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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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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.

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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.

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 8, 2020 at 2:53pm: Samantha - in answer to your question about where our sailors did school - mine was a nuke (MMN) so after BC he went to Goose Creek, SC. There he did his A school and Power School. The third and final nuke school - Prototype - he did in Ballston Spa, NY (which is way upstate - near Saratoga Springs). The time line for nuke school is about 2 years. Then he was stationed in Norfolk, on the Truman, but he lived in Virginia Beach. His fiancee was also a nuke and she was on the Lincoln in Norfolk. Now they're out and living in MI. We were lucky in that we got to visit B at each location he was at.

Daysleeper - interesting little tip about saving the water for bread.

Comment by Samantha on June 8, 2020 at 12:54pm: Daysleeper-Great news on your husband and your dinner sounded amazing!

B's-Thank you for the uplifting Monday Message!

My son Starts A school today! Anxiety is pretty high for him because he always wants to do well in school. Where were your Sailors for A school? Did they go to C school right away?

My Sailor is in Virginia. He has a large room that he shares with a Sailor that is completing his C school. Right now no visitors but hoping to be able to go soon.

Last night I made Baked potatoes with pulled pork on top. One potato was good but the larger one needed more time! I need to work on baking those better! My husband usually grills them. Any ideas?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 8, 2020 at 10:31am: Hi all - Happy Monday!

Daysleeper - wishing your hubby a speedy recovery on his knee! And hopefully you will be able to get some rest too.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 8, 2020 at 10:30am

Comment by Samantha on June 6, 2020 at 12:42pm: Good Morning everyone!

Daysleeper praying for you and your husband! Your dinner sounds amazing!! Glad your son got to enjoy your left overs! I ended up making some pasta last night. I need to head to the store to get some more fruit! I love eating fruit salad when it's hot outside!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 5, 2020 at 1:54pm: Happy Friday - I've got my RED on!

Samantha - my husband loves stuffed bell peppers - I've never been a big fan so I don't make them lol! I should probably try them again sometime - I know that would make him happy!

Comment by Samantha on June 5, 2020 at 11:03am: Good Morning! I have been visiting with family so not much technology time! I loved the recipes that y'all shared!! We tried Zucchini spirals and baked chicken with lemon and cilantro. It was pretty good!! Thursday I make some stuffed bell peppers with Kobe ground beef cooked in cumin and garlic and some spanish rice. It was pretty good too. Now I just need to figured out what to cook tonight!