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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

**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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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

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

Members: 686
Latest Activity: Mar 13

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!

Discussion Forum

Hello

Started by Wendy. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Sep 3, 2022. 4 Replies

Cell Phone in Sasebo

Started by Aggiemom2020. Last reply by CindyN Dec 29, 2021. 3 Replies

Getting a cat to Yokusaka

Started by mmgsc100. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Dec 29, 2021. 1 Reply

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Comment by T-Lynn on May 16, 2009 at 9:22am
Hi Donnita,
Yes, my son is stationed in Sasebo. He has been there since Oct 3rd. He has only been able to see some sights, his ship was out on many mini tours and now out for the Srping tour. He is hopeful of seeing more of the area sights when the ship returns ot home port of Sasebo. But I can share that you have come to the right N4M site to get answers and hugs when needed. These ladies are the best and they really care. I forgot, my son is on the USS Patriot. Does your son know his ship's name, whenhe arrives in Sesabo? Have a good day everyone. T-Lynn
Comment by Anti M on May 15, 2009 at 12:41pm
I don't know if they still offer the service, but the Family Service Center used to translate contracts, or at least look them over.
Comment by Anti M on May 14, 2009 at 10:44am
A big move always causes stress. I've done it literally all my life and I still get wound up when we just go on vacation!

Anything you mess up can be corrected. Checklists are your friends, just pay attention to detail one thing at a time. Don't try to do it all at once. If you're really obsessing about it, set aside "worry time" to work on the travel prep, then give yourself a mental and physical break during the "No worries time". Yeah, it only works part of the time for me.

I loved Yokosuka, Japan is a friendly, polite and safe country. When I was there, the police didn't even carry guns!
Comment by T-Lynn on May 12, 2009 at 8:51pm
Thanks for the story :)
Comment by T-Lynn on May 12, 2009 at 1:27pm
Ok - Kathleen,
My ears are burning - about kissing the Moose. How about sharing the story? T-Lynn
Comment by T-Lynn on May 12, 2009 at 1:25pm
Welcome Ladies,
You will enjoy this sight. ALl of us share about our sailors - our joys and our concerns. But I have found this place to be so warm and friendly. Especially when questions are in need of correct answers. But mostly, when one is in need - you have friends that reach out and care. Share more about your salors - I am all ears to hear :) Linn - had the same scared feeling when my son left for Japan too. Just talk to all of us - we really listen. T;Lynn
Comment by T-Lynn on May 11, 2009 at 10:32pm
Hi !!!
Just got off the phone with my son! He is having a good time on his spring tour. Sounds so strong and confident. He stated that the sailor with the chicken pox came through just fine adn no one else came down with it. And he shared that he is a Shell Back! He was happy that I had shared about his cousin's illness and the storm in southern Illinois. Thanks all for the advice. Things in S/ IL are still hard - no power. But have head from ALL family and friends - they are safe! Just now they have to clean up and do major repairs.
Thank you again for teh poxitive thougths and for listening. T-Lynn
Comment by T-Lynn on May 10, 2009 at 12:31pm
Hi ,
Charlie - positive thoughts sent to Southern Illinois. Right now, that is all I can ask. We are still trying to get details. And Melia - yes - it brings wonderful memories. I still have some art/craft items that both my sons made in grade school and Cub Scouts. I still put them out to decorate for holidays. Thanks ladies for sharing the love. T-Lynn
Comment by T-Lynn on May 10, 2009 at 10:02am
Sorry , I hit the wrong button. Now I'll finish - So thanks everyone for listening. Have a great day and I will share any news I get - form my son and from Southern Illinois. T-Lynn
Comment by T-Lynn on May 10, 2009 at 9:57am
Happy Mother's Day - and Dad too :)
Everyone thank you for the great advice. I have done what you all have suggested. Now I am waiting to hear from my son. But getting any more news about my cousin - might be a while. I had shared earlier that Southern Illinois was hit by 100 mph striaght winds. A wide area of the region was hit bad. Very Bad. We finally have been hearing from family and friends - by cell phones only. My uncle - retired Navy and 83 years old- called to say they survived, but possible of $100,000.00 damages to the farm. He ssaid the Red Cros was setting up. They get the news off their car radios and cell phones. About my cousin - with the cancer ( sorry , I don't know what kind it is ) - the little town of Raliegh - where he lives was hit too. Using a neighbor's cell phone they called to say they were find too. There is no power though - but he started up the grill and is cooking food The only complaint coming out of him - I need a cold beer! Mycxousin last message to me - before the storm was to tell my son this: " You tell him - when he gets back from Japan - for him to get himself down here. Then we will get up early - get in the truck and going fishing."
 

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