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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.

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

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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Letter-Writing Navy Moms

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Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!

Members: 384
Latest Activity: Jan 18

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Comment by lemonelephant on March 25, 2015 at 2:37pm: Everyone, take time to read http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2015/03/23/4-things-to-know-about-opsec.... You may have some changes to make to your N4M profile, so also read OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile).

Comment by spomss on December 25, 2014 at 4:20pm: great job AuntieB!!!

Comment by Shelly on December 24, 2014 at 9:11pm: AuntieB,

I'm certain he LOVES them. Its can never be to often nor to much ! Your comment sounds so sweet , I know he loves it ! God Bless these soon to be sailors in b.c . during the holidays <3

Comment by AuntieB. on December 24, 2014 at 8:42pm: hello lovelies, I'm mailing a letter to my nephew every other day. My nephew as always loved Star Wars, so I copied and pasted "100 Star Wars Quotes, in order of awesomeness" I think that he will enjoy remembering the movies and get a mental break from Boot Camp. In another letter, I copied some photos of Christmas in SF, where I live. I also bought some silly cards and told him that I will help him start his collection of the world's most ugliest cards. I'm trying to send him some humor, but he probably thinks I've lost my mind.

Comment by MomofSix on December 18, 2014 at 12:40pm: Alyce.....I hadn't thought of the word puzzle! Love that idea.

Comment by lemonelephant on September 23, 2014 at 9:29pm: katbrat, you have to use the order form.

Comment by katbrat on September 23, 2014 at 6:42pm: Hi all. My Sailor just graduated on 9/19. & she ordered us a picture package but there are a few items I gave seen people post online that were not included in the package. Is there a website we can go look at online to few items or do we have to use the order form? Thank you

Comment by BeachBunny on September 14, 2014 at 10:31pm: Love the newsletter format...enjoyed writing them...this time of year included ESPN football recaps for the "sports" guys..my SR liked that, he'd share the newsletter with his division....:)

Comment by spomss on September 12, 2014 at 8:38am: that is so great!! way to go FlowerPower!!

Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on September 12, 2014 at 8:27am: Have to share... Received a letter Wednesday. First line, "Well, Mom, your letters have gotten interesting since you changed to this new form!" LOL This is since changing to the "newsletter" form.