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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.

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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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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.

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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 28, 2024 at 11:34am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 27, 2024 at 10:24am

Comment by Tammy⚓️Girl on February 26, 2024 at 9:26pm: mariecb, no worries my sweet friend.

Jacob94Mom, thanks for the condolences. Nice your son gets to text almost every day.

My sailor will be getting new orders in the next few months.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 26, 2024 at 11:50am: Tammy Girl - I am so very sorry to hear about your husband's passing. My condolences to your family. And yes, I am glad your son was able to be there with you too. Please know that we are all thinking of you.

Jacob94Mom - these littles just keep growing! Oliver is 25 pounds now at 9 months. Tooth # 3 just popped through and #4 and 5 are getting ready to. Another boy! Wow ;-D I"m so glad you have more communication this deployment! Bummer though no port calls.....that's a lot of time to be spent on the ship :(

Comment by mariecb on February 26, 2024 at 11:45am: Thanks for the clarification Jacob94mom! Glad your husband is recovering and things are going well for your sailor, family, and healthy grandchildren!!

TammyGirl - I apologize for being confused. I send your my heartfelt sympathy and love. NMH to you.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 26, 2024 at 11:44am

Comment by Jacob94mom on February 26, 2024 at 11:24am: Mariecb- it was not my husband who passed but Tammy Girls. Mine had neck/spine surgery in Dec and continues to recover.

TammyGirl - so sorry for your loss. I’m happy your sailor could be there with you.

B’s as you were spending the weekend with Ollie I was spending the weekend with our Benny and Bella from SC. Bella was thrilled to get to see a couple inches of snow! We celebrated my daughter’s 40th b-day visiting several wineries. Benny is 6 months weighs 18 lbs. He’s in the 90th percentile for a 10 month old. One the other and of the scale, making his own curve is Cameron at 10 months is 15 lbs and has started crawling. Mom is doing well holding down the fort while dad is deployed. Her sister did move in with her a couple weeks ago.
Different times for this deployment, the ship has WiFi although spotty at times. My son has been texting nearly every day. He called once to tell us the new baby is also a boy! He wanted a girl this time but mom wanted a boy, so she wins. lol Jacob is adjusting well, and so far getting along with his co-workers. They haven’t found him a permanent spot to work yet so he is mostly doing his qualifications Keep him and his shipmates in your prayers. They will have no port calls this trip

Comment by mariecb on February 25, 2024 at 7:46pm: Jacob94mom - I am so sorry to hear about the death of your husband and your profound loss. I hope you find comfort in the love of family and friends. I am thinking of you and sending prayers and love. NMH to you.

Comment by Tammy⚓️Girl on February 25, 2024 at 10:33am: Jacob94mom, yes indeed. I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet), Oliver looks like he was watching the game with such intention... so cute.

Sorry I haven't been on here that much. My husband passed away on 9/1/23. He had triple by-pass surgery and never recovered from the surgery. He was 71 years old. He never was able to get off the ventilator. This has been an adjustment in so many ways. Our sailor was home during this time and it was actually a planned vacation on his part.

I hope everyone has a great 2024.

Comment by mariecb on February 21, 2024 at 12:21pm: What a cutie!! So glad you had time together. You have a lot to look forward to in the future!!