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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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Any Nukes?

Hi, I'm new to N4M and have been reading some of the great and informative posts. My son is a GW nuke and I'm wondering whether there are any other mothers of nukes. Also, trying to arrange a visit, although I don't know when they will return again, and I've heard you have to be sponsored by your sailor or someone else. Any advice or info will be greatly appreciated. All the best.

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Permalink Reply by pam(GW nuke mom) on November 11, 2011 at 12:24pm

Hi Ladies!!! I am so happy to find this site. My son Eric arrived in Japan March 5, a few days before the earthquake/tsunami and was also unable to finish indoc before leaving. I have not herd a word from him since May. Any advice.

I'm also looking to add more GW nuke moms to my friend list.

Rosemary S.Permalink Reply by Rosemary S. on November 11, 2011 at 10:41pm
Hi Pam, I will send you a friend request and if you send me a private email with your son's name, I wil see if my son knows him. Seems like my nuke is a good communicator so I try to share what I can.
kathyPermalink Reply by kathy on November 12, 2011 at 11:11am

Rosemary great idea!  I did have an "adopted" nuke son who was very good at answering my questions and staying in touch.  However, he has completed his service and is now a civilian!!  This is a good idea.  I'll private friend you both too.  Have a great day ladies.  I am attending a Meet and Greet @ noon today...it is great to meet up with other Navy Moms and Dads, etc.

Permalink Reply by pam(GW nuke mom) on November 11, 2011 at 1:31pm

Do all the sailors get time off at the holidays?

kathyPermalink Reply by kathy on November 12, 2011 at 11:14am

I think so...it depends on leave and who hasn't been "off".  It sounds like they try to make sure that everyone has some time off, but of course not at the same time. 

katePermalink Reply by kate on November 13, 2011 at 3:49pm
Hi Pam! My son arrived in Japan on March 7th. I have only heard from him 3 times since he got there. He said his email was messed up and he does not receive messages. I think he has not gotten around to getting a military email account. Sometimes I'm depressed and then I start to get angry. I know when they are in port and think maybe today will be the day. I know they are in port now. Nope no call. I see his postings on Facebook. It doesn't help that today is his birthday. Do you follow the GW on facebook? That's let's me know whats going on and where they are. On a brighter note I put up a military red white and blue Christmas tree filled with navy orderments. I usually do 2 trees but this year I had to do 3. Just in time for Veterans Day!
SaraPermalink Reply by Sara on February 11, 2012 at 4:40am

My husband is an ET on the GW :) I love being out here in Yokosuka

Permalink Reply by Sam'sMom on February 11, 2012 at 10:08am
Hi Sara, Glad you like Yokosuka! It's a great place in many ways, isn't it? You say your husband is an ET - please excuse my ignorance but what does that stand for? So much of the Navy lingo goes right over my head. I wonder if your husband knows my son.

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