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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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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Latest Activity: Feb 18

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Comment by Anti M on December 2, 2016 at 9:17am: A hold after school is very common, waiting for either order or funding from the command. They get better liberty rules, and better busy-work chores.

Also, the C in C school does not stand for college. It is simply the old leftover from when the Navy had A, B, C schools. Now there are no B schools, so it is just A and C.

Comment by Navy brat/mom on December 1, 2016 at 10:17pm: Mine didn't find out until a few weeks before he graduated College school. Just be patient is all the advice I can give you. Mine graduated on Monday and is now on hold for a few months, even though he knows what ship he is going to.

Comment by Indiboxer on December 1, 2016 at 9:42pm: My son is in C school for FC. He graduated boot camp in July 2015 and he is still in school. When do they find out where they will be stationed?

Comment by Navy brat/mom on December 1, 2016 at 9:08pm: My sailor just finished C school! We are ready for this adventure to begin. Watch out fleet here he comes :D

Comment by ellen0502 on December 1, 2016 at 8:29pm: “Deleting inactive members - The ad agency that handles N4M is in the process of updating the site. If you have not been active since 12/1/15 you will be deleted to make room for new members. You will be able to re-join. If you don't want to be deleted you will need to post something to activate your account. They have already started deleting members.”

Comment by Allison on September 29, 2016 at 2:31am: I saw an article about the sea/shore rotation changing for some rates while at the store awhile ago, but I didn't have time to really read it. Does anyone know if/how this is going to impact ETs and/or where I could find the article?

Comment by Alex's_Mom (Robin) on June 18, 2016 at 10:25am: Are there any groups for C School in Dam Neck, VA?

Comment by nicky0922 on May 17, 2016 at 10:25am: Thank you so much Anti M!! I will pass the info off to him and get those copies done

Comment by Anti M on May 16, 2016 at 9:41pm: He will need a copy of the marriage certificate, and certified copies of your SSN, birth certificate, and driver's license to take to PSD/CPC to enroll you in DEERS/tricare, and to apply for BAH. Do not leave your originals with him, so you will want to have notarized copies made beforehand. After he gets your enrolled, and on his page two, he can get a form DD1172 and sign it, then mail it to you. You can take that to a nearby base or facility and get your ID card. Google the RAPIDS locator and it will show you where to get an ID card made, doesn't need to be Navy. Except for waiting for the ID card form, there should not be much of a delay. He will need to get right on top of doing your paperwork, it is on him to get the time to go do it. His chain of command should be able to guide him as to where to go and what to do.

Comment by nicky0922 on May 16, 2016 at 9:30pm: Hi everyone! I know there has probably been an answer already posted to this somewhere, but my sailor and I are getting married in Great Lakes in June and we were wondering what the paperwork process is like for a married couple that isn't able to be in the same place to complete all the paperwork as I have to return home after the weekend. We have no idea what to expect! What will happen after we are married as far as paperwork goes? Will the process take longer since I'm in a different state? Any answers help, this site has been a life saver since my fiancée went to bootcamp last August and I figured somebody has been through this on this website. Thanks in advance!