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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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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.
Discussion Forum
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Bursting with pride BUT.........
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Sending 2 off to Basic in less than 3 weeks between them
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 31, 2008 at 12:21am
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A young man wrote his mom and told her about a boy that gets no mail AT ALL in bootcamp. On top of that, the guys make fun of him.
Thought you guys might want to know...
SR Rodriquez, D.
DIV 020 Ship 09
Recruit Training Command
3415 Sailor Drive
Great Lakes, IL 60088
Thank you!
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Comment by carols_kitchen on October 27, 2008 at 10:41pm
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DMax's Mom-
same problem here--have a 77page book to read and pass on--I haven't finished it in almost 3 weeks--and did I mention it's on 77 pages long?!
I, too am a stress eater, plus practicing new recipes for my shows. I try to keep my fruits and yogurts stocked up. Doesn't help that at school we serve pretty high calorie stuff for the kids, too.
No fun cooking for 2, but then I have to thank God I still have my hubby--so 2 is a good number.
Christmas should be good, and we will see our Sailor at Thanksgiving, too. That's my focus.
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Yesterday was one of those days I really missed our son. Fortunately, I caught him on IM last night, and he was chatty. Our "conversations" are so much more fun now that he has become a working adult. lol.
Counting the days until Thanksgiving when we get to see him at A school.
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I was just on line with one of our sailor's former class mates. It was so strange not to be cleaning up the chili dinner dishes from all his friends.
He is happy, too, at Goose Creek. This week I have been fortunate to see many of his former teachers--going back to Kindergarten. What fun memories. My favorite was picking him up after school, when he had so much to talk about.
Miss being able to call him at any time due to the demands of the classes. However, I treasure these times, too, knowing one day he will be out of communication for months at a time.
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Marie & Becky
We are here for you. God made us Navy Moms for a reason. (Some days we don't know why, but we make it through another 24 hours.)
Bc was tough for me, and A school is easier. Today I just called and asked if he were having a good day and to call Dad while I am out of town. I treasure these moments and am counting days until Christmas when we will be together.
Love N4M!!!
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My youngest left for boot camp last February. I have cleaned the house from top to bottom; the yards look beautiful; the closets are even cleaned out. Something was still missing.
So I took a job as office manager for one of my son's best friends. He's in the entertainment business. So I'm back in the middle of the noise, lots of kids coming and going and I really like it. Plus most of the kids I know and they all stop in to see how Matt is doing.
But most of all I really like coming home to my quiet, tidy home...
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Janelle--- I can understand your feelings. We felt bad because we didn't feel bad the first two weeks. Lost, yes, but glad our sailor had found a purpose in life.
Now that he is at A school, we are closer than we have been in years. It's an exciting progress of maturity!
You are a loving Mom or you would not be here on this site seeking answers. We're hear for you!
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Pat--thanks for sharing. Shane is lucky to have such a brother (he ain't heavy, he's my brother comes to mind.) Please know we all share the loss we feel when our sailors are no longer "ours" to own. Keep with us so we can all be strong when needed.
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Comment by abbyblue on August 25, 2008 at 1:03pm
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My only child has grown up!!!
i dont think the tears stop,im sending our sailor in the morning off to us navy once again.very proud but it sure does hurt,iam holding up but tuesday afternoon i will go in his room and have a good long cry and then say he is grown up now let him go have his life. then i will pick up all his things and tape up the boxes. love ya son and be safe
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They don't get free postage--but you can pick up free boxes and labels from the PO for flat rate shipping. I've got two different sizes (not by much) and so long as the USA, no declaration is necessary--but once overseas, then you fill out that extra form.
Don't package snacks with stuff that doesn't smell like food.
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