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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.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by Sanmor on November 20, 2012 at 6:48pm: Awesome Barb, a huge HOORAH!!! to your sailor too :-)

Awesome Medic, so so proud of him too

Comment by medic mom on November 20, 2012 at 6:37pm: Yeah to all that have advanced! Way to go sailors and moms!!!! My son just got 3 new ribbons on his stack and I am very proud of him. Hey Sanmor I now understand and got all 3 ribbons known. He got his sharpshooter rifle ribbon, His national service ribbon and his war against terrorism ribbon. Proud of my son for this accomplishment.

Comment by Sanmor on November 20, 2012 at 6:24pm: I am soooooooooooooo excited and sooooooooooo proud, my sailor got promotion today, he is now a petty officer YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really am screaming

Comment by SandySea on November 20, 2012 at 5:25pm: Greenoak -- enjoy your visit from your daughter. Those few days will fly, but they will be so special. Take them when you can get them.

Donna, thinking of you and the impending sailor invasion. What a blast you will have with a houseful of those fine young men!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Comment by greenoak on November 19, 2012 at 11:20pm: Getting my sailor home for Thanksgiving from California,she has to go back on Sunday but we will take all the time we get with her, soo Thankfull...

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 19, 2012 at 10:56pm: Thanksgiving Volunteers! Fire damage at VFW not completed so location is moved to American Legion, 310 W. Butterfield, Elmhurst 60126.

Recruits arrive at 9AM and dinner served at 1PM. Be sure to mention at sign-in that you are with Molly's Adopt A Sailor.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on November 11, 2012 at 7:39pm: I want to extend an invitation to all Illinois Navy moms to come to the Molly's packing party next Sunday at noon. It's in Davenport, Iowa, because the Legion there helps us out. Come meet some other Navy moms!

Comment by Sanmor on November 11, 2012 at 6:20pm: Awesome picture Carol. We went to applebees, this is the first time my sailor son has been home on one of those days, so was nice for him and his Dad (retired navy) could enjoy their free meal together :-)

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 10, 2012 at 6:53pm: Fairview Heights Olive Garden today was graced with Navy parents! yeah :)

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 10, 2012 at 6:52pm: Angie--I work until 1:30 or 2 most days. where do you live, and maybe after the holidays we can meet for a weekday lunch, too.