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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!

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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.

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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 velvetlace on March 24, 2012 at 10:08pm: Hi, Tenn Navy Mom-

I am so glad that your son was with you. It seems like when they come home it goes faster than when they are away. I am still hoping that my Cub will come home on leave in about 2 months. We shall see. He is telling me that he might be deployed in the fall. I will cross that bridge when I come to that one! Hoping you are well.

Comment by meryl (ship 09 division 208) on March 24, 2012 at 12:58pm: Thank you for your greeting, Daysleeper! I hope your son gets an assignment in San Diego one day soon. I hear it's very nice and very expensive too. I'm a bit embarrassed to ask this but what exactly is "C School"? My son has not gotten a tattoo yet but he's talked about it. He married in July this past year and perhaps his wife has her own opinion about it, lol.

mamabeans, I am so happy for you! I know what it was like to get that first phone call. My son also split his time in half with me and his girlfriend (now his wife). It does make your day better, doesn't it?!

Comment by mamabeans on March 24, 2012 at 12:19pm: Got my first phone call from SR in bootcamp today! SOOO excited! It has been a long 5 weeks with no call!! He got a 20 min call and split it 10/10 with me and gf... ready for this... wait for it..... HE CALLED ME FIRST!! i know its silly to be excited about that but it means SO much to me that he called me first! He is doing really well. I held it together well until I had to say goodbye and then i somewhat lost it emotionally. He was strong and didn't seem to waiver but I know in his head he was emotional. Today is going to be a good day!

Comment by carols_kitchen on March 21, 2012 at 3:26pm: Meryl--our son renelisted last fall to take him to 10 years active. We've been happy following him to his bases so far. (Except Groton-- he was only sent there for 3 months for additional sub welding certification and it was in the winter.)

Comment by meryl (ship 09 division 208) on March 20, 2012 at 8:34pm: Thanks for the warm welcome, carols kitchen! My son has signed up for six years and I hope he will be happy with the Navy.

Comment by carols_kitchen on March 20, 2012 at 5:28pm: Welcome meryl (ship 09 division 208) Your sailor has traveled if from Texas to GL to Groton to San Diego! Wow.

Comment by meryl (ship 09 division 208) on March 20, 2012 at 4:55pm: Hello everyone. I am new to this group. I didn't realize there was an "emptynesters" group until a few minutes ago. I would have joined it long ago. My son will be completing A-School in Groton, CT (Fire Control Technician, submarine) on April 5th and leave for San Diego on the 7th. I miss him dearly and lately I've been feeling that this is where the real separation begins. He'll be so far away from Texas. I look forward to being a part of this group.

Comment by velvetlace on March 18, 2012 at 10:44pm: Daysleeper-

I didn't get to make the corned beef and cabbage yet. I will for sure, however. Thank you for the recipe. My husband wanted chicken instead and baked potatoes on Saturday. My husband passed his General Ham license on Saturday morning, and he was so happy!!! Lots of radio!!!

Mary

Comment by navymom9875 on March 18, 2012 at 12:05pm: Oh no, mamabeans, I'm so sorry that happened to you! I know just how you must have felt. I remember going out anxiously to the mailbox and feeling so sad when there wasn't a letter from my son. But take heart.....when a letter comes it will be so exciting it will make up for all the other days! Also, I'm with you on going into their room......it gives me both sad and happy feelings. My son has been gone over a year now but his room is still basically the same (minus the dirty clothes on the floor!) because he hasn't had enough time off to come home and pack things up. Someday I'll need to move on and pack up his room but for now I'm leaving it alone. Hugs to you...hang in there you're not crazy at all, just a caring, loving mom who misses her son but things will get better as time goes on.

Comment by mamabeans on March 17, 2012 at 7:01pm: I ran out today while my mailman was arriving to give him some letters for my boy at bootcamp.... Him: "hey there, got some mail for you!" Me: (all excited that I got a letter from my son in bootcamp) "Nice, your my favorite person today!" Him: Hands me a Maurices brochure catalog and an electric bill. Me: "oh. gee thanks" AS I WALK BACK TO THE HOUSE CALLING HIM VERY BAD NAMES IN MY HEAD.