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

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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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Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2022

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Comment by Coco on May 10, 2010 at 10:28pm: How exciting Becky! The day has finally arrived. My dog cries/whines in the boys arms for at least 15 minutes when one of them come after being gone for a long time. Animals are funny. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by becky m on May 10, 2010 at 8:38pm: Hope all had a great mothers day! I am crying as read everyones posts. Won't be long for some you guys to visit your sailors. YAY! I am off to airport to pick up my son right now. He is excitied to be coming home after 14 months...not as excited as the dogs are they are waiting by the door!! LOL Michelle your son is in my prayers.

Comment by Coco on May 10, 2010 at 5:02pm: Okay - water works for Annie. Just when you start to wonder they go and say something like that and life is good again!

Michelle - Too funny! I will keep my fingers crossed for you son and say a prayer too!

Comment by Coco on May 9, 2010 at 10:27pm: Diane - I am sooooo happy for you!

Hey everybody there is another N4M group Molly's Adopt A Sailor. I don't know if you have seen one of their postings recently but they are up for the Pepsi Challenge and a grant because they ship out care packages to our sailors. They/we (yep I'm hooked on that group too- the thankyou letters tear me up every time) need your vote for the next 23 days (everyday)

If they win all the money will go to cover shipping expenses for the care packages(maybe one day to our kids)...please vote everyday at http://www.refresheverything.com/mollysadoptasailor

Comment by Coco on May 9, 2010 at 9:39pm: Diane,
No such luck with my other son...sigh...guess he had other things to do. :( So...I had my first empty nester Mother's Day. I went to church and had brunch with my mom, then I went by myself and got a pedicure and went on a self guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and took the child that still loves me (LOL) "my doggy" to the beach. Wasn't a half bad day for my first Mother's Day without kids. Sigh.

Comment by Coco on May 8, 2010 at 8:27pm: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY LADIES!

Paula #2 - my wedding on the 19th is at White Pines in Dixon I think.
Paula #1 - congrats on the new family member - I sure he will bring you much joy and many laughs or a least a few good stories you can post online to entertain us.

Annie & Debbie - so exciting your trips are almost here!

My son phased up this weekend and LOL very apoligetically explained to me that he really wanted to spend his first free weekend with his girlfriend and not his mom. Then he told me that every time we are together is like Mother's Day because we have sooo much fun together. Good thing I saw him last weekend. They may stop by tomorrow evening on the way back to base. Plus as long he is not working on base he agreed to walk with me and the USO group in the Chicago Memorial Day Parade. Now that would make a great Mother's Day present this year.

I will be at Navy Pier next Saturday for Armed Forces Day should anyone be in the area. And send me an email if you want to go with me to the Navy Sox Game on June 2 - we need to order tickets by May 12. We can each fax and then I will call and make sure we get tickets together.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on May 7, 2010 at 3:50pm: A surprise I love surprises, keep working. LOL Dogs are great and he comes with the daughter so you have not other choice. LOL Have a great weekend. Mums they are so pretty.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on May 7, 2010 at 1:20pm: Also I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day! I am going to MI this weekend no kids around butI did get flowers from Stephen today at work and yes I did cry, LOL I was so surprised. Everyone enjoy!

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on May 7, 2010 at 1:19pm: Paula, I am so glad your daughter is coming home, please thank her and welcome her home from me. I love your granddog, LOL I bet he is great company.