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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.

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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

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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OCS Graduate Moms

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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

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Latest Activity: Apr 11

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Comment by rokymtns on May 22, 2010 at 1:21pm: Hi - My son did not take his medical records. He said there were already part of his military information records. He did take his social security card and his checkbook. They will need to set up direct deposit and will need that info. Good Luck!

Comment by snowmc on May 20, 2010 at 11:59am: Go Idaho/Navy people! Yep...there are a few of us out there.

Comment by snowmc on May 20, 2010 at 9:15am: My son had the same problem last December. He contacted the admin office and they issued a special document for him stating that he graduated. They were happy to help him.

Comment by madre37 on May 18, 2010 at 9:30am: I got one Love it Thanks again Leslie

Comment by madre37 on May 18, 2010 at 5:27am: Thanks Leslie am going to check it out and probably get one for myself. Your are the best!!!

Comment by madre37 on May 17, 2010 at 3:03pm: yes I was wondering my son will go to supply school and that is there at Newport and he get done in Oct and his supply school starts in Jan. I just love hearing the stories. Thanks every one for telling us how it is. I just love this site and the people so imformative

Comment by egbot on May 17, 2010 at 2:51pm: OMG, thank you all so much! What a boatload of information! I truly appreciate it. I thought this all took place on the weekend. Now I know I'll have to take Wednesday through Friday off! I'm almost embarrassed to say, I don't know what designation my LO is! I will ask my husband as I'm sure he'll know. I do know that he wants to work in a submarine with nuclear propulsion. Knowing my LO, he'll want to get out of Rhode Island for fear that I'll inflict a mansion or two on him!

Comment by snowmc on May 17, 2010 at 12:57pm: That's funny everyone! So many different stories....my son was fine staying with us and exploring Newport. He just wanted to be with his family. And I have to say...when we went out to dinner and he wore his uniform, he sure got lots of special attention! We even had someone pay for his dinner one night...nice to know out kids are appreciated.

Comment by snowmc on May 17, 2010 at 11:42am: Egbot...what designation is your LO'd one? My son is NFO...so he had about two weeks before he had to report to Pensacola. He had to come home with us and then pack his apartment and move. We stayed until Tuesday, since my other kids were on spring break. But I would recommend leaving on Sunday at the latest if they have to move and report somewhere else. T

Comment by ashlo17 on May 17, 2010 at 10:53am: Egbot, for 12-10: PIR was thursday morning, Hi Moms was Thursday evening, Friday morning was Graduation. After Graduation they go get their ID's made. Then depending what rate they are going for depends if they may need to check in there in Newport or they could just be done. In my husbands situation after he had his ID made he wanted a long NAP. Then we drove to Boston to celebrate!