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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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PACT Moms

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Let's chat about our wonderful sons and daughters who have chosen the PACT program.

Members: 222
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022

Hello

It has been a long time since I have posted and I am sorry. I hope everyone has been able to connect with others in the PACT program. My son is now 3 and a half years in and it has been a great experience. He thought he wanted to be an AM. When he got on the ship, he was put with the AO’s. Now he is an AD3. It was best for him to start PACT because we didn’t know much about the Navy and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. This has been a good route for him.

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Comment by Christie on January 28, 2015 at 1:23pm: Congratulations!!! It's so exciting and such a proud day!!! Hooyah!!!

Comment by Vickie360 on January 26, 2015 at 12:41am: Welcome to our new group members!

Comment by E'sMom on January 25, 2015 at 11:37pm: Hello Everyone, My son is E-pact also and is now on the USS Whidbey Island. While I got to have my son home for Christmas, they did cut his leave short, only 8 days. That ended up being quite a cost for a plane ticket but he really wanted to be home as we missed him last year as he was at BC.

The e-pact notes on the side were very helpful. I still need to go over the Navy Abbreviations and Terms.

Thanks

Comment by Vickie360 on January 24, 2015 at 1:56pm: RyRysMom- welcome to the group!

Comment by DebP on January 24, 2015 at 2:16am: Thanks everyone for the kind encouraging words. I have raised him to work hard and I am trusting that he is exactly where he needs to be!

Comment by BunkerQB on January 23, 2015 at 8:06pm: Son of a family friend started as PACT within a month of graduating from high school. He didn't want to sit around the house and he wasn't interested in going to college. He did a lot of paint scrapping, cleaning, etc. It turns out he has an ear for languages. Fast forward 3 years - he is going to the Monterey Language school. He would have never going in that program right out of high school. I think it may be easier for a young guy right out of high school or junior college but may be difficult for an older recruit w high expectations and life experience. At the end of the day, everyone just want what is best for her/his child.

Comment by Vickie360 on January 23, 2015 at 6:13pm: From what I know, he will stay in Great Lakes for about 3 weeks or so after boot camp. I know there are lots of negative comments on the Internet about the PACT programs. My son is just finishing boot camp so I don't have lots of knowledge yet, but I have messaged with many that have had great experiences. I think part of the problem is that people always want to post when they aren't happy because they need to vent, but most don't post just to say they are happy. I am a teacher and I'm sure you could find plenty of people that would tell a young person "Whatever you do, don't go into teaching." My son has an idea what he wants in aviation but was concerned that if he just chose one because it showed up at MEPS, he might be choosing something he doesn't even like. He now can see the different areas of aviation and make his choice. It might take him longer to end up in the perfect one for him, but better that than ending up doing something he doesn't enjoy for 4 years.

Comment by DebP on January 23, 2015 at 6:01pm: I would love to hear about others experience with the S-PACT program. Any advice for my son before he leaves? Where do they do A school if they are not picking a specific job?