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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

Events

**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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Keisha

Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors

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Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors

Hello my name is Keisha and i am the creator of this group. Thanks for joining and i hope that all the advice this group gives is helpful

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!

Location: From Atlanta, GA all the way to Cali-forn-i-a now in Washington State
Members: 3872
Latest Activity: Feb 6

I'm a Navy Wife and I created this group back when I was a girlfriend and my now husband had gone to bootcamp. Its funny because i joined this website when they had under 50 members. This website has been sooooo helpful and I met so many people on here that gave great advice. I made this group so that we could all come together and give eachother advice and share ideas. I see that this group is growing more and more by the day, Im happy to see that because so many wives/fiances/and girlfriends are clueless when it comes the military lifestyle. Not knowing what to expect and not knowing about deployments, bootcamp, duty stations, etc. I want this to be the place you all recommend because so many people on this site are knowledgeable and very helpful. Once again thanks for joining my group and i hope you get all the information you need. I dont get to log on as much as i used to but i try my best to get on here. So if u have any questions feel free to make a discussion topic and Im positive that it will get answered if not, inbox me :-) Take Care ♥

Discussion Forum

Help needed!!

Started by Nia. Last reply by Nia Sep 7, 2022. 4 Replies

Hi everyone! My name is Nia, I’m new here. I just have a question that have been giving me anxiety lately. So my boyfriend has been emailing me every morning and sometimes night overseas, and then suddenly the flow has stopped out of no where. I’ve…Continue

advice!

Started by Mykenzie Apr 1, 2022. 0 Replies

Hi ladies!I just would love some advice on this current topic my significant other and i are having currently. without saying too much he’s enlisted in the navy and i am currently a university student. his work peers really value his work and his…Continue

Graduation coming up

Started by Kelly Jan 9, 2022. 0 Replies

Hi,Im new here and I am glad that I found a group that share my confusion during new path of couple life. My boyfriend is due to graduate on the 28th and I am so sad I can't make it to see him. Mainly cause he only had two invites and family comes…Continue

Hubby shipping off to BC June 24!

Started by TARA. Last reply by Kaylee Sep 29, 2020. 1 Reply

Hi Everyone,I am new to this group and would like to say how thankful I am for finding a community of Navy wives, fiancés and girlfriends who can lend support to each other.  A short background of our Navy journey - my guy wanted to sign up as EM…Continue

New here!

Started by Linda Jane. Last reply by Kaylee Sep 29, 2020. 4 Replies

Hi. I just joined last night. I wanted to introduce myself. I’m linda. My boyfriend is in Great Lakes now for basic training ship 02 Div 950. Then after graduation he immediately ships off to A school in SC. This is all extremely new to me and his…Continue

Fiancé Advice

Started by Lauren C. Last reply by astc Sep 26, 2019. 5 Replies

My fiance just joined the Navy and was sent off to bootcamp this week. We've been together for almost six years and we plan to get married after bootcamp is over.> I was hoping you could tell me if waiting until bootcamp is over was the smart…Continue

Good neighborhoods around Great Lakes IL??

Started by Artfulmind. Last reply by WCK110658 Jul 9, 2019. 3 Replies

Hi everyone! Hubs, baby, and I will be stationed in Great Lakes soon was wondering if anyone new of some good safe family friendly neighborhoods to rent a place? We don't mind being a half hour or so away from base. Heard the surrounding…Continue

Tags: moving, chicago, illinois, Lakes, Great

Hello Everyone!

Started by mommasett. Last reply by Anti M Mar 27, 2019. 1 Reply

Happy Hump day to all!! I am new here and I am so glad that I have found this group! I am hoping it helps in my journey with my boyfriend and understanding his Navy Life a little better. Continue

POA to get a military i.d.

Started by Hafaadai. Last reply by Ib_vv_N Feb 23, 2019. 7 Replies

Hi! My SR left for BC on 28th of Nov. I received THE BOX on Dec. 6th. Still waiting on his form letter, personal letter and DEERS. He did not leave me a POA before he left because the recruiter said we won’t really need it until he gets out of BC.…Continue

sending photos

Started by lifesimplified Feb 20, 2019. 0 Replies

My boyfriend shipped out on 2/11/19.  I just received his box but no form letter yet.  As soon as I get his address, I will be writing him daily and sending many photos.  I read somewhere on this forum that the recruits must show all photos to the…Continue

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Comment by Cp7 on March 2, 2010 at 11:57pm
My hubby finnaly got my care package. I made him a photo album with pics and cut outs from magazines and scrap book stickers...then i wrote "our love story" in it. He said he opened it and cried as he was looking at it. I love how our big strong men can turn to putty from our love!
Comment by PumpkinHead on March 2, 2010 at 6:31pm
CP7- that is so exciting i hope everything works out for you!
Comment by Cp7 on March 2, 2010 at 12:35pm
My husband has been in Haiti since January and was suppose to go on deployment in Sept, but he was just infomed since they are still in Haiti he most likley wont go on deployment too...THANK GOD!!! we will find out for sure by next week!
Comment by Kelli_wife of JP on February 28, 2010 at 1:10pm
My husband found these.. Said this is what really goes on at boot camp, except in the videos they don't show how much the recruits are getting yelled at.. He said make sure you write them everyday. :) .. But if you want to see what goes on.. here are the videos..

part one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHt56NdERo

Part two. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYREP-35Ylk
Comment by PumpkinHead on February 24, 2010 at 2:23pm
Keep busy and think only positive thoughts! I sleep with a photo and his pillow at night to make me feel closer, also try writing everyday, it helps!
Comment by JoeCoolsFiancee24 on February 24, 2010 at 1:32pm
Well my boyfriend just left yesterday for basic training. I'm having a really tough time accepting that he's gone for 8 weeks. Any advice?
Comment by Cp7 on February 23, 2010 at 11:06pm
I got to talk to my husband again today. We had such an amazing conversations, I fell on love all over again today. I feel so blessed to have such a loving husband!
Comment by Anti M on February 23, 2010 at 12:07pm
Not all of the barracks (ships) have a mailroom, sometimes those are at the school. The packages don't usually go directly to the sailor. Most of them have to go to their mail room to pick them up during working hours, not open on the weekends. But there are a LOT of variations. Do ask your sailor how they have to get their mail and their packages. For some, the two day packages still take just as long as regular delivery. Fedex and UPS also go to the postal mailrooms at Glakes, I know they don't let them do individual deliveries on that base. P-cola may be different. I'd suggest sending a test package of things which won't go bad first!
Comment by navywife<3 on February 23, 2010 at 11:53am
navygirl430- where is his A school at? cause my fiances was in GL and he wasnt allowed to have any food sent unless it was through the post office (not fedex or UPS) cause for some reason they cant inspect post office packages. Just ask your boyfriend what he is allowed to get :)
Comment by ILoveMySeal on February 20, 2010 at 1:41pm
I'm a bit confused about how to figure out my boyfriends PIR date and whether he is "Grad and Go," Who would know this information the soonest? My boyfriend, his recruiter? I'm also wondering who knows what base he needs to report to after boot camp. (forgive my ignorance if I've called anything by the wrong name. I'm just starting to read up on how all this works)
 

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