This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed.  Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).  

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED.  Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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

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

Hi! New to group

Started by Kyle'sMom (Karen). Last reply by navymommia Jul 15, 2015. 32 Replies

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Comment by Mammagoose on December 29, 2018 at 6:48pm

Near Champaign.  Where are you from?

Comment by Navy Sister/Mom on December 29, 2018 at 6:38pm

We will be going to PIR next week, so we're pretty new to this.  Mammagoose, where are you from?

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 29, 2018 at 3:04pm

Hi. I would be happy to add on someone as an admin. Basically look for spammers. Never ever thought we would move to Florida, but we did. Our Submariner was stationed in Kings Bay, GA, just north of us now. We fell in live with the Fernandina Beach, FL area, and moved. 

Of course, our son relocated to Groton, CT, and bought a home there. 

Carol

Comment by Mammagoose on December 29, 2018 at 2:47pm

I’m always here.....just hanging on while the kiddo is in the pipeline.

Comment by Navy Sister/Mom on December 29, 2018 at 2:02pm

Has no one from Illinois been here in a YEAR??? :-(

Comment by favorite aunt on December 7, 2017 at 9:23pm

Was reading some of the old comments and saw where Moms posted where they were. I'm in Decatur.

Comment by Ceej0347 on December 4, 2017 at 10:13pm

Congrats!!!

Comment by favorite aunt on December 4, 2017 at 9:24pm

Hello all! Just joined this group. Just got back from PIR-what an awesome experience that was. Our sailor will be staying in Great Lakes for "71 day" is what he said. Our weekend went by so very fast. I am looking forward to more time at Christmas so I can ask more questions lol

Have a great night!

Comment by Mammagoose on November 2, 2017 at 4:45pm
Oh and he graduates on 12/15
Comment by Mammagoose on November 2, 2017 at 4:45pm
I am okay. I've decided to send him screen shots of his favorite anime, cartoons, and comics. We are on the beginning of week 2 (at least I think so)
 

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