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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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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: 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 April 28, 2009 at 9:16pm: Oh, and the chapel! Many different ways to worship and serve.

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/CommunitySupport/Chapel/index.htm

Comment by Anti M on April 28, 2009 at 9:14pm: The Fleet and Family Service Center is massively helpful to new arrivals, she shouldn't hesitate to use their services.

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/CommunitySupport/FFSC/index.htm

MWR rocks too.

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/MWR/index.htm

Comment by Anti M on April 28, 2009 at 8:37pm: I'd love to see the Blue Street in Yokosuka, it didn't exist when I was there. I wonder if is behind the big Saikaya department store? I did find the tourist maps you can get on base:

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/CommunitySupport/FFSC/Relocation/MapsandDirections/index.htm

Spotting Mt. Fuji from anywhere near Yokosuka is difficult, but perhaps if she gets down to Kamakura she can catch a glimpse of it.

Comment by Anti M on April 28, 2009 at 10:59am: Yes, encourage them to get out there! The sailors who hate Japan are the ones who hang out on base and complain. I saw that a lot while I was there.

Mt.Fuji was a blast, there's a two month climbing season in summer when the trial is open to climbers. It is grueling, but not too bad IF you are in shape. I was not. I went twice, although I didn't make it to the summit myself. I got sick on the way up the trail and couldn't force my muscles to move anymore. My Fuji hiking stick did go to the top with hubby. Take plenty of loose change in yen to get the burned on station stamps. I had an awful time, but I wouldn't skip it! Great experience.

English that doesn't make sense? That's "Engrish". There's software that takes an idea or concept and translates it into English. However, no one is checking for grammar, the results are odd. I used to have a sweatshirt that said, "Let's sports naked all day long!"

Comment by T-Lynn on April 27, 2009 at 9:32pm: Hi Kathy
So glad to hear that your daughter had an enjoyable experience getting to Japan. What a wonderful beginning to a memory journal for her to create. And with all those pictures - a real keepsake. Take care Terry

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on April 26, 2009 at 9:14pm: My daughter Katie left for Japan on Saturday AM from Detroit-Chicago-Japan and then on to Sasebo. I haven't heard from her yet? Do you remember how long it took for you to hear 'Hi Mom! I arrived safely?"

Comment by T-Lynn on April 24, 2009 at 10:40pm: Anti M - I really thought I was seeing Antia. I am sorry. My son's computer has s different type of screen and I can see the words clearer. But thanks for not being mad. And please continue with the stories. Terry