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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!!

Discussion Forum

Molly's Adopt A Sailor has adoption requests that we feel obligated to honor.

Started by Pat L. in IL. Last reply by tysmom Sep 28, 2020. 2 Replies 0 Likes

December 2013 Adoption...VAQ-130 "Zappers"

Started by Laura. Last reply by carols_kitchen Sep 8, 2020. 96 Replies 7 Likes

August, 2020 Adoption - Navy Group in Bahrain

Started by Pat L. in IL Aug 2, 2020. 0 Replies 1 Like

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Comment by carols_kitchen on July 17, 2015 at 10:37am

Comment by carols_kitchen on July 15, 2015 at 4:28pm: Did you know we have a Facebook page? If you are not there already, wee sure could use you there to keep the page active! It's under Molly's Adopt a Sailor

Comment by Pat L. in IL on July 14, 2015 at 10:22pm: bdmom64, Welcome! I just sent you a message on your page!

Comment by bdmom64 on July 8, 2015 at 9:49pm: Hi everyone! I'm new to Navy for Moms and brand new to this group, so I have a couple of questions. First, my son will be going to boot camp in November, so I have a lot to learn about the Navy!

Now, for the care packages. How do I participate? Do I just gather some things from the list and ship them out myself? Can't wait to start helping!

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on July 8, 2015 at 2:06pm: Hello All,

I know it been WAY TOO LONG ..

Anyway want to share yet another way to get donations for MAS, which turns into care packages for our troops!

If you haven't downloaded the IGive.com button on your computer-you are truly missing out. The Igive button let's you automatically donate to your charity of choice and we hope you choose MAS.
I have a little icon on my browser bar and when I shop online, like Target/Grainger/Macy's/Amazons-TON's of places-this retailers give a percentage right back to MAS..So check it out!....

And happy shopping!
Read Below....

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on July 8, 2015 at 2:06pm

July $1,000 Contest and $5 New Member Bonuses Mean Bigger Donations for Molly's Adopt A Sailor
Hi Diane,

Summer's a great time to help Molly's Adopt A Sailor just by sharing. Tell your friends, even friends who support some other cause or charity. Each person who joins iGive in July for the first time can mean $5 automatically donated to his or her cause ... no purchase necessary! All they need to do is try the iGive Button through 10/15/15.

The person who gets the most new members to join iGive in July and try the Button through 10/15/15 earns $500 for his or her cause - no matter what cause or charity the new members they invited choose to support. $250 prizes go to the second and third place winners' causes.

Share your special Tell A Friend link to get credit for the contest (it's the only way to get credit).

Go get the special link from:

http://www.iGive.com/html/tellafriend.cfm .

At your Tell A Friend page you'll also be able to see which of your friends are helping you win Molly's Adopt A Sailor one of those sweet prizes.

Why share with your friends? -

You could win $500 or $250 for Molly's Adopt A Sailor.
When friends shop, they'll help Molly's Adopt A Sailor or their own favorite cause. Why not let them take advantage of over 1,600 stores that want to help?
The average shopper is raising over $30 - $100 a year for their cause ... all for free.
It's simple and automatic..
Five bucks free, just for trying us out.
The more iGive members, the better the deals we can get from stores.

Spread your iGive link everywhere (Facebook's a great way, but Twitter, email, blogs, bulletin boards, and handouts all work).

Get your pers

onalized Tell A Friend link:
http://www.iGive.com/html/tellafriend.cfm

Comment by CruAn on July 7, 2015 at 5:15pm: Donna, try the FB page Navy Advancement Center. I usually find my updates there. Good Luck!!

Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on July 7, 2015 at 12:39pm: Hi Everyone! Just wondering does anyone know if the Chief list has been posted yet and where to find it? My son is a bundle of nerves waiting. I was just hoping to find out from the people who know things -- MOMS -- to see if I can help his case of nerves.

Thanks

Comment by carols_kitchen on July 2, 2015 at 11:40am: If any of you find any good deals on the supply list for the July 2015 adoption, please pass them on.