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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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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 lauren on August 3, 2011 at 9:17pm: LOL ..Pam I love my washer and dryer too.....so it can't be old age..lol

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on August 3, 2011 at 8:49pm: Oh my my, what has my life come to that I get so excited over a new washer and dryer. I'm like a kid with a new toy. Maybe it is just old age, but this washer and dryer can do the most amazing things. Maybe I need to get out more.

Comment by lauren on August 3, 2011 at 2:07pm: Oh and I was just teasing Pat....it does get better.....

Comment by lauren on August 2, 2011 at 11:50pm: ha ...having one Army and one Navy ....it is basic training (navy) not boor camp....lol

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on August 2, 2011 at 11:28pm: I have one for you and this is something that my son gets on me about, having been Army myself I say post and in the Navy it is a base. I would say to him what time do you need to be back on post? He always replies It's base mom base.

Comment by lauren on August 2, 2011 at 10:49pm: Dagmara...ask away, I still have to ask every now and then and it has been over 7 years for me

I laugh when I think about the time I was watching my son type something and I asked him what POS was ...he was mom like REALLY? lol he could have told me anything,....huggs and welcome all

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on August 2, 2011 at 9:47pm: Hi all!!!

I am out of town right now and internet service is sketchy..

Welcome all new memebers! We are here for you!

Have blessed week!!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 2, 2011 at 9:42pm: Dagmara, Good luck with the alphabet soup! I'll start you out with a couple:

PIR - pass in review (graduation)

CO - Commanding officer

PO - Petty Officer

Head - toilet

Next...............okay let's add some more

Comment by bewaiting4 (09/316) on August 2, 2011 at 9:09pm: Can we start with all those abbreviations.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on August 2, 2011 at 8:50pm: Dagmara B and dakotas gradma welcome. Your lives will never be the same, you are now part of the Navy family. You will be learning all kinds of new things.

lauren, hang in there girl. Diud you get my message with my e-mail?