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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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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 carols_kitchen on April 15, 2012 at 1:22pm: Welcome Michele(SHIP 11 DIV 317) . Cannot believe you are a two Navy kid Mom. Thanks to the family.

Comment by Michele(SHIP 11 DIV 317) on April 15, 2012 at 12:58pm: My son's PIR was Septeber 2011 and my daughter will be leaving December 17, 2012 for BC. So, I will be a new emptynester.

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 15, 2012 at 7:16am: Welcome Lion55's mom . You now have a new normal to get used to. Having a spouse with MS is extremely difficult (one of my son's classmates' Mom's has it, and life has changed for that family.) I have no words of wisdom about your daughter. Our kids all have different personalities.

I got through a lot of the times by volunteering more with the youth at church for special events, and having them stay at our home for weekends of conferences, etc. I also joined Molly's Adopt a Sailor here on N4M and we are busy every month with new adoptions. Have made some awesome friends through that.

Love to the right where it says "events" and look for things going on in your area. I travel up to 4 hours to go to some "meet and greets" and have gotten to know families in 3 states through that. Don't know how much travel you can do, though.

Let us know how we can help.

Carol

Comment by mamabeans on April 15, 2012 at 3:01am: My son graduated last Friday!! IT WAS AMAZING!!! I cried, and laughed, and smiled, and beamed with all the proud mama feelings! Now on to A school! HOOYAH!

Comment by Lion55's mom on April 15, 2012 at 2:14am: You know, I was really enjoying the empty nest and then my son came home for a month and left today and I just can't stop crying. I have a daughter in college who is 19 years old and just doesn't like me. My husband has MS and sleeps most of the time when he is not at work. I just feel so alone right now. It was so nice to have my son around and talk to him. That is one thing about sons, they always love their moms. Just wish I could break through the shield of ice between my daughter and I. I haven't cried this much since boot camp and that was two years ago. My son is a Nuke and has just finished training, it lasted two years and I could talk to him on his cell phone just about any time I wanted to. He will be on a sub out of Pearl Harbor which sounded like a great idea two years ago but I sure am missing him right now. Will the navy give him a specific email address for me to communicate with him? He doesn't have girlfriend, he has about twenty of them so I am thinking I will get the phone calls when he can make them. OMG I am so lonely right now! and the tears continue....

Comment by slapout52 on April 15, 2012 at 12:50am: Being as I am a first-time Army mom I couldn't say for sure. Rumor has it that Ft. Jackson is a bit easier compared to the others. But my son is infantry prepping for airborne and he has to do what is called OSUT. Basic Training and AIT all in one 14-week package. I imagine a guardsman's program will just require the Basic part. But they do say that Ft. B is the toughest and the best. Good move on your sons' part! Fun being a 2-branch parent huh?

Comment by slapout52 on April 14, 2012 at 9:37pm: Well, there is a lot of the same going around. I had to have our golden retriever put down two days before my #2 son left for Ft. Benning. She was also a pound puppy but we rescued her as an adult dog. The sweetest golden ever and a faithful companion. You know how goldens are. Now my husband & I share the empty nest with our Soldier's Lab (black) my Lab, (chocolate), and a crazy little Lab-Border collie mix that my Sailor gave me one Xmas before he shipped out. Empty nest? Whose? LOL But very sorry for the losses of your pets, fellow moms. Some folks won't understand, but we sure do.

Comment by velvetlace on April 14, 2012 at 12:28pm: carols kitchen-

I am so sorry that your "pound puppy" is not surviving. 12 years is a long time, and I am sure that she is part of your family. A terrible loss to lose such a wonderful friend and companion. We lost our pound cat right after my son went to BC. She was around 16 years old, we think. We got her when she was around 10 years of ago. Her previous owner was killed. She was such a sweetie. My thoughts are with you today. It is never easy saying farewell to our furry family members. Hugs to you!

Sharpmom- Welcome to our group! It is hard being an emptynester, but you always have things to look forward to, like your sailor daughter coming home! That is the best!!!! Congratulations to you and your daughter!

Mary

Comment by Lisa on April 14, 2012 at 9:59am: So sorry for your loss. We have three pugs and a Sharpei along with a cat. Saying goodbye is never easy.

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 14, 2012 at 9:57am: Thanks everyone. No more storms for her--and now she can go back to seeing squirrels to chase them again. Sailor boy called yesterday and understood.