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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 ProudMom2 (ship10div254) on June 1, 2010 at 4:23pm: Thank you for inviting me, Carol! I'm pretty new to this site...my son just left us yesterday, and, will be sworn in tomorrow! I'm so excited for him! And, am looking forward to making some friends here.

Comment by carols_kitchen on June 1, 2010 at 3:00pm: ProudMom2, glad to have you here!

Comment by ChitownPat on June 1, 2010 at 6:28am: Thanks carols kitchen and Pat L for the kind words. Best wishes right back at you and your sailors. We were just down in Goose Creek last week at graduation and moving day! Pat, hope your son is enjoying Charleston...lovely city!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on May 31, 2010 at 7:06pm: Welcome Chitown Pat, We live in Carol Stream, so practically neighbors!!! My son is in Goose Creek, South Carolina. He will deploy for the first time at the end of the summer. Best wishes to your sailor!! Pat

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 31, 2010 at 4:23pm: Hi Chitown! Be sure and meet up with Pat L on this site. Tell your son we send our thanks and Navy Mom hugs.
I'll be up your way July 12-15th, but taking Amtrack. Will be at McCormick Place most of the day.

Comment by ChitownPat on May 31, 2010 at 4:05pm: Hi! New to the website. My son is assigned to the USS Seawolf.
Chitown Pat

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 31, 2010 at 3:23pm: PEORIA MOMS
I will be up there for church conference this week. The only evening I don't have a meal is Thursday, June 3rd. If you are available and can come the the old Pere Marquet hotel on 501 Main St., let me know if we can find a pizza to be delivered. I will have an Army Mom with me,too.

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 31, 2010 at 3:17pm: Memorial Day services, Tri-Townhip Park, Troy, IL
Tears and LOTS of hugs all around. Sorry I couldn't get any close up pix.

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 29, 2010 at 10:12pm: Wow, Riasito! Good to have you with us. Be sure and tell your son we are sending him our hugs on Memorial Day!