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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.

Members: 402
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by lauren on May 24, 2011 at 10:42am: Sorry Kathie Sub mom here never know what is going on...can you get a hold of the ombudsman?

Alice I'm a true empty nester.

Jessica would of loved to visit May feast if I had known sooner. What town was it in?

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on May 24, 2011 at 10:02am: Thursday we drove to Waukegan and stayed at the Ramada, got to attend a bit of the meet and greet for the new grads' families. I had met some of the moms on the PIR page, so it was fun to actually talk to them. Friday morning our son took his dad, me, and his two little girls to the RTC where we were honored and awed to attend a capping ceremony and PIR, but our primary reason for being there was to see our son re-enlist for six years. (He's an instructor there.) It was quite an experience. The oath was administered by the commanding officer of the RTC, a really personable man! He presented all of us with certificates of appreciation for supporting our son's Navy career. What a great weekend!

Comment by AliceH51 on May 24, 2011 at 9:40am: Two weeks 'till bootcamp & I'm getting really nervous! Only good thing is that he will be close to home. But not ready for the empty nester thing...anyone else here that can relate?

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on May 23, 2011 at 5:48pm: the threat level at all bases is at high level every since Bin Laden met his dimise

Comment by ILNavyMom2010 on May 23, 2011 at 5:26pm: Laura - What's happening at Great Lakes that they would restrict driving?

Comment by JessicaB-Sailor's Sweetheart<3 on May 22, 2011 at 8:27am: Hey everyone, a little random but, If any of you happen to be going to MayFest downtown today, I'm working at the old Navy tour bus and would love a visit!

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 19, 2011 at 8:30pm: Get to see my nephew and his wife soon. They are flying into Indianpolis for his Mom's surprise retirement party. It has been too long since we were out to his wedding. Time for a new memory card for the camera:)

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on May 19, 2011 at 7:35pm: Ladies, my son got his orders for after A school. He is going to San Diego, Ca for C school and he will be on the USS Lake Champlain (CG 57). It is a guided missile cruiser. He was alittle disappointed that there were no riverine orders but, he is happy with these orders.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on May 18, 2011 at 9:41pm: Pat I know how you feel I haven't hugged oneof my sailors since Aug. and when he gets back from depolyment it will be over a year.