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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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Navy.com Para Familias

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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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.

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 December 29, 2011 at 1:27am: Daysleeper-

Wow! I had no idea that a pressure cooker could be a dangerous weapon! HA! :) I have a pressure cooker that I have not used yet, so I need to make a stew or something in it soon. I bought it over a year ago, so it is time to use it! Any suggestions of what I could cook besides stew?

Comment by velvetlace on December 26, 2011 at 11:25pm: Daysleeper-

Thank you so much! I hope your Christmas was joyous and that you have a very Happy New Year!

Comment by velvetlace on December 24, 2011 at 9:42pm: Daysleeper- Well today, I played my accordion fro 4 hours outside our local KMart for Kiwanis and the Salvation Army. I had 4 Key Club members out with me, my husband, and another member of our Kiwanis. It was so much fun. The kettle was full within 3 hours, and people had to push hard to get more money in. I had a lady stop by and tell me she wanted to hire me for her Yule Party. I have never played for money for myself before. I have just always played at church, school, or community functions. I am not sure how I feel about playing for money. I just play my accordion because it brings others and me joy! Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Mary from Northern California

Comment by velvetlace on December 18, 2011 at 8:47pm: Daysleeper- Everything that you said is true. I have been keeping busy with community activities and that has helped a lot. I had about 50 people over from my Kiwanis club last night for a Christmas potluck It was a lot of fun. Keeping busy is the key, but I still miss my corpsman! God bless you and Happy Christmas.

Mary

Comment by Kimberly on December 18, 2011 at 8:28pm: Missing you all

Comment by velvetlace on December 14, 2011 at 10:09pm: Daysleeper- I am so sorry that you too have to experience your cub not being home for Christmas yet again. I wish the Afghanistan war would end very soon. I will pray that all of our cubs come home safely to us.

Mary

Comment by velvetlace on December 14, 2011 at 10:08pm: Tenn NAvy Mom- I will say prayers that both of our cubs will be home next Christmas happy and healthy! Mine has not been deployed yet, but I know it could be coming soon. It is awful since he is my only child just like you! I guess we need to stay strong together. God bless you!

Mary

Comment by velvetlace on December 12, 2011 at 1:21am: TennMom- I understand how it is hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year. My son is in the states, but he is thousands of miles away, and he will not be able to come home for Christmas. I would feel worse if he was in the sand box. I still will miss him terribly. This will be the first Christmas that he has not been home. I guess I had better get used to it. We put up a tree since my Kiwanis group is coming over for the annual Christmas potluck at our house. However the only celebrating I will do on Christmas is playing and singing at mass on Christmas Day. I think my husband and I might go out to eat. I do not feel much like cooking. Let us home that both are corpsman sons are home for Christmas next year. God bless you!

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 5, 2011 at 12:16pm: Yeah, a half day off today. Can finally get my hair highlighted and cut. Turns out just in time, too. Hubby got plane tickets to go see the sailor in a couple of weeks.