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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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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.

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Sub Moms

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Welcome to the deep, silent world of submarines! If you're new to this world, start by reading the "Pages" of info found in the right-hand column, below the strip of member avatars.

We welcome your questions. But, while you're here, maintain silence... don't slam doors or the lid on the toilet!

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

Group Administrator: Kaye S.

Members: 1304
Latest Activity: Feb 11

READ THE "PAGES" FIRST!

NEW MEMBERS !!

PLEASE READ ARTICLES IN THE "PAGES" AREA

in the right-hand column, under the avatars ----->

BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!

These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week). You may not have to post a question after all! Thanks, Kaye S.

NOTE: THERE ARE MORE PAGES THAN DISPLAYED -

FOR A COMPLETE LIST, CLICK ON "VIEW ALL" AT

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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman? OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 25, 2016 at 10:07pm: Oh it is a FB group.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 25, 2016 at 10:07pm: Hey Amy here is a group I am part of, It is a closed group so you need to ask to join. My neighbor told me about it.

Loved Ones of Hawaii Submarine Sailors

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 25, 2016 at 10:00pm: Kitty My boy is a nuke in Pearl Harbor. What boat will he be on? Maybe they will be on the same one.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 25, 2016 at 9:37pm: Kitty, Mine is 6'4" and was known in GC while at school as, "The big tall dude who is always happy" Wonder if all tall guys are easy going. He said he looks at the floor a lot on the boat.

Comment by Confetti on October 25, 2016 at 1:58pm: Ombudsman only contacts when underway. Your son will get an address in about a week. Remember the time difference.

Comment by TJ Proudnavymom on October 25, 2016 at 12:17pm: WLH my boy had all of the security training as well. As an MT he is responsible for protecting the weapons and launch systems against whoever would try to access them without authorization.

Comment by WearsLargeHats on October 25, 2016 at 3:54am: Kitty, funny that you should say that about pointing guns, as I have been pondering that of late. My son just completed Security Reaction Force B training (search SRF-B on YouTube, lots of videos involving pepper spray), along with firearm quals on 9mm, shotgun, and M4 rifle. That is all to qualify for armed topside watches to guard the boat in port and on surface. So, yeah, he might have to point guns at people or wrestle them to the ground. I had never thought about that aspect of the job, and it felt strange to think of him doing that, which got me thinking about my reaction. I mean, duh, it is the military and that is what they do. He is even in the weapons division, and the difference between a Baretta and a Mark 48 torpedo or a TLAM comes down to range and scale. A SSN is a warship, a weapon. It is kind of sobering though -- there are people out there who want to do harm, so our sailors are armed and ready. We just pray they never have to actually use force.

Comment by Shea on October 24, 2016 at 11:21pm: Amy L. My son has been in Hawaii for over 3 years. He's on the Louisville. There's a closed Facebook group you can join called Loved Ones of Hawaii Submarine Sailors. It's a mixed group but it's mostly moms who sons are stationed there. The lady who runs the page is very helpful. Your son does have to put you on the list in order for the ombudsman to communicate with you but I'm sure he will. Some ombudsman are better than others from what I can tell. They are usually a wife of an officer. Hawaii is a beautiful place and there's lots to do, I'm sure your son will love it!

Comment by elizabeth_fl on October 24, 2016 at 5:43pm: Hi Amy L. so sometimes they have groups on FB (you will have to ask to join usually) for the area in which your son lives, so hawaii in that case. Anyway, these groups are usually for wives or girlfriends to get info abt a new area they are moving to yada, yada but I have seen people ask questions along the lines of "does anyone know who the ombudsman is for such and such boat??" The first 2 times I got placed on ombudsman lists I didn't get a letter, but I did get a phone call & an email. Even as a wife this is very comforting lol. I didn't know if you wanted to take matters into your own hands but you could try looking for pearl harbor navy wives or something to that extent and see if you could locate her :)

Comment by Amy L. on October 24, 2016 at 5:29pm: Hello everyone! Hope all are well!!! This week is happy and sad for me. My son is home but will be leaving Sunday (Oct.30th) headed to Pearl Harbor. I'm very happy for him but it is going to kill me this time!! This will be the first time since boot camp last year that I've had to say my "see you laters", have been crying all last week and so far today is no better! I hold back my tears in front of him but the thought of letting him go is unbearable right now! My one question for anyone is how do you get in touch with the "Ombudsman"? My son has assured me I will be on the list but will I get some type of letter or know who to contact?! Thanks to all.