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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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Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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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Molly's Adopt A Sailor

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We adopt a group of DEPLOYED U.S. MILITARY each month and together send a flood of letters and packages - how much you do is up to you! All of us (Military moms, family and friends) aim for a big boost in morale when our adoptees receive an AWESOME mass mailing of love and support from home.

For more information email us at

newmoms@mollysadoptasailor.com

We support all branches - Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Molly’s Adopt A Sailor on Facebook

Website: http://www.MollysAdoptASailor.com
Location: Everywhere!
Members: 696
Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2023

Supporting our military by way of cards, letters and care packages filled with love & support from HOME

This group is the perfect place to learn all the tips and tricks of packing and mailing care packages and most important, to make a difference for those serving. PLEASE do introduce yourself in the Comments below!!

Click "NEW MOMS READ FIRST!" here or at right under Pages. Everything you need to know! Email newmoms@mollysadoptasailor.com with any questions.

Where is the monthly Adoptee Mailing Address?

To access the adoptees' mailing addresses, you first need to join this private group: MAS We SHIP Love. Once approved, you can always click here for this month's ADOPTEE MAILING ADDRESS (We Ship Love)

Where is the information about this month's adopted unit or ship?

We provide information about each month's Adoptees and their Wish List in the Discussion Forum below. For the mailing address, see link above: Adoptee Mailing Address.

What are Packing Parties?

Ask if one is planned in your area, or hold your own with friends and family! By carefully following a few simple rules and completing our forms, your group's shipping costs to that month's Adoptees will be paid by MAS (must be a group; individuals don't qualify). To request information, send email to webmaster@mollysadoptasailor.com. MAS can also provide you a letter with Federal Tax ID for requesting donations. There is some info. just to the right of this text-underneath the members photo's.. "Packing Party Information" ..Check it out.

What is the most critical or best thing you can send? Your SUPPORT!

What counts here is the morale of our military and how we can boost it with a touch of love from home. We have a great time here each month sharing, chatting, planning, packing and mailing our appreciation to our deployed.

Will you get a 'thank you' from the deployed military who receive your package?

We hope you do but can't guarantee it as they are engaged in their vital work and often in harm's way. Include your email address in your note (best bet) or add a self addressed envelope (no need for a stamp on it) and paper and pen, and ask if a note is possible in your letter. Replies and photos from our adoptee Point of Contact (POC) will be posted here and on our MAS Facebook page as they come in.

BOXES: Get APO/FPO large priority-mail boxes at your post office, OR call the USPS - 800-610-8734, say "Order supplies" and then ask for the Military Pack. They'll send you six priority-mail large boxes for military, tape, and labels, all for free. You can order cases of 10 and 25 online sent for free, too; choose size under "select format" at right on that page. Send up to 70 lbs per box (that's 7.7 bricks!) at a discount of $2 below the regular rate.

Click here for your MAS (Molly's Adopt a Sailor) stickers. Please print and add these stickers to your boxes - we get new adoption requests when these are seen on dozens of boxes in the mail!

Questions? Please contact "PAT L in IL" at newmoms@mollysadoptasailor.com. Pat is a wonderful source of information. She can explain to you how MAS works and get you started. We have a TON of fun here in our group every month, so jump in and get ready to rock with MAS!!

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Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on April 14, 2015 at 9:47pm: I'm back! Taxes are finally done and I have about two more days of paint touch ups and cleaning to do on my oldest son's new house. He should be moving in next week...if he gets around to finding furniture!

I hope you have gotten your phone call Pat!

I'm ready for some warmer weather Marcy! Send some to Oklahoma!

Contrats to your son Laura! That is awesome!

Comment by Laura on April 14, 2015 at 2:29am: Hi all!

Sorry that I've been out of touch lately. I've been living life in a blender, everything spinning out of control. Nothing to do but laugh! (selling my house & moving 1,000 miles while I'm taking my master's finals and saying good-bye to a job I love)

On the proud mama side, I have to boast a bit. I usually don't but I'm so stinking proud of my kid! He's not yet 22, an E5, has his Air Warfare pin and his Surface Warfare pin and he just passed the tests to earn his Information Dominance Warfare pin. Woo Hoo!

Now if the Navy would just finalize his next duty station, life would be good!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 12, 2015 at 10:52pm: Hi Pat! Hope you've heard from your sailor by now :) I've been enjoying beautiful spring weather here in Arizona - and hoping the heat holds off :) monniepennie - wow, a package every Friday! You can start here by clicking the link at the very top that says "New moms click here!" Then go to the Discussions Forum and click on the current adoption - April 2015. If you have questions, post them right here, and thank you - you already do a lot! :)

Comment by Pat L. in IL on April 7, 2015 at 10:41pm: Hey Moms! Come out, come out, where ever you are........So how is everyone's sailor doing........How are YOU doing??? What's new?? New Moms join in!!

Me?....Well, I am trying to keep busy while waiting for that coveted phone call from my sailor whose sub just pulled in for a port call in a country far, far away!! Nukes are the last ones off the boat, so that means Nuke moms and wives have to wait longer.

What are YOU doing?

Comment by monniepennie on March 28, 2015 at 12:25pm: How to I go about helping. I send me sailor a box every friday, but I also feel I need to help someone who doesn't have anyone. Where do I start.

Comment by kimstn on March 28, 2015 at 11:58am: Add two boxes for March mailing. Will get them out this Monday

Comment by monniepennie on March 28, 2015 at 11:18am: Hi what can I do to help.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on March 27, 2015 at 8:33pm: We have some new sisters!! Please welcome heidi86, Sarah's Mom, Henry's Mom, RefuseToSink, jsefamily, Joje, and LGSmiles!

We welcome you! Please post here so we can get to know you. You're gonna like us! Promise!!

Comment by carols_kitchen on March 27, 2015 at 12:05pm: Welcome LGSmiles. What a great name.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on March 26, 2015 at 9:14pm: ATTENTION MOMS! We need some more care packages for the USS Fort McHenry! If you can, please pack a box and mail ASAP!