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

**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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OCS Graduate Moms

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OCS Graduate Moms

For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

Members: 662
Latest Activity: Jan 14

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!

Discussion Forum

OCS in November

Started by J71792. Last reply by barbrag Oct 12, 2023. 4 Replies

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Comment by Terri on March 4, 2015 at 12:00pm
Paw
Thank you for the information, when did you son graduate?
Comment by PAW on March 4, 2015 at 11:38am

pbmcdaniel: my son just finished API too.  He is now waiting on Primary, which starts March 23rd.  He is hoping to be in that group, but he thought they will do it alphabetical, so he may not start until early April.  

Terri:  one of the hardest parts for me was learning all the acronyms...and I am still learning!  Also, your son is on Navy time now!  My son seems to go from having no time, to having a lot of time, then back again.  Unfortunately, you don't know which it will be.  We have been talking about going to P'cola to visit him, and which would be the best time.  Well of course, now is the best time while he waits for Primary to start, but we just found that out last week.  Oh well....

Comment by M's mom on March 4, 2015 at 8:17am

Terri and pbmcdaniel:  If you haven't already, you both could also join the group "Naval Aviation" here on N4M's.   Those Moms could answer any questions you have about flight school.

Comment by Terri on March 3, 2015 at 7:22pm

He is NFO and can't wait to move on!

Comment by pbmcdaniel on March 3, 2015 at 7:02pm

Terri: Is your son pilot or NFO?  Seems like the NFO group is on a faster track than pilots with our son's group.  The pilots from OCS didn't have to report until late January whereas the NFO group had to report Dec. 1st. There are about 40 in the group my son is in for API.  They didn't all start together. Some have been rolled or DQ'd.  His IFS group was about the same size. There are a lot of variables when classing up.  Most likely your son will have time for the wedding.

Comment by Terri on March 3, 2015 at 6:37pm
Pbmcdaniel,
I definitely understand hurry up and wait. My oldest son was in the Army! I'm just keeping my fingers crossed they will let him come home for his sisters wedding at the end of the month. Do you happen to know how many are in each class in Pensicola? I appreciate all the information!
Comment by pbmcdaniel on March 3, 2015 at 6:18pm

Amanda: I sent my first letter to my LO before he actually reported.  They will mostly likely not receive letters until the end of week two (indoc phase). I also included a self-addressed stamped envelope with a blank piece of paper in each letter to make it easier for him to write back....amazingly it worked!!!  Letters were short and written over a few days, but I was thrilled to hear back. He especially like news of sports, world events, and family updates since they have NO contact with the "real" world. Later on, your LO will be allowed to make phone calls and email you. 

Terri:  You will find that the military is "Hurry Up and Wait!"  From what we have heard, students "class up" on Thursdays in P'cola, but your LO will most likely have a while upon arrival before classing up.  They have to go through all of the physicals AGAIN, complete some online "classes", complete paperwork, etc. Seems that they wait until enough OCS students, Academy students, and ROTC students arrive.

Comment by Amanda1965 on March 3, 2015 at 5:01pm

Thank you.  I Found out Target has ATT phone Cards as well!

Comment by Anna on March 3, 2015 at 3:47pm

Amanda, I purchased ones at Walgreens.

Comment by Amanda1965 on March 3, 2015 at 11:42am

Any specific prepaid phone cards?  Going to purchase them today.  Thank you.

 

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