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

**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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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.)

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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

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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Christmas' (4)

Christmas at Boot Camp

Hi there!  Merry Christmas to everyone!

My son entered Boot Camp on November 22.  He is in division 083.  I had hoped for a call at Christmas, but alas, did not get one.  It's not like it was promised or anything, I just miss him and had hoped for one.

So, what did they do on Christmas at Boot Camp?  I can't seem to find much.   I don't think he is far enough along to be part of the Adopt-A-Sailor group.  Did they have a full/regular day?  Did he get or do anything special? …

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Added by Melissa on December 26, 2018 at 11:21am — 5 Comments

The Biggest Gift

Words seem inadequate at times like this. How many times or in how many ways can you say, "I love you, Son," or "I'm so proud of you, Babe" and feel that you've said it enough? To ask it is to answer it; because you know that it's never enough.



But what about the words, "Thank you?" Two words that everyone appreciates hearing. Yet I have to ask myself, "Will the one receiving my appreciative words truly know just how blessed they have made my… Continue

Added by Cynthia=Proud Nuke Mommy on April 3, 2010 at 12:22am — 1 Comment

What the sailors want

Since it's time to think about Christmas packages, here's part of an email I sent out this morning to some friends who wanted ideas. Thought some of you could use them, too.



My sailor just called and added to the list. He said on ship, they want jerky, Easy Mac, fruit cups. When deployed on land, he said neck travel pillows, wipes, and rechargeable batteries. I also remember sending him stuff for tooth aches and tooth putty for loosing a filling because he couldn’t get to the dentist… Continue

Added by Ruth, Gun's Mom on September 25, 2009 at 11:30am — 6 Comments

Phone call and Christmas Stuff

Well, we got a quick phone call from Jay the Tuesday before Christmas... it was so nice to hear his voice!!! I nearly screwed up though... with this economy and my lack of work, I tend not to answer calls from numbers I don't recognize so, I missed his first call. Then I sat and willed him to call me back while I stared impatiently at the phone.



He called back, and he spoke a mile a minute! I've never heard my son speak that much, that quickly - EVER! I had to get him to stop and… Continue

Added by Suzanne on January 7, 2009 at 1:59am — No Comments

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