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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.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by Kelly on January 21, 2011 at 10:57am: my sons career is gas turbine elctrical egeneering

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 21, 2011 at 9:59am: Once you accept me as friend, you can also private message me with other news and information, too.

What is your son's career path with the Navy?

WE have a packing party in Troy on Sun. Feb. 13th, Troy VFW, Troy, IL from noon to 3 pm. I'll be sending the adoption list out soon.

Comment by Kelly on January 21, 2011 at 9:52am: hi carol sorry I couldnt make the sewing project on tue but that was the day we found out my grandbabies sex its a girl we were so happy my daughter in law emailed my son at great lakes A school he was happy sence they already have a son please let me know of the next sewing event i would love to try to come and i do want to add you as a friend and meet the group to i need to better understand how to do this on my page

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 21, 2011 at 8:59am: Welcome to seatheworld.

Comment by Jo1 on January 20, 2011 at 8:15pm: Pam & Barb,

Thank you for the information.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on January 20, 2011 at 6:24pm: Jo1, generally your sailor will have to be back on post each night. I have heard of some who got to stay the night but, I think those are grad and go. When you take him back allow penty of time as there are alot of sailors returning to post and it may take sometime to get through the gate. He can not be even 1 min late. The general rule is if you are on time then you are late.

Comment by Jo1 on January 20, 2011 at 5:45pm: After my sons PIR I was wondering if he could come home with us instead of getting a hotel room? We live near Rockford Illinois and I was wondering if the navy has restrictions on how far they can go?

Comment by T-Lynn on January 20, 2011 at 5:17pm: I need to get those two New Moms to visit here adn talk with you all. Plus I am keeping this infomration too :) Thank you so much :)

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on January 20, 2011 at 5:06pm: T-Lynn...another place is the Navy Lodge we have stayed there for both PIR's and when my sailors were up there for A-school we statyed there too. I think it $65 a night NO TAX ..bu there is not a pool...not super fancy but nice. They also have rooms with kitchenetts. We stayed there over Thanks giving and the kitchenette worked out knicely...no oven but a microwave, stove top and fridge plus, dishes.

My boys both wanted something from home and home made when we went.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on January 20, 2011 at 4:29pm: T-Lynn, Flanagans is a great place to eat. They have the best soups and their prices are very reasonable. We eat there everytime we go up to see our son. The Courtyard in Waukegan, 3800 Nothoint Blvd. has special rates for PIR. They have a shuttle to PIR and there are numberous great places to eat within a few blocks. I still stay there whenever I go up to see my son.