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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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Moms of Daughters 2

A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.

Members: 1351
Latest Activity: Mar 18

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Care packages for new graduates (a school)

Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies

Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol

Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??

Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies

Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020.  Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military.  I think I am going to need lots of…Continue

PIR DATE: December 13, 2019

Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies

Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue

Arrived at boot camp October 2nd

Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies

Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue

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Comment by Oleander on August 31, 2016 at 9:54am

Thanks Spyder! September is literally around the corner - have a wonderful time!

JayDee, meant to say I'm sorry about the navy rollercoaster but thrilled it all worked out and that you'll be with your sailor for her birthday!

Comment by spyder013 on August 31, 2016 at 9:43am
JayDee, glad she's catching on to Navy way!
Anna, glad daughters back along with son.
Oleander, yay for daughter coming.:). I'm going to Washington mid September to see mine.
Hang in there Blondie! You are amazing!
Hope everyone has a great week!!!
Comment by Oleander on August 31, 2016 at 9:33am

Hi everyone! Been a little crazy here with my little grandson shadow - he's getting ready to go home so we're busy fitting more fun into his days... memories!

JayDee, sounds like a great vacation. Nothing like girlfriend time with a good friend! Thanks for sharing that pic, truer words have never been spoken!

Yay Anna! So glad to hear everyone is home safe and sound. I know that makes your mama heart happy. Safe travels as you head back out on the road and hope you have a wonderful time with the navy mom!

Blondie, that picture is adorable! You obviously care more about the business than boss lady. I hope you can enjoy your vaca -- breathe. I have a feeling it'll all be there when you get back....maybe more work than you want to untangle but you're apparently a pro at doing just that.

My sailor girl will be home from underway on Friday. Can't wait to find out how this one went!

Happy Wednesday : )

Comment by JayDee659 on August 31, 2016 at 8:20am

Just got back from a great visit with a wonderful girlfriend out west and it looks like I need to catch up here!

Oleander and Blondie - such adorable pictures!  Looks like everyone is having a good time.

Anna, sounds like your family is getting home and settled. Will you get to see all of them on your travels this summer?

We're starting the Navy ups and downs.  After being told that everyone in her class would definitely be going to prototype in NY and scrambling for housing, my daughter was told that she would be staying in SC!  She's holding on to her NY housing and holding off telling her SC landlord until she has orders in her hand though.  It was like a fire drill - lots of running around without true crisis.  The great news is that she'll be able to comfortably spend her 20th birthday with my husband and me and her God parents in October!

Also, saw this and it seemed appropriate.  Have a great Wednesday!

Comment by Anna on August 30, 2016 at 11:15pm

What a great day for our family - Sailor Son got home from his 5th deployment and is getting settled in his new digs in Whidbey Island.  And NFO daughter got home from her deployment and is back home with hubby and her fur babies!!!  We are heading to Montana tomorrow and then on to WA to visit son and family!!!!!  Visiting with a NavyMom in Montana!!!

Comment by Anna on August 26, 2016 at 9:42pm

When we first made our plans we didn't know about the wedding but when daughter told us the dates, we extended our stay to have the time with her also.  We all had such a good time - I even crashed the wedding ceremony because it was at our church when we lived there.  I even got to spend a few minutes after visiting with our favorite pastor and then stayed for Mass.  Both bride and groom told me to come to the reception as well but I told them I was the official wedding crasher, I wasn't going to crash the reception also!!! Now we're making our way through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and into Montana again.

Yes, Oleander!!  Where has summer gone???

Comment by Oleander on August 26, 2016 at 10:12am

Hi everyone, happy Friday : )

Great photos Blondie, hose babies are beautiful! What happy little faces, awwww. Glad to hear Melissa's doing well, sounds like she's doing an amazing job coping. Amen!

It's been pretty busy here lately. Grandson Larkin complained of his ears hurting .. sure enough, ear infections which of course means no swimming. It's a challenge to keep him above water in the bathtub! 2 days later he took a bad spill while doing something he knew he shouldn't. We thought he broke his foot but turns out just a bad sprain. Amazing how resilient they are! - he was back to being a rambunctious 5 yr old in no time! Looking forward to this weekend when we can get him back in the water to tire him out haha.

Can you believe August is almost over? This summer has been a whirlwind. Hope everyone is well - have a great weekend!

Here's Larkin: bath time and helping me cook

Comment by Oleander on August 22, 2016 at 11:36am

Morning all!

Blondie, I hope Melissa continues to heal! Prayers to her and the family.

Anna what a nice surprise! I know you made the best of every moment!

Sailor girl goes underway for 2 weeks today, probably heading out to the big blue as I write this. I don't think I'll ever get used to not having communication - even if it's just 14 days at a time.

Happy Monday everyone!

Comment by JayDee659 on August 21, 2016 at 7:04pm
Anna how nice! Did you know she was coming or was it a surprise? Glad you had some good time with her. I think we'll always miss them. Hang in there. Westward bound!
Comment by Anna on August 21, 2016 at 6:24pm

Update,

Visiting family in Ohio now. We pull out Tuesday heading west!!  On the plus side our veteran daughter flew in for a dear friend's wedding and stayed at my sister's.  So for two nights I stayed at my sister's also and we had some good momma daughter time!!!!  We took her back to the airport this afternoon.  She made me promise not to cry until she was out of sight!!!  I tried to be strong but . . . . .  I miss her already!!!!

Not a lot of time to catch up so I'll try to get back on here soon!!!  Love to all my sister Moms!!!!

 

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