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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.

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 21, 2011 at 3:23pm: Laura just reminded me. Be sure your sailor still has minutes on his/her calling card when they leave bootcamp. With any luck, another sailor will loan them their cell phone to give a call, but it's just in case.

Comment by LauraS on April 20, 2011 at 7:31pm: Just got back from PIR. Got to see my sailor son 2 whole days. He is now in San Antonio, but since I didn't go to the airport and give him his phone or other devices, I haven't heard a peep out of him.

Having a really hard time letting go of my baby but I know the Navy will take good care of him.

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on April 20, 2011 at 5:49pm: my son didn't tell me that we could go to MEPS with him and I assume it was because he was worried that he would cry if we were there.

Comment by Donna (Christopher's Mom) on April 20, 2011 at 4:59pm: He called today from the airport while waiting for his flight. Je didnt want us to go to MEPS. I was crushed bit, respected his wishes. Now I will sleep with my phone tonight waiting for the I'm here call a d look forward to PIR.
god bless all our sailors.

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 20, 2011 at 4:48pm: Welcome to LauraS

Comment by PikesPeakMom on April 19, 2011 at 8:14am: Absolutely go to MEPS with your son! It really helped knowing he was not alone and we were able to be in the room for the swearing in.

We just got back from PIR. Worth every minute and penny. I'll never forget them marching in! As you get closer to the date it does get less painful and more exciting. He has called us everyday since arrived in Conn. He is very happy and that makes it easier.

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 18, 2011 at 9:28pm: Welcome Donna646. Our son did not tell us we could go to MEPS with him. Hope you can.

The first four weeks are the hardest. We are here for you and to answer any questions.

Comment by Donna (Christopher's Mom) on April 18, 2011 at 8:59pm: Hi everyone,

My son goes to the Recruiter tomorrow and off to Boot Camp on Wednesday. That will leave my husband and I emptynesters. Wow!!!!!

Comment by lccornwell on April 13, 2011 at 11:31pm: Welcome here4kids. It's definitely a shocker when you turn around and they are all gone. Things will never be the same, but I promise that you will learn to adjust. It's wonderful when they come home on leave and heartbreaking when you put them on the plane to leave again. But they will always be your baby, so you accept the new normal. You slowly begin to fill in the void with other things. I have learned from experience, that it upsets them if they think you have not moved on. We are here for you, so vent away!