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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

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Navy.com Para Familias

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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

Members: 834
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2023

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Comment by Vickyrun on April 18, 2015 at 2:10pm: Thanks DSMom, my daughter Chrissy is an FC2 and my son-in-love Aaron is an FCC. Chrissy is on the USS McFaul and is going out on her 2nd deployment soon. Aaron has shore duty.

Comment by Vickyrun on April 14, 2015 at 11:23am: <See my new profile pic with Chrissy! I had a good visit with my two sailors yesterday. I got to talk to them more since it was just the three of us. They had fun, we went wine tasting to 4 rooms open downtown , and they took me out to dinner at Bella Rosa. She bought me a bottle of wine and a wine glass from my favorite Scott Harvey. They spoiled me! I just loved showing my new son-in-love our historic downtown. They went back to Sac after dinner, as it is closer to Aidan and my oldest daughter.

Comment by Navymom627 on April 4, 2015 at 5:06am: My Son is also in Great Lakes for ET school. He just finished ATT and started A school 2 weeks ago.

Comment by Mimi on April 3, 2015 at 3:36pm: Hello. My son's PIR is May 22, 2015 and he is going to A school at Great Lakes. Anyone else have a SR going?

Comment by Vickyrun on February 24, 2015 at 5:22pm: Hi all, Today is Chrissy's 30th Birthday. I have been a Navy Mom for almost 6 years. Missing birthdays and holidays is still hard.

Comment by Anti M on February 12, 2015 at 8:00am: Austin's Mom, what sort of things do you want to know?

Comment by austin'sproudmomma on February 5, 2015 at 3:24pm: Hi all,

My son just completed MEPS, and has decided on (ACEF), I'm really not sure what this is all about so any and all information would be helpful. thanks

Comment by Anti M on February 4, 2015 at 3:31pm: I hope he can get into the Pacific Beacon, it looks really nice. I think there is a wait list though.

Comment by Navy Nates Mom on February 4, 2015 at 1:51pm: This is going to be his duty station. He plans on living on base.

Comment by jessisawesome87 on February 4, 2015 at 11:04am: Parking is really bad at 32nd street right now. They have a lot of areas that are normally used for parking blocked off. It can take my husband anywhere from 5 minutes to 1 hour to find a spot, and it usually takes him about 20-40 to walk to his ship from his car. It's an ugly situation. It's definitely worth it to have a car here though.