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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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
Discussion Forum
IL Navy Moms
Started by FitBunny. Last reply by chcabr90 Jun 9, 2017. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hello Illinois N4MS Memorial Day is vastly approahing, are they any Moms interested in meeting again?
Started by MAMA_C. Last reply by MidwestMomNancy Jul 15, 2016. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Can someone point me i nthe direction of the facebook group?
Started by navymommia. Last reply by Pat L. in IL Jul 29, 2015. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi! New to group
Started by Kyle'sMom (Karen). Last reply by navymommia Jul 15, 2015. 32 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by carols_kitchen on September 22, 2013 at 2:12pm
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Super news, Donna. See if you can have her join us on Facebook, N4M or for lunch next time.
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Comment by Donna on September 22, 2013 at 1:59pm
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Carols kitchen - I checked after getting home yesterday, and my friend's son is on the USS North Carolina and he was just promoted to Lieutenant Junior in September - they are from Geff, IL
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Kandra--need a geography lesson. What is Savanna close to?
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Comment by barefoot1 on September 16, 2013 at 11:56am
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Good morning ladies - I was planning to go to the one this Saturday the 21st, but now my son is leaving October 2 so I am going to cancel on this Saturday...want to get as much time in with my son as I still can :-)
JamieRN, you are not alone. My son's date has changed several times and now, I believe we are truly down to the nitty gritty and I am crying at the drop of a hat over quite a lot. Just talking about anything related to his leaving makes me well up with tears. December will be here before you know it, so make sure to enjoy the upcoming months and days!
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Comment by jamieRN Div. 073 PIR 1/24 on September 16, 2013 at 1:59am
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I would be interested in a springfield il , meet and greet and to meet other moms in my area. are there any other moms who have new recruits leaving on december 4th for boot? thankyou for having this group:) I have a feeling, i will need all the encouragment and support i can get and i look forward to being that for other mom's also. It is just september and somedays ( today was one of them) , I am already a mess, tbh . Dont misunderstand , please , i am over the moon proud of my boy, just miss him already. I hope that this finds all of you in great health Have a wonderful week!!!
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Comment by Kandra71 on September 15, 2013 at 8:36pm
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I live in Savanna, Illinois...Are there any moms or groups in my area or close to?
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Would love to go to the meet and greet on the 21st ..... i have to work. To AJ's mom, thankyou so much for the offer to take a mom or two.... i would have loved to have gone.... thankyou again.... i hope you think of me again..... Thankyou, Carols kitchen..... You ladies are awesome . so happy to have met you!! blessings
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I'm in Springfield, headed to the Meet and Greet/Packing Party in Fairview Heights next Saturday. I would love to have a mom or two ride with me. Please let me know if you're interested.
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Hi jalexander--we all experience a "loss" of sorts when our babies not only leave the nest, but leave it to join the military. We're here to help you along. There's two meet and greets going on--This Sat. Sept 21st in Fairview Heights, IL and Oct. 26th in Bollingbrook/Joliet area. There's someone meeting in Springfield, and there's a great Chicago moms group. So, we try to help in all parts of the state.
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I am new here. My son will be leaving for great lakes on december 4th. I am feeling so many things right now and to be honest, not sharing with him , of course , that i am already in tears missing him and he isnt even gone. I am so happy i have found this as I hope to be encouragement to other moms and am looking for the same. I pray blessings for all of you on here and yours.:)
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