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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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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 carols_kitchen on October 9, 2010 at 4:39pm: Are we an active State or what?!

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 8, 2010 at 2:22pm: It's an Illinois shout-out and welcome to new member Monica!

Met another Mom this morning for breakfast--which meant we could have stayed for lunch, too! What a great way to start off a 4 day weekend!

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 8, 2010 at 9:47am: On my way to meet a newer Navy Mom! Love this page and all the friends we have made through it!

Comment by T-Lynn on October 7, 2010 at 5:15pm: I have not been on much. Hada situation at home and still dealing with it. Glad you heard from you son :) Karen C - what is MAS? And congrats too
Wish all a good weekend

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 7, 2010 at 4:03pm: Congrats Karen C for being named MAS Mom of the month!

Comment by Dodie on October 5, 2010 at 8:24pm: WooHoo!! Just got the "I arrived" call from my son. The call lasted 15 seconds...definitely scripted. It sounded like he was reading from a card. I asked him it was like his recruiter said it would be. He said he didn't know yet.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 4, 2010 at 10:39pm: Okay Moms, We have our groups for October. It was accidentally posted on MAS We Ship Love but should be on Molly's Adopt A Sailor page tomorrow. (Thanksgiving groups) Sally and I are having a packing party on Oct. 23, so if you are around the Chicago area, check it out in "Events". REMEMBER, if you want your postage paid by the Pepsi grant, it can only be done by attending a "packing party". Also boxes will be sent this month in honor of James "Doc" Swink, a Navy Corpsman who was KIA. His mother is a N4M.

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 4, 2010 at 9:39pm: An Illinois welcome to McFresh :)

Comment by Dodie on October 4, 2010 at 9:27pm: He was pretty excited about leaving...a little nervous about the entire Nuke journey. His dad & I told him how proud we are of him (college for the past 4 yrs was a bust), but scored 97 on his ASVAB so I hope that he'll do well once he learns to develop good study habits.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 4, 2010 at 6:43pm: Oh Dodie, Believe it or not, it will be okay. All of us have "been there, done that"!! My sailor is a Nuke who just finished Prototype the end of July. It really is an exciting journey that we take with our kids. By being here on N4M's, we can ask questions and understand what to expect, what they are doing and in addition to making some wonderful friends, we get to stay a part of their lives. So.....stick with us kiddo, we'll help you through this amazing journey!!!!