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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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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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Japan Moms

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

Members: 688
Latest Activity: Apr 3

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 Anti M on November 5, 2009 at 2:20pm: T-Lynn, my husband makes candles, so he can do custom colors for me. I wonder if the sailors on ships could use those little flameless candles? That would be nice.

I have a little game set which unfolds, no bigger than a paperback book.

Comment by Anti M on November 5, 2009 at 2:18pm: cfsnowmom... ah, she hasn't earned her liberty? I got mine done through PSD in Japan, on base. She should ask if she can get one now, if not, get one once she hits Japan.

Comment by T-Lynn on November 5, 2009 at 2:14pm: LONG JOHNS !!!!!!!
And warm socks. Anti M mentioned a lighter, but warmer style of LOHG JOHNS !!!!!! HI and welocme Sangiovese and cfsnowmom. Love your sharing!

Comment by T-Lynn on November 5, 2009 at 2:07pm: HI all :)
I'm finally back. My internet company - just had to update again. And yes I got kicked off for over 24 hours!!!!!! So I came here to get refreshed and to become a nice person again. Oh have you all been busy. I have not yet read the article you have mentioned, but I send my congratualtaions. Thank you to the Mom/Dad who came up with the idea of all of us toasting each other - same day - time and the candle too. Can we set a time please? Do we wish for a certain color of a candle? Yes to me - the color of a candle holds a meaning - blessing - a prayer. Example - Green = Health - Wealth - A Winner,/ Yellow = deep Friendship. / etc. I personally plan on lighting a few - one will be Yellow for the friends I have here. I have sent my son 5 boxes of snack foods and some games. I guess on the bigger ships board games would be great, but I have to find the smaller size one for my son's ship - It is REAL small Have a good day friends. TLynn

Comment by Anti M on November 5, 2009 at 1:11pm: Passports are not required for the sailors. However, they can obtain civilian passports on their own and these are very handy if they need or choose to travel on their own. For example, if the ship is in Baharain and they need to fly home, they would very much need a passport. Good for ten years, what's not to love? I had one just in case. I'd recommend one for every parent too, in case you get the chance to visit, or there is an emergency.

Comment by Anti M on November 4, 2009 at 9:43pm: The fleets change size and some ships get re-assigned from one fleet to another. Even the sailors can't easily keep track.

Comment by T-Lynn on November 3, 2009 at 8:37pm: I vote we just go to Val's and eat dinner and WATCH the Macy's Parade on TV. All in favor say " I " All those who want to be in the parade - I'll be watching and eating. Hey, I just had my son's picture placed on the Wall of Honor at WalMart. And the peopel there really cared! Turns out Alex is the first one up! And the manager - Irma helped me. She wanted to learn what to do - she is new - so that she is ready for more pictures to go up! Who else has their sailor on the Wall of Honor? Talk later Tlynn PS Sandy you had the Kramer moment, but you motivated thters who are capable to be humble and human. Thank you. Navy Dad and Jim - you both just beat my turkey story. You dyed your feet?

Comment by T-Lynn on November 3, 2009 at 3:24pm: WE would be mobbed, by hungry viewers in the crowd!

Comment by T-Lynn on November 3, 2009 at 3:14pm: I think I'll look into this.
Navy Dad and Jim could decorate with a food them :)
Maybe an American Turkey meeting the Sasebo Burger Man.