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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

Events

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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Location: Tinley Park
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Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2022

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Comment by Coco on October 1, 2010 at 6:18pm: I am in too!

Comment by ChitownPat on October 1, 2010 at 3:20pm: I'll come for a drink and some good company if I can clear the date you choose. Spending next weekend at my 35th college reunion!

Comment by MissMySailor on October 1, 2010 at 11:10am: Hey I would love to be part of the support committee...LOL I LUV ya Paula

Comment by becky m on September 30, 2010 at 9:57pm: oh yeah Ruth did your son break up with that nice girl he had brought to the first N4M's dinner??

Comment by becky m on September 30, 2010 at 9:49pm: hi all, glad everyone is slowing hearing from thier kids!! Michelle and Paula count me in for a drinl. Michelle it was a nice surprise to see you on sat. Mary it doesn't seem like Dan has been in long enough to resign already.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on September 29, 2010 at 8:47pm: Paula S you talk about communication long time ago, my father is just AMAZED that the sailors have to pay for there own uniforms. My dad said they paid for their underwear and socks, everything, he just cannot believe it. Things have changed that is for sure.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on September 29, 2010 at 8:45pm: Yes we are very lucky how often we do get to talk to our sailors. I have been very lucky I talk to my son just about every week sometimes more. I think if he every gets on a ship I will talk to him more because he works on computers. I hope all of you hear from your sailors soon, it makes us mom feel so good to hear from them.

JulieR, my parents live in North Port, we are going to fly into Fort Myers and drive to there house.

Your are welcome Diana.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on September 29, 2010 at 1:18pm: This in no way helps not hearing from your daughter, Julie R, but my dad, a WWII veteran, and my mom have reminded us that letters were few and far between during that time. I have stacks of letters and even a few tapes (reel to reel!) sent from Vietnam. No calls, no internet. We are spoiled!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 29, 2010 at 12:48pm: JulieR, Hope you hear from her soon. Pretty soon my sailor will be under the sea for 6 months. Not looking forward to that at all! And we ALL hate River City!!

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on September 28, 2010 at 9:56pm: Ruth, that is hard, there has to be someone around there to hang with. That is a good thought about the USO or a church group. I was thinking the same thing what about other instructions? We will not tell your son you asked us that questions. LOL

Well going to Florida this November for Thanksgiving to see my parents. My Dad is going to be 90 in March and my mom is going to be 88 in November so I want to see them so we are leaving the 20th and coming back on the 28th, can't wait.