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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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ILLINOIS N4M

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

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by carols_kitchen on November 15, 2011 at 5:09pm: Allie--I'm down the road from SIU-E. Let me know when you are through that area if you ever want to meet. I'm an SIU-C grad.

Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on November 11, 2011 at 3:39pm: Welcome, new members! My boyfriend left for bootcamp a week ago, just realized that I haven't checked in since. We have received the sailor in a box, but no form letter as of yet. Hoping it comes soon as I have a pile of letters just waiting to be sent!

I'm from Waterloo, IL but I travel back and forth between there and Edwardsville weekly for graduate school. :)

Comment by Dodie on November 11, 2011 at 1:25am: Sandy, welcome. I live in Carlinville but work in Belleville...

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 10, 2011 at 9:15pm: Stopped in the Marine recruiting office earlier this week, drumming up support for Molly's Adopt a Sailor, and our voting for a grant at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=260320750685715. They, too, have lots of recruits just chomping at the bit to get enlisted, but the openings are all frozen due to budgets and openings as people are re-enlisting and holding on to their jobs.

Our Navy office in Collinsville, IL, will be closed both Friday & Monday. They probably will all be in parades, etc, for Veteran's day. Just talked to my Navy guys for 5 minutes today, and they are busy.

To all our veterans and active duty/reservists, Thank you!

Comment by SandySea on November 10, 2011 at 8:58pm: Thanks for all the welcoming words. Glad to meet you all.

ribly,I live in southwestern Illinois, right across the river from St. Louis near Fairview Heights/Belleville.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on November 9, 2011 at 11:19pm: Sandysea and mustlovedogs......

We are so happy you have found us!

Comment by rlbly on November 9, 2011 at 11:13pm: Welcome Sandyseas and mustlovedogs. Welcome to the group. Where in Illinois do you live?

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on November 9, 2011 at 10:02pm: Welcome Sandysea and mustlovedogs

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 9, 2011 at 7:31pm: Sandy Sea--If you want to meet Friday or Saturday, give me a holler!

Comment by medic mom on November 9, 2011 at 5:33pm: Welcome all! Welcome to a new journey. There will be ups and downs. Be prepared. We are all here for you though. My journey began in July this year. My son is training to be a hospital corpsman. It has been an interesting journey so far. Please do not hesitate to ask questions or be emotional. These are great gals here. Cannot wait to meet you gals.