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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

Events

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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.

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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 Kim on November 27, 2011 at 12:33pm: Val, I am not sure what your employees do but how about "1 hour off" coupons. Arrive late, leave early or 2 hour lunch? Homemade is the cheapest. I will be starting my peanut brittle soon.

Comment by Anti M on November 27, 2011 at 11:20am: A word about candles for sailors on ships or in barracks. They are forbidden, open flame and all that, yes, even jar candles. Even the plug in warmers are subject to safety rules, so find out first if your sailor is on a place they can use your gift of heated scents.

(Val, you set off you train of thought....)

I should ask my husband if he's going to make blue anchor and blue star candles this year; I give them as gifts to Navy moms who want them. We don't sell them, so no promises at this early date.

Comment by navymom3 on November 27, 2011 at 11:14am: Val- If you make the nut and pretzel stuff you can make them ahead of time and freeze them. So It's not to much to do in one day.

Thanks for the birthday wishes for my son. He has to leave about noon today as that is when his ride is leaving. A navymom and dad who live in Pcola brought him home as there daughter is stationed here.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on November 27, 2011 at 9:15am: NavyMom3-Happy Birthday to your son!

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on November 27, 2011 at 12:23am: Gee cognac and typing on my phone...can you tell?? Lol

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on November 27, 2011 at 12:22am: Val Navymom has some great ideas. My boss does the same. Our support services director gets squate tins about 3x3 and makes caramel and pours it nto the tins. Mmmmm I just use my finger or more appropriately er a spoon and just scoop it out. I really look as mucg forward to that as I do for the bonus check.
Love the pictures everyone. Con or is sure growing up fast!
Id love ro be in New Orleans, always wanted to go there.
Navymom your sailor is so cute. I see that he grew a little facial hair just like my son did on leave. Hee hee.
Soo sad about the Essex. Tragic no matter what.
Went to church tonight and pastir was talking about hope. He used the example of his hope expecting his daughters co
Ing home from college for Thanksgiving. They grew up with my boys. He talked about all the fub thngs they would do. I went home very sad for myself....happy for them. Bawled my eyes out all the way home. Had some chocolate and cognac and pumpkin bread. Cognac is pretty good with pumpkin bread y' know.
Baking Chrstmas goodies to send t Japan. While I was I was dreaming of being there and spending hundreds of dollars baking for all his friends that dnt get goodies...what a blast that would be!

Comment by navymom3 on November 26, 2011 at 10:33pm: Val when I had employees I would bake some holiday cookies and a card. Most of mine appreciated the home cooked stuff. It takes a little time but saves in cost. I would wrap the box I used in xmas paper and cover with colored cellophane and a bow. One of the really easy things was chocolate or white chocolate dipped pretzels. I used the almond bark and small twisted pretzels and dipped them only half and set them on parchment/waxed/foil. The harden as soon as the stuff cools. Also used the almond bark and added nuts for nut clusters also very quick and they think you spend tons of time.

Comment by Kim on November 26, 2011 at 10:21pm: Val, movie coupons, restaurant coupons, candy or chocolates.

Comment by navymom3 on November 26, 2011 at 10:09pm: This is my sailor that will be going to Japan in January. Tommarrow is his 21st birthday and since he will be heading back to Pcola at noon we had his birthday cake and favorite meal to night. Made BBQ ribs and homemade mac and cheese along with his favorite cake Cheesecake. Searched the internet for a mac and cheese recipe and ended up using one that was on the noodle box. But used half velveeta half sharp cheddar cheese. It turned out great!

Comment by Kim on November 26, 2011 at 2:55pm: I like that idea Maggs. Canada's is about giving thanks for a good harvest. It is the 2nd Monday in October, so it ends up being a weekend celebration. Octoberfest is that month so there are festivals for that.

Ok, I didn't get my Thanksgiving question answered. How did macaroni and cheese become part of thanksgiving? I made yams for the first time this year. I liked them.