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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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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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Comment by daysia on December 3, 2016 at 7:57am
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Good morning
My son is a STG in Japan
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Comment by ellen0502 on December 3, 2016 at 3:07am
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The message about deleting members is real. We are trying to get to all the active groups, but there are hundreds. If you are a part of another group, and the deleting members post is not there, please feel free, and do share!
The ad agency is working to delete members, and take care of other critical website issues. A group of us are moving our fingers as quickly as possible to let new members in, clean up some other things etc., it will take some time. If you look to the left of this page you will see new members incoming, something that hasn't happened since April.:)
Good things are coming!!!
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Comment by JDMK-NavyMom on December 3, 2016 at 12:10am
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Just saw the following message...not sure if it is accurate...so I'm posting, because I don't want to be deleted...I follow posts by way of email..
“Deleting inactive members - The ad agency that handles N4M is in the process of updating the site. If you have not been active since 12/1/15 you will be deleted to make room for new members. You will be able to re-join. If you don't want to be deleted you will need to post something in any of your groups to activate your account. They have already started deleting members.”
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Comment by NavyMum on December 2, 2016 at 10:31pm
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Chewy's mum - I asked my son and he said if he's shore-based, then he should check with the (Navy) post office on base. If he's ship-based, he can either ask his coworkers or the ship's post office.
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Comment by VirgoMom904 on December 2, 2016 at 7:28pm
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NavyMum- Thank you :) that's really helpful information.
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VirgoMom904 - I wrapped my son's - they are going to directly to our sailors via the mail so wrapping shouldn't be an issue. I think Monday should be fine for mailing for Christmas - my son in Okinawa said Dec 9th was the latest he suggested.
This is our 2nd Christmas without our Sailor - he was at basic last year for Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years so it's easier this year knowing we can send gifts and even phone him
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Hello Navy Moms, I'm getting ready to ship out my daughters Christmas gifts to Yokosuka and I'm wondering if I can ship them out wrapped? This is her first Christmas away from home and it's gonna be hard on all of us. I'm shipping her stuff Monday, I'm wondering if that's enough time for Christmas arrival.
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Comment by Anti M on December 2, 2016 at 4:47pm
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Every ship has a unique FPO. Finding the address is simple, he just asks at work. His LPO or chief would know, no need to go to the post office. They all have the same address if they work together. You can google the FPO, knowing his department or division is the tricky part.
Holiday mail takes a little extra time, so ship soon.
Freeze the cookies of they are the kind which can take it. Use a plastic container packed as full as you can get it, use wax paper between layers. Or use a Pringles can. A box which is tightly packed will have less damage. Do not mix soaps or scented items with food. Use socks as padding!
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my sons is:
his name
PSC ### Box ####
FPO AP 96350-1500, so maybe he needs to find out his PSC and BOX #'s and you should be good to go?
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Chewy's Mom - My son is Okinawa so I'm not sure on specifics for Yokosuka but he got his address from his sponsor before he even got there. I would assume the post office would be able to help -I'll check with my son as he works in the post office and should know.
As for how long a package takes - I find if I mail on Saturday, he usually has it a week Tuesday or Wednesday (priority mail) coming from Florida so about 10 days? I know my son said to mail Christmas priority packages by Dec 9th.
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