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:
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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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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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How did you find us?
I am so excited. :)
This is the best snowball ever! I’ve been so curious…how did you find out about our community? Some moms have told me about the http://www.nstc.navy.mil/rtcgl/family/index.html site… Is that were you found us... or was it through another source? Thank you!
UPDATE 4/20/2008: Hi Everyone! I brought this forward because I really want to know! :) How did you find out about us?!
UPDATE: 2/17/2010: Hello N4M's. We are interested in where all of our members founds us! Stop by and leave a message.
Thank you for making this community what it is today!
Elizabeth and Colleen
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Permalink Reply by Lois C T(momma T) on
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No Mary, you are not boring me, I love hearing from other moms/dads, families. My Sailor is my baby also. What does your son do with the Navy? Looking forward to "chatting" Lois
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Permalink Reply by Jean C on
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Hi Mary, Good to have you with us. I also have "civilian friends" that just don't understand my "slumps", espec when Jeff was in the "sandbox". My friend who has a son in the Army fully understands the ups and downs, as she's going thru them now also. If we want to talk about our boys,,,,,,,the hubbies just go out front and start tinkering with the motorcycle, or talk about cars. Both are ex military, so understand fully us both. This is a fantastic group of folks, and so many have great words of wisdom.
Hey Louis------- more Dads for you. Come on/ get a Dads Group together!!
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The form letter my son sent in the first week listed the Training Command website and "wham" there was the light! "Navy for Moms".... I love this site and appreciate all the moms who have joined us here to celebrate our children!
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I'm not exactly sure how I found you either but it is the greatest. My son doesn't deploy until November but I check this site daily. I have found out tons of information.
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Google is how I found it and boy am I GLAD!!! This is site is has been such a blessing!!
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Permalink Reply by Janeen on
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HI I found this site by searching on Yahoo for navy mom support groups there were others but you had to sign up and wait to be approved??? I am so glad I found this site!!!!!
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Welcom to our N4M family!
This is a wonderful site and very helpful in the process. There are moms here, as well as wives, dads, finaces, etc. who are a wonderful resource in many areas. Welcome and enjoy your time here!
Barb K.
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HI,
One of the ortho techs I work with at the hospital told me about htis site, he is retired air force and knew of my son enlisting. Thank God he told me-- I admit I am a bit, alright pretty much obsessed with this community!! Thanks for being here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nan
Anthony's Mom
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Nan,
Welcome to our N4M family. You are totally right, this is very addicting. It is hard to shut the computer off when there are so many things going on here each day. There are alot of wonderful people here who are great resources and can answer just about every question you have, and if they can't, they can direct you to someone who can. Welcome to our family.
Barb K.
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Thank you Barbara--
I actually have a question right now, I just received in the mail a renewal form for my son to renew his drivers license on his 21st birthday--only he'll still be in bc then, what do I do????
Nan
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Nan,
Hello! I think I can help you with this. My son will turn 21 on his next birthday, we live in NY and he will be in Hawaii. Because his license says under 21 on it, he has to have a new license done. NY has a form that he filled out that will extend his license for 6 months after his separation from the Navy. Maybe there is a form like that where you live. You could send it to him and he could fill it out and mail it back to you, or you can bring it to him at PIR if you are going or mail it to him when he goes to his A school.
Hope this helps!
Barb K.
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