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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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
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EMPTYNESTERS
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A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.
Members: 586
Latest Activity: on Monday
EMPTYNESTERS
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!
A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.
RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:
In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.
Discussion Forum
Our home officially became an empty nest on March 29th
Started by BlueMom11. Last reply by Tammy⚓️Girl Jul 27, 2021. 14 Replies 4 Likes
Depression of husband
Started by vivian (Ship 03, Div 021). Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Oct 9, 2019. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Bursting with pride BUT.........
Started by LadyPendragon. Last reply by anasazigypsy Apr 17, 2019. 24 Replies 2 Likes
EMERGENCY MESSAGES VIA RED CROSS
Started by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Jan 12, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
Sending 2 off to Basic in less than 3 weeks between them
Started by k10mom (Ship 14, Division 146). Last reply by CO-TwinSalorsMom Nov 12, 2014. 8 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on Monday
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Comment by mariecb on Sunday
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Happy belated bday to your son B'sNukeMom! Happy Father's Day to all Father's!!
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Happy Juneteenth and Happy Birthday to B! I can't believe my son is 37 today - where does the time go lol?!?
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Tammy Girl - I'm in a couple of Navy FB groups and it's astonishing how many family estrangement issues that happen. It's quite sad. I know in some cases there's a valid reason for it, but often it just seems so out of the ordinary.
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Comment by Tammy⚓️Girl on June 16, 2026 at 6:18pm
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B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) and mariecb - thanks. I actually have 3 friends who are dealing with or have dealt with same situation. Everyones got a story. It is hard to believe that 2026 is almost half gone.
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