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Navy For Moms

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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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JPG – 3.4 MB
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 August 2, 2011 at 8:08pm: My grandson is leaving for bootcamp on aug 30 2011, We are from Metropolis Illionis

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 2, 2011 at 6:24am: Oh Lauren, it will get better as soon as your baby is out of A-stan, honey!

Comment by lauren on August 2, 2011 at 12:04am: Pat When does it get better?

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 1, 2011 at 9:44pm: Welcome Dagmara, You are kind of close to me, we are in Carol Stream! So are you doing okay? Truly, it does get better. And you have all these new friends here, we are delighted to send support and answer questions. We have ALL been where you are now.

Comment by J/J Mom on August 1, 2011 at 9:34pm: Welcome DagmaraB!! I'm in a bit of a dif situation as my kids are both in NROTC, but i'm still a Navy mom trying to figure all this out :]

Hope to get to meet you at a meet n greet someday.

Comment by Austin's Mom on August 1, 2011 at 9:33pm: Dagmara B. Welcome.

Comment by medic mom on August 1, 2011 at 8:56pm: Welcome Dagmara! You are in good hands here. Plenty of us moms in the same spot as you.

Comment by Kathleen10 on August 1, 2011 at 8:55pm: Welcome Dagmara B, good to have you here with us. What part of Illinois are you from? I'm in Bloomington/Normal area. Let us know if you need anything, my Son graduated bootcamp 7/22/11. Have you started writing the letters yet? If not, get to it girl:)

Comment by lauren on August 1, 2011 at 8:53pm: Welcome and big huggs Dagmara....you find great moms here ....is this Navy thing all new to you ? Is sure was for me