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
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
The Wait Begins...
My mother and I just returned from watching my son/her grandson swear in at MEPS. We'e been up since before 5 am b/c who really sleeps while anticipating this big day?
Im please to say that my son is READY to go and get started. He looked a bit tired but did not fall apart at any point while at MEPS. Not even when my mom asked if he wanted to go home with us.
I held the tears back which shocked me! I felt an odd sense of calm on the drive home ( about an hour and a half from our MEPS branch) but lost it when I read my son's last post on social media. He truly amazes me. MY husband and I have done our job for now. Our young man is ready to make his way in this crazy world. I am so proud of him for choosing to serve our country and he is 100% Navy.
We've had a super busy 7 months with Senior year activities, Prom, Graduation , two parties, sibling birthday, two holidays so now I can BREATHE for a second.
I can't wait to meet more parents of SR's and read all of the amazing stories, good and not so good.
Sorry for the rambling..not sure what to do now so I should probably start writing letters!
Views: 322
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Amy L. on
-
Yep, I cry at everything also! I promise, like I said, it does get better and yes that phone call made all the difference in the world!!! Again, hope all goes well for you and your son, I'm sure he will do great!! Enjoy your day!!
-
-
Permalink Reply by BrendansMoM (Christina) on
-
My son just shipped out today, and is probably an hour or so from Great Lakes by now. Thanks to technology, he's called me twice on the ride up. They are in a 15 passenger van, so no phone charger, so he's trying to save battery for the short call I'll get tonight. I've only cried a little today, not at MEPS, not on the way home, cried when his friend came by who left something here yesterday. But I bawled like a baby yesterday when I took him to the Recruitment Office and found out I had to leave him there. Then off and on all last night! I live 20 minutes of MEPS in Downtown St. Louis, and 4hrs from Great Lakes. My son will be in GL for 2yrs for school, so when he gets weekend liberty later in C school, I'll be able to go pick him up or he can rent a car and drive home.
-
-
Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
-
Christine, check your My Page.
-
-
Permalink Reply by Colton'sMom on
-
Christina,
Great to see another Missouri mom on here! My son left yesterday for Great Lakes, too! I actually envy you...my son wouldn't let me take him to the recruiting station. His brother said because I would make it too emotional. (I'm sure that is true!) His buddies went there instead. His girlfriend got the scripted call. (I was up until 2:00am waiting on it!) I will get the 'kid in the box.' I miss him already! Funny thing is that I am not a crier by nature...this experience has just been intense. Love my boys!
-
- ‹ Previous
- 1
- 2
- Next ›
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
