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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 J/J Mom on March 5, 2013 at 11:03am: welcome Micka!! Happy to have you with us here in your ol' stomping grounds.

Comment by medic mom on March 4, 2013 at 5:48pm: Welcome Micka! Enjoy catching up with everyone here in Illinois.

Just booked my room today for the meet/overnighter. Very excited about all of this. Cannot wait to see everyone.

Be careful again out there tonight since once again another winter storm has decided to pass into Illinois again. Sigh! Gotta say that I am done with the snow. Spring and summer can swing by any time now.

Comment by Micka on March 4, 2013 at 4:26pm: Hi everyone, I am from IL (but now live in AZ), all my family is still there. My husband was Navy, my older son is in the Nuke program getting ready to head to NY for his last phase before heading to the fleet. My youngest depped in on 12/12/12 and leaves Aug 12, he has an SO contract. I have been on N4M for a couple years and not sure why I never joined the IL group, being I know lots of people there.

Anyway I joined to help me keep up with friends who's kids are now in the Navy or going. I grew up in Alton, Jerseyville, and lived in Clinton for 17 yrs.

Comment by J/J Mom on March 3, 2013 at 5:12pm: Wish i could join you in Springfield ... have fun everyone!!

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on February 28, 2013 at 5:40pm: Hi everyone!! Here is a link to the April 20th lunch, packing parky and overnight that you can RSVP to. http://www.navyformoms.com/events/illinois-families-luncheon-packin...

Comment by Laura on February 26, 2013 at 2:44am: Hi Jessicas. What type of job are you looking for? Retail or do you have a specific skill set? Be sure to get yourself enrolled on the USAJOBS.Gov site. Federal jobs understand the military way of life.

Right now with the impending sequestration cuts things look a bit crappy, but still get registered on the site. People retire, jobs open up.

Comment by Sanmor on February 25, 2013 at 10:19pm: Awesome news Medic.

Everyone stay safe and warm over the next two days

Comment by J/J Mom on February 24, 2013 at 2:15pm: medic mom -- great you got to talk to your sailor. That had to make your day :]

Comment by medic mom on February 24, 2013 at 10:11am: Good morning all! Once again be careful out there from Monday til Tuesday. We have another winter watch out. Let's see what it brings this time. Have a great day everyone.

Comment by medic mom on February 23, 2013 at 2:07am: Hey gals!!!! Well we made it through the "big" storm. Got about an inch up here in Peoria. A little bit of ice with it too but not a whole lot. Feel bad for all you down in the southern portions of the state. You got hit harder then we did.

Happy mom though tonite. My son called me from the sandbox and he sounds amazing. He is happy and actually enjoying it some. He doesn't like the fact that he is surrounded by sand but it is what is. He is making the best of it. I am happy happy happy right now. Haven't heard his voice in almost 2 months now and it was great to talk to him. We chat practically everyday on FB but to hear his voice made my day. I had fallen asleep early tonight and was wide awake when that phone rang. Luckily I had enough power in my cell phone to talk for a bit. Battery has quit taking a charge and I need to get a new battery for it.

Have a great day everyone.