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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

Events

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**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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 grandma on September 7, 2011 at 5:41pm: i,M In Metropolis Il

Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on September 7, 2011 at 3:04pm: My boyfriend leaves for bootcamp November 3rd.. It's quickly approaching, considering I've been on this website since FEBRUARY! Hahah. I love getting advice from people who have been where we will soon be. :)

Also, we're from VERY southern Illinois - Waterloo, but I currently go to grad school at Southern Illinois - Edwardsville.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on September 7, 2011 at 8:50am: To all the new members!

Susie..I am from Decatur I would meet in Springfield....After I get back from seeing my sailor return from deployment ! LOL

Comment by medic mom on September 7, 2011 at 8:28am: I am central also but wouldn't mind a southern meet. Would love to meet all you gals.

Comment by lauren on September 7, 2011 at 8:09am: Welcome all new moms. Sounds like southern meet. Is in order. U have some wonderful moms down there. I'm central in the middle of no where and love road trips so if it is a day I can make it please I'm there

Comment by Susie2916 on September 6, 2011 at 10:13pm: Becky, I am in Mt. Vernon only a half hour from you. I just put Springfield, because most of the moms here seem to be from Bloomington and north. Nothing wrong with that just was hoping to find some around here. Nice to meet you Becky.

Comment by ShortBecky on September 6, 2011 at 9:50pm: Susie, I am in Fairfield about 2 hrs south of Springfield. Where are you from?

Comment by Susie2916 on September 6, 2011 at 6:33pm: Hello N4M Illinois! My son graduated BC July 8th of this year. I am very proud of him. I have been away from this site for a few months. My son finished A school and has now left to meet up with his ship. I am now a lost mother in Southern Illinois with no way to contact him to know if he met up with his ship. I miss the texts and calls. I have keep my FB page opened all day in case he would leave a message. I guess time will only tell.

So, is there anyothers of you south of Springfield, IL. I see you have meet and greets in Bloomington, but that is to far for me to drive. I would love to meet up with any others that are in Southern Illinois.

Good luck to everyone!

Comment by greenoak on September 6, 2011 at 5:10pm: Hello All, my daughter is two weeks into bootcamp, her PIR date is 10/21, havent had a real letter from her yet, still waiting, not very patiently. We are from the Bloomington area. Nice to meet you all.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 5, 2011 at 8:01pm: dakotas grandma, WELCOME!!! You are going to love this group!!

Angie, Have a GREAT time. And be sure to give your sailor bigs hugs from his "other moms"!!