army 10th Mt Div 300 We also mailed to them in Jan. We knew there would be more needed.
Special Forces 12
USNS Big Horn 106 this is an oiler, which is manned by sailors, Merchant Marines, civilian
AF 51
AF 40 this group is from DM and is in Africa
Navy unit on CV 50 this is Birdie's son's unit. She makes all of them for his unit
Views: 1905
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Sue-Pillowcase lady on
-
more Vella Gulf - top 2 are from Connie (my sister) and bottom is Cindy
-
-
-
this just came- Connie is my sister. Her pcs are in the picture above:
Dear Connie,
My name is HM3 Cxxxx and I’m serving on the USS Vella Gulf.
I am writing to extend my deepest gratitude for the pillow cases both you and the rest of the crew sent to my ship.
I am speaking not only for myself, but on behalf of my Senior chief who didn’t have a case for his pillow lol, and my co-sailor HM3 Hxxxx..
In life the smallest acts of kindness go a long way, but you all have chosen to go way above and beyond in support of people you have never met to bring a bit of home away from home to our lives and for that I will forever be grateful to you all.
Please rest assure, that though we are away from our loved ones, we are happily, and effortlessly continuing to defend the freedom of great men and women like yourselves, who take time out of your lives to care for others.
This may be a bit too soon, but I wish you, and your crew and wonderful 4th of July.
All the best from a friend.
HM3 Cxxxx
Medical Dept
USS Vella Gulf (CG 72)
-
-
-
We have a new ship for next week. If you have some pcs ready to go, let me know. We need 400. Mailing is July 1 thru July 3. Thanks.
Good this thank you note this morning.:
Ginnie,
I happened to pick your pillow case and I just wanted to personally thank you. Your organization really boosted our morale on the ship and gave us strength to be out here. Again, I just wanted to thank you guys.
V/r, LS1(SW) JAYSON xxx
SUPPLY SUPPORT/S-1 LPO USS VELLA GULF CG-72
What really strikes me about this note is the ship had asked for white pcs and I said no. We make bright and colorful, did they want those? Yes they said. And the proof that "mama knows best" is above. Thanks to you all who continually support HAE to bring that comfort from home. Sue
Ginnie's pcs
-
-
-
this is the new ship we are mailing to next week. I have all the pcs that I need at this time. And sending some cards or drawings from kids is a good idea.
Comment by Maryellen 7 minutes ago
Ladies, Anyone shipping to the Philippine Sea, please please please put some cards or letter of encouragement in with your pillowcases. They are at the half way point on their deployment and could use a little extra love and support. The LT from the MRW that we are working with said that this has been a long and rough time for them. So if you can please lets send them some extra love in their boxes.
Thanks
ME
-
-
-
from the USS Vella Gulf:
Good Morning Sue,
Thank you so much, again for our beautiful pillow cases! Our sailors
are thrilled with their pillow cases and report already that they're
sleeping better. Wow, 45,233 pillow cases! This is quite the gift that
you are giving to our troops. Thank you again,
Regards,
Chaplain Brandon Hood, LT, USN
USS VELLA GULF (CG 72)the bottom photo is Jodi's and the top 2 are from Marilyn's quilting group
-
-
-
Maryellen, outstanding job AS ALWAYS! Thank you for doing those!
I recognize some of that fabric!
I mailed my last box to the PS today. I took photos but somehow got my camera on video and don't have still shots. YIKES! me and technology don't always get along!
-
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
