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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 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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Japan Moms

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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

Members: 689
Latest Activity: Nov 6

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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Comment by navymom3 on December 8, 2011 at 11:07am: Cindy that is wonderful. Congrats to you and your sailor. That is something to be proud of.

Comment by Anti M on December 8, 2011 at 8:53am: jeffiner, we've had some real frigid air, wow, huh? I'm jealous of your hot flashes. I'm feeling ok, but my hernia pinches and stabs, so I am not as mobile as I would like. I did get the kitchen table cleared and then "dressed" for the holidays. My little fake tree will have to do, I don't feel up to digging out the massive ornament collection. I could do at least three different full sized theme trees, I have that many ornaments.

What adorable kids! Yay for fingerpainting!

I appreciate the USO, so I give my nephew a "gift" of a monthly donation to them. It isn't much, but it adds up. They make it simple to donate.

Comment by JLmom(Lisa) on December 7, 2011 at 11:46pm: Thanks Val, the video was awesome...I know you can't wait for your sailor to get home.

Blondie, AGAIN..thanks for the updates on Nick ! And if my son were home, he would make that pic a reality!! He truely misses hunting season and for the first time in years....so do I :(

Mar, what a beautiful baby !!!! and what a head of hair, so glad to finally hear everyone is ok.

I got a quick chat with my son this AM and he is good, but really tired. They have been busy and he hopes some r&r is coming soon. Hopefully another chat tomorrow before they leave port again.

I am adding a pic of my grandson and granddaughter....they were fingerpainting a christmas card for my son (their Uncle)

Comment by navymom3 on December 7, 2011 at 11:37pm: Thanks musicmom- I am glad they will take care of him.

Comment by musicmom of a Sailor on December 7, 2011 at 11:02pm: My son's flight was messed up in Sept. and he spent 2 nights at the USO and then 2 nights in a hotel. The USO was great to him :)

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on December 7, 2011 at 10:43pm: Oh ya hubby says, Who said reindeer were only good for pulling sleds. I love that! See it every fall...blood and all its so Idaho, Minesota and red neck everywhere else.

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on December 7, 2011 at 9:33pm: Navy mom4e, that's a sweet poem. Needed kleenex for sure. The video is so cute. Love the shirtless guys! Woo hoo!
Blondie could you please post Nicks mailing address? I want to send a Chrstmas card and m gonna have my dad send him a card too.
How are you feeling Anti-M?
My son slept at the uso in Seattle also. They are good to our boys.
Well I froze my buns ff the last two das at work so I decided to wear a sweatee tites and a fashion scarf. It was cold today in the twenties but go figure...hot flashes! I could have had them the last two days.
Idaho has an army soldier pow in Afghanistan who was able to get away but just got news that he is re-captured. He is from Idaho. Will you all please pray for him? He has been capturedfor four years.

Comment by navymom3 on December 7, 2011 at 8:44pm: Thanks tlynn- I wouldn't hink they would make them stay in the airport uso. I am going to see if my mom wants to meet up with him and see him before he leave since I have a date now. She live in the tri cities.

Comment by T-Lynn on December 7, 2011 at 8:36pm: When my son had to stay over - he went to a hotel. He had to pay, but was told to keep his receipts. I think it might be different in yous son's situation. I wish I had a better answer.

Comment by navymom3 on December 7, 2011 at 8:28pm: My son got his plane ticket to to Japan. He has to leave several days earlier than I thought he would.

I have a question then. When he lands in Seattle his next flight isn't until the next morning. I know he checks into the uso but does he get a hotel room or does he have to stay in the airport all night?