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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.

Members: 583
Latest Activity: 21 hours ago

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 PeggyW on February 1, 2012 at 12:57am: Mom of three- I know exactly what you mean! When my older two moved out (Im a mom of three, too!) I missed them, but it was a little different than now- at that time I still had more at home!! I had a hard time getting used to the quiet this time, and the fact that the nest is officially "empty". He WILL be fine, momma, actually you will be so proud and impressed at just how much he has grown up after a couple of months! Sending you hugs and prayers! Keep us updated as you get news from him, ok??

Comment by velvetlace on January 31, 2012 at 11:41pm: Mom of Three- When my son left for basic, I cried for two days, and I would cry about any little thing for several weeks. I know how it feels; and it feels rotten. The good news is that it will get better especially after you see your cub graduate at the PIR. Hugs to you!

Mary from Northern California

Comment by mom of three on January 31, 2012 at 10:59pm: PeggyW-Thank you. I Just changed my user name to mom of three because I have twin daughters who left for the Navy 2 years ago. It took me awhile before i felt better. This time I thought I'd be a rock, but no such luck it's still hard. Even though I know he'll be ok. You know what I mean?

Comment by PeggyW on January 31, 2012 at 10:27pm: carols kitchen- Thanks for the welcome!! mom of three-I totally understand that feeling! When my son left for OCS I was almost inconsolable, and I know this sounds trite but it does get better-- the first few weeks were the hardest for me, but I kept busy writing daily letters (which are your child's LIFELINE- very important to write frequently as you can!) and getting to know the family members of his class on our facebook page. Ask for help if you need and if you just need to "talk" we are all here to lend an ear to listen and a shoulder. also.Good luck to both of you!!!!

Comment by mom of three on January 31, 2012 at 9:41pm: My son leaves for BC tomorrow (heavy sigh). I thought I was better prepared but I feel numb.

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 31, 2012 at 4:11pm: Welcome to PeggyW

Comment by velvetlace on January 30, 2012 at 12:36pm: Tenn Navy Mom-

I sm hoping that your Cub gets home safe and sound from the sandbox!   I know that you are anxious to have him out of the sandbox. I am hoping this war ends very soon, and all of our military personnel are sent home.

    We are getting a little more rain this week. It is good to get rain. I am planning on staying indoors today and getting some work done,    I have my Kiwanis meeting tomorrow morning, and I have the guest speaker. I will work on a little introduction today for my guest speaker who happens to be a teacher but also a co-owner in an antique business.   He is excellent at refininshing and repairing antiques, and his wife is the business person who runs the business. I am getting a small buffet from them after he refinishes it.   He has two small buffets or chiffoniers from England that need work. I will pick one of those for sure. I may take both of them if they do not ask too much for them.

    Well, I hope you have a great week. At church yesterday, I prayed for all of our Corpsman Cubs that God will keep them safe and bring them home to their families and friends. Blessings to you!

Comment by velvetlace on January 28, 2012 at 8:37pm: Tenn Navy Mom-    It has been pretty nice weather the last couple of days with wonderful sunshine. However, more rain is coming in for us on the north coast of California maybe by tomorrow and lasting through the week.   We have over 80 % or more, and the meterologists are saying we are up to our average normal. Well, I think we will be going for 100%!   That is great! I love the rain for it brings us water, green plants, and blue skies when it is over!

I hope you are doing fine with all the rain you are getting. I love it when it rains for several days, and then we have sunshine!

I heard from my cub last weekend. He is working very hard covering shifts for other corpsmen.   He said February coming home is not in the cards, but maybe he will be able to come home in May!   :)   Hopefully!!!

Take care and let me know how you are doing!!!

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 25, 2012 at 10:51pm: Keep your fingers crossed and hope we get to see our sailor for his birthday. It will be the first time in 4 years we've celebrated his birthday in person.