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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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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

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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.

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Sick future sailor!

My son is a little over half way thru boot camp and wrote to say that he has pneumonia! Obviously I am worried sbout his health but I am also concerned about his dream of being a sailor being shattered by this illness. Has anybody else's son or daughter gotten so sick that they were put to bed for a few days? What happens from here? He says he's being put back into light duty whatever that means. His division is headed into hell week and then battle stations, as I understand it.

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 15, 2012 at 3:30am: Yes...my son had pneumonia as well. (Sick for mnost of BC.) He had SIQ (Sick in Quarters...means in his bed ;-)) and then some LLD - Light Limited Duty as well. He made up what he had to...completed his final run and graduated on time. They really work to make sure that they finish. He sounds like he is over the worst of it if he is going LLD. Illness is common for every branch during basic training. Prayers that he recovers fully and "presses on." Hang in there momma!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 15, 2012 at 3:44am: Hi again! Hey, here is a group you might want to join:

Bootcamp Moms

Also, what is your sons PIR date (graduation date)? We have PIR groups for every week there is one and we can direct you to yours so you can connect up with other moms. There is info on BC and PIR on them and "veteran" moms (moms who have been through this) there to answer questions and lend support.

Actually, I'll post the Links to the ones that might be yours and all you have to do then is click the right one and join!

                   PIR: Sept 21, 2012           TG 45 - 9 Divisions (299–306 & 945)

                   PIR: Sept 14, 2012           TG 44 - 11 Divisions (289–298 & 944)

                   PIR: Sept 7, 2012             TG 43 - 11 Divisions (279–288 & 943)

The underlined are the clickable links.

Last thing is....if that is your last name in your username and it is the same as your Recruits...you will need to change it. Last names of Recruits/Sailors are not allowed on the site as per the N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC. If it is different from your recruits it IS allowed but not a good idea just for your own personal security. :-)

To change your username:

Go to "Settings" which is in the list in the far right hand column of this page...under where you sign out of N4M's.

Your profile page will open.

Under "Profile" …Username is the third item down.

Clear the info and type in your new username.

Once you do that make sure to click "Save" at the bottom right of the page.

Comment by Texas Valley Mom on August 15, 2012 at 9:33am: My son also had pneumonia in boot camp. He had several weeks of light duty but was released in time to complete the final run and Battle Stations. Then he was on temporary hold (THU) for about 3 months while they ran tests and got medical approval for him to go on. All went well and now he is in A school. Hang in there. They do take very good care of them. My son grew a lot from the experience of waiting and not being in control of the situation. God used it to help him become more of a man.

Comment by Jo1 on August 16, 2012 at 12:44am: My son also got very sick during BC but never told me. He was restricted to quarters for a few days. I think it's from all the shots they get at once plus being exposed to germs from all over the country. He made it through and graduated. He felt warm to me after graduation and I think he still had a fever.