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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

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
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

Members: 316
Latest Activity: Apr 11

Welcome come on in start a discussion, ask questions and answer a few too!!!!!!!

HAVE FUN !!!!!!

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by tysmom on September 22, 2014 at 3:35pm: Lorraine: How is your son doing today?

Comment by Lorraine on September 20, 2014 at 8:27pm: Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. Scott came through the surgery very well, the hole in his heart is repaired, and he seemed pretty good today for a person who's had his breastbone cut open. He may be home Tuesday or Wednesday. Thankully the hospital is only an hour away. I was a bit off on my guesstimate earlier. His recovery is two months.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 19, 2014 at 3:36pm: Lorraine, I hope all is going well for your son and his surgery. Such a blessing to have you there to help out. I can't imagine a hospital 2 hours away. Keeping everyone in my heart and prayers.

Comment by Lorraine on September 19, 2014 at 2:16pm: Much appreciated. I'll update you later.

Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on September 19, 2014 at 1:50pm: Oh Lorraine! How scary! Many hugs and prayers coming your and Scott's way!

Comment by karent0801 on September 19, 2014 at 1:48pm: Lorraine, So good to hear from you! I hope the next 5 hours pass quickly and Scott recovers quickly and with a minimum amount of pain.

The 25th or 26th both work for me.

Comment by Lorraine on September 19, 2014 at 1:11pm: I am in Maine with Scott and his family. Scott was taken into surgery a few minutes ago and we'll know more in about 5 hours. Lanie can only visit for 5 minutes each hour in ICU. She is planning to be back here this evening. Kale (5years old) is not allowed to visit in ICU so he and I will go visit Sunday. I figured today would be very boring for Kale if we went, and the hospital is almost 2 hours away, so we stayed home to play and take care of the dog. Scott and Lanie went up last night because the hospital provided a room. I also found out that Scott's orders for the Louisiana in Washington were cancelled for now. He has to go through a fitness for duty exam before being assigned but he'd still like to be on a boomer in Washington. I also found out more about his surgery. He has a hole between two chambers so that is what they need to repair. At this point he's off duty until November 15th, but it could be longer. I think he will heal quickly and I thank you very much for your prayers. This is open heart surgery.

Comment by Lorraine on September 19, 2014 at 1:10pm: Let's plan on Country Mill apple orchard near Charlotte on October 25th or 26th. Please let me know which date you prefer. We will plan to meet at 1 pm.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 15, 2014 at 1:26pm: Hi Michigan moms, haven't been on in awhile. My son is underway at the moment. Hoping for some warmer weather. Need to clean up the yard, but a bit too wet and cool for me. Have a great week.

Comment by Lorraine on September 10, 2014 at 9:38pm: Thanks, karent.

Keep the orchard suggestions coming. We can decide whether we want to do Charlotte or Grand Rapids depending on those willing to come, as there are lots of choices.