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

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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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NEW YORK NAVY-MOMS

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For Moms of Sailors from New York, to talk and support each other, and share the info that we have about the "Navy Way of Life". We're waiting to hear from You! Join Us!

Location: Rochester, NY
Members: 145
Latest Activity: Feb 1

Hi My name is Vicki and I'm looking for Moms of Sailors from New York State. My son Kevin just graduated bc on May 16 - and is now in A-School in Groton, CT. Where is your son now? What Div - What Ship? - What School? How's it going with your Sailor?

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Comment by HuskyMom on December 29, 2014 at 10:23pm: Merry Christmas spomms & allie1928! yay encourager! Enjoy! Mine surprised me a week and a half ago!

Comment by encourager on December 29, 2014 at 2:22pm: Mine is coming home tomorrow. Joy and bliss is mine!

Comment by allie1928 on December 25, 2014 at 12:59pm: Merry Christmas New York moms. just had a call from deployed sailor....best present. Hug your sailors from me if you are fortunate to have them home today. Take care all allie

Comment by spomss on December 24, 2014 at 5:34pm: Merry Christmas New York mommas-kind of weird without the snow

hope you have a great trip DocMom!!

Comment by allie1928 on December 23, 2014 at 12:16am: hello Teetsmom....we visited norfolk va a couple of times when our sailor was there. We always stayed at navy lodge but i don't know if there is one in Portsmouth...they are nice and reasonable price...Son needs to make the reservation and be there to check u in....but you can pay with your own money or credit card. not sure about dinner on Christmas day i will try and find some info on that. happy for you spending Christmas with your son...ours is deployed so we will Skype i hope. i live in Kirkwood ny south of Binghamton so we are close neighbors...Only 1 1/2 hours away...safe travels

Comment by DocMom94 on December 22, 2014 at 11:40pm: Hi everyone. Our son has been in the Navy less than a year and was recently stationed at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Kind of a last minute thing--because my husband was able to get the time off of work-- we were going to drive down to Portsmouth from Syracuse and spend Christmas with him. Our son is arranging a place for us to stay, however he is not sure and has been having a hard time finding out where we might go for a Christmas dinner. I was hoping there might be someone in this group that has been to the Norfolk/Portsmouth area for Christmas, and can give us some ideas for places to eat and maybe activities we can do while visiting our son. Thanks.

Comment by HuskyMom on December 3, 2014 at 8:50am: Western NY Navy Moms

https://www.facebook.com/groups/243249785865793/

Comment by shanesmom1 on December 3, 2014 at 8:35am: What's the western new York group called on facebook?

Comment by HuskyMom on December 3, 2014 at 8:32am: ShanesMama, I shared the dogs in case anyone here knows downstate. I know how the Navy Mom network can be, plus relocations for work, etc.

Kim, Yes, I'm in a few different groups on FB & that has helped me immensely. I love these groups & can't imagine going thru this with no technology and the ability to connect with others who understand what you are going thru! Yes, I'm in the Rochester area and we were pretty shocked when we found out we're in the Pittsburgh region. Wish we were closer, I hope she meets some good people who can be there for her. I know that's scary being in a new area where you don't know anyone. Let alone being close to having a baby in a problem pregnancy! I hope all goes well for her and glad you aren't too far away!

Comment by shanesmom1 on December 3, 2014 at 6:57am: Happy thanksgiving everyone. Welcome jermom. I'm in Ontario county. I would have loved to help with the dogs but I'm upstate finger lakes area. Boommom. Glad you missed the storm. Congrats on your sons. marriage. Sorry it was so quick though.