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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 Ronnie - Proud Sailor Mom on August 19, 2011 at 8:05pm: Hi, Laura. Schaumburg is a good location for me - I'm in Elk Grove like Beth! My son is in A school in Good Creek.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 19, 2011 at 6:02pm: Laura, I'm in Carol Stream so Schaumburg would be perfect!!

Comment by Laura on August 19, 2011 at 5:55pm: Anyone up for having a "meet & greet" in Schaumburg? I think that will be the most central spot for some of us NW suburban folks.

Comment by lauren on August 19, 2011 at 5:21pm: Haha. You r right. Not much under that hat. L.ol. But a bunchof love for u all !!!!!! U know how we treasure
stuff from our sailors. I left that hat in a hotel. When with my sub guy at at younger one army boot camp
grad And they told me they never found it I cried for days so now I cant change it And really it is. FWP.... Lol

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 19, 2011 at 5:03pm: I get to meet Lauren! Now I'll know what she's hiding under that hat!

Comment by Laura on August 19, 2011 at 2:49am: Beth - Welcome!

I am in Lake Zurich. Where are you?

Comment by lauren on August 18, 2011 at 10:09am: Welcome welcome Beth. U will be happy. U got sone wonderful Navy moms around u

I just want to let everyone know im going to the packing party in Indy on sat and the obe in quad cities on sun. I'm leaving from the Peru area. If anyone wants to ride along you r welcome. Should be great times. And fun chance to meet more moms. And loved ones

Comment by JessicaB-Sailor's Sweetheart<3 on August 18, 2011 at 10:03am: Welcome!! I am also from the NW suburbs(: My sailor is a nuke in SC. (going to go see him tomorrow!!!!)

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on August 17, 2011 at 10:03pm: Carol great pic, you look so happy.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on August 17, 2011 at 7:09pm: YEAH for you Carol.....I am kind of jealous but soon I will be seeing one of my sailors come back to the states from deployment!! CAN'T WAIT!!!