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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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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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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: 583
Latest Activity: on Sunday

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.

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 7, 2020 at 1:32pm: Diva1 - glad to hear that things are improving! And how exciting that you will have your son, his wife and the new one on the way back so close to you! I'll bet you can't wait for that grandbaby to arrive! Congrats!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 7, 2020 at 1:30pm

Comment by Diva1 on February 5, 2020 at 11:49pm: The first few weeks my recruit left weren't so easy but it is getting better. My oldest son and his wife are moving back closer to us now that they have a little one on the way. Their house was only on the market for 4 days lol. This process is moving fast and I am thrilled. The new house will be maybe 10 minutes away, Looking forwarded to being close to our 1st grand.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 5, 2020 at 2:22pm

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 22, 2020 at 12:31pm

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 20, 2020 at 2:44pm

Comment by Jacob94mom on January 18, 2020 at 3:18pm: Diva1- I feel you. We also had 5 kids and my sailor is our last. He’s been in 6 yrs. and just re-enlisted for 3 more. Our empty nest was too much for us. Ours was always to go to house for all the friends. So we became foster parents! We had previously fostered a nephew for a year and our licensing was still good, just needed updated. In the last 6 years we have fostered about 80 children. I love it! Yes, you get attached, and it hurts when they go. But there are so many kids these days, at least in our area that need a safe and stable home that it doesn’t take long for the next ones to arrive. You will find what you need to fill the void. It just takes some time.

Comment by JayDee659 on January 17, 2020 at 10:59pm: Diva1 it's different but I'm amazed how comfortable I am now. My daughter has been in over 4 years now. She was my last at home and my husband travels 90% of the year.

Comment by Diva1 on January 17, 2020 at 10:39pm: I have been an empty nester for an entire 5 days. My youngster is in BC now. The house seems so empty and I didn't know all the emotions I would go through when he left. I am a mother of 5 so my house was always full of kids. I guess I should learn to enjoy this quiet phase before the grandkids come and its coming soon :-) 1st one due in the spring from my oldest.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 15, 2020 at 5:54pm: Oh no Daysleeper! That sucks. Thank goodness your neighbor let you use her washer....hopefully you can get a new one soon!