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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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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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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

Members: 402
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by AngiePNMx2 on June 21, 2012 at 8:21pm: My corpsman sailor will be here tonight! WOOOOHOOOO! =D We are having ThanksMas on sat. to celebrate all the Thanksgivings and Christmases that we will miss together. Then hopefully spend a couple of days in ST Louis before we send him to see his brother (my other sailor) in Bremerton, WA and then he is off to Japan.... for 3 years......sigh =/

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on June 21, 2012 at 9:52am: Jackie.... There is a wealth of experience here...so ask away when you have questions.....if we don't know we'll point you to some who does!

Comment by Thetwoj on June 21, 2012 at 9:41am: Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Jackie and my son's is Jacob (Jake). Jake swore the oath yesterday and leaves for Boot Camp on September 26. He is so excited and I'm a little numb. I've been reading the posts on N4M, and they are very helpful. I'm sure I will have a lot of questions in the next few months. It's nice to have people to turn to.

Comment by SandySea on June 20, 2012 at 10:12pm: Fancy Nancy and Liz-you are half way. YEAH!!! The second half goes faster than the first. At PIR my son said he had not had a full night's uninterrupted sleep since he left home. I guess that teaches them that they will be exhausted and still have to perform their duties. I know I wouldn't be able to do that.

Medic Mom-so glad to hear your news about your corpsman's deployment. More time to prepare is always good.

My son finally started the last part of his A school today and will finish at the end of August, then off to Washington state. It's nice to have some idea of what will be coming next.

Comment by Future Doc's mom 09 001 on June 20, 2012 at 6:51pm: Fancy Nancy, I am sooo happy for you. I know I will be looking foward to my letters too. I am loving the weather here. I just wish it did not have to cool off tomorrow or the weekend. I was looking foward to a really hot weekend. lol

Comment by Liz on June 20, 2012 at 5:13pm: KB11175 My husband graduates on July 20th and heads to San Antonio after that too!

Comment by Future Doc's mom 09 001 on June 18, 2012 at 9:35pm: medic mom, I am happy for you, your sailor will be coming home right about the time mine graduates from b/c. I am hoping I get at least for a few days with him before his school starts. We shall see.

Comment by medic mom on June 18, 2012 at 7:37pm: Thanx Angie and all for the prayers. Now I have 6 months to get used to the idea that he will be out of the country for 7 months. LOL He's still having fun at CP. Enjoying just working and hanging out there. zach'smom he won't be coming home til November or December. I will be great to see him then. It is always a joy to have my corpsman home. I was informed that he is a corpsman and not a sailor. I will always think of him as a sailor since that is what he technically is. LOL Have a great day everyone.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on June 18, 2012 at 7:00pm: If anyone is interested in purchasing a pink "Molly's" polo shirt, Gator Gals is considering making some more IF they get enough orders. Contact lori@gatorgalspecialties.com by Thursday,please. (The polos also come in Navy blue)