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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 Riasito on May 29, 2010 at 9:06pm: Hi everyone!
My sailor is in stationed in Bahrain. MSRON3.

Comment by T-Lynn on May 29, 2010 at 5:56pm: Welcome new Moms :)
I don't think you caused a problem. WE all forget and get excited and then sometimes share a little to much. That is why we have a good Navy Mom Administrators that help us out. And Carol is one sweet lady that is there for us :)

Head from my son - he is back at base now. Now he is trying to get back to Navy Time - not his time. So far - just frustrated: his head set stopped working so he couldn't use Skype. Then he missed promotion by 5 points - the ship didn't pass inspection and he still feel that jet lag. He had one of those " I am calling home to complain to only Mom" moments. He will call back later this weekend and I just know if his dad answers that phone first - my son will have only good things to share.

Need to figure out food for dinner - havea great weekend all :)

Comment by bodeanhead on May 29, 2010 at 3:03pm: Will try to keep all of that in mind. Hope I didn't mess up too badly.

Comment by bodeanhead on May 29, 2010 at 3:01pm: Thanks. He's assigned to another sub in dry dock (USS Tennessee) and it's his first deployment, so I'm sort of new to all of this. I understand about the sensitivity. Thank you Carol for checking things out.

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 29, 2010 at 3:01pm: Just a gentle reminder

OPSEC Points :

Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 29, 2010 at 2:55pm: bodeanhead--I'm not sure how you get the information. We say as little as possible on this site in order to protect our troops and follow OSPEC regulations. My son is on his way to serve on the same ship!
Which makes me wonder is there is a USS W.VA group here--will investigate!

Comment by bodeanhead on May 29, 2010 at 2:21pm: Thank you for warm welcome. My son is on the USS West Virginia and has been gone since the beginning of April. I do get to E-mail him, but he cannot return it. I was wondering how I can find out when he will be comming back? Is there a web sight I can go to? Thanks for whatever info I can get.
Happy Memorial day to all.

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 29, 2010 at 9:04am: Good to have you join us, NAVYgf_Maddi (ship 3 div 232) !
To all, Happy Memorial Day weekend
Remember those we love

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 28, 2010 at 9:00pm: Welcome to Linda - Mom to Brian
We are glad to have you here!
Thanks Mary--and only $6 for the embroider on each piece--which I got on clearance.