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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A Blue Candle Event ♥

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A Blue Candle Event ♥

Time: December 4, 2019 to December 3, 2020
Location: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Home or Office
Event Type: family, event, celebration, reunion
Organized By: A Blue Candle Event Group - Alicia from Texas
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2020

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Event Description

When you're missing your Sailor -- Light a Blue Candle!

A wonderful way to honor Sailors Anytime, Anywhere!

During Boot, PIR, specialized training, deployment or when you're just thinking about your loved one on distant shores.

Don't forget holidays, family events or birthdays - Just light a a blue candle, any type of blue candle (Blue for Navy) and allow its warm glow to bring you comforting joy & peaceful solace, and while separated from your Sailor.

Blessings to all our Sailors all over the World ♥

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Comment by Anna on July 31, 2014 at 7:11pm

Storymom,

Happy Birthday to your son!!!!  Send him some extra NavyMom love from me!!!!  

Comment by Storymom on July 31, 2014 at 12:51pm

Our Sailor's Birthday! ♥ Love and Hugs son..... Our family's blue candle is lit in your honor ❤❤

Comment by Baker on July 4, 2014 at 10:53am

Happy July 4th everyone!

Each day we can spend with our sailors is a memory in the making. Nvymom4, please give your son a "Big Navy Hug!" from us all. We all feel the love.

Our Blue Candle is on for all our sailors, family and friends. Have a safe and enjoyable July 4th.

Comment by Storymom on July 3, 2014 at 5:08pm

Be Safe and Stay Well this weekend!

Comment by Michiganbelle on June 24, 2014 at 1:16am
I am mow on a garage sale mission to find some unique blue votive holders at garage sales so I can keep my blue candle lit! I have some of those little battery operated votives, thinking of chaging them from white to blue with a little magic marker creativeness!
Comment by Storymom on June 23, 2014 at 4:09am

At a garage sale this weekend, I found a lovely little 'stained glass' votive candle holder, with Navy 'cobalt-blue' glass tiles. Just had to buy it, and now It glows very nicely on my kitchen window sill :--)
Blessings to our Sailors all over the world !! ❤

Comment by Michiganbelle on June 22, 2014 at 1:19pm
What a lovely idea!
Comment by Storymom on June 15, 2014 at 11:00am

Comment by Storymom on June 13, 2014 at 11:48pm

Thinking about all sailors around the world, and here's wishing all your beloved sailors stay well and strong. Blue is for Mama Navy! lighting my blue candle tomorrow -- it's Flag Day!

Comment by Storymom on May 23, 2014 at 4:19pm

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