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Navy For Moms

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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 April 22, 2009 at 9:01pm: You can get almost anything in a vending machine in Japan. Or at least you could when I was there.

Comment by Anti M on April 22, 2009 at 9:00pm: They get their luggage first so it can be inspected. Depending on what time of day they get in, the customs lines can be awful.

Comment by Anti M on April 22, 2009 at 5:40pm: Staci, your son is right, the vending machines in Japan can be amazing. I assume he's discovered the beer machines already?! The hot coffee in cans in winter were my favorite, they get turned to chill for iced coffee in summer.

Comment by T-Lynn on April 22, 2009 at 11:53am: Good Morning :)
I just off the phone with my son !!!!!!! It was so good to hear his voice. He was at the base's laundry mat. He said it gets good YFI service and it is the quietest place on the base - so he could talk and hear me. He is still out on tour and will not return until mid June. Still on crank duty too. Yes, he is cranky. He was sharing about sights he has seen and hopeful of getting a chance to see some musuems. And he was very happy to hear that the Cubs won last night! I hope everyone's day starts off nice like mine - talk later Terry

Comment by Pat B on April 22, 2009 at 8:12am: Hi Alegria, Where is you daughter's home base? What part of Japan..my daughter is stationed in Okinawa. Pat

Comment by T-Lynn on April 20, 2009 at 10:38am: Good Morning.
I have made a collection too. Every email that we have sent and all responces from him - are copied and placed in a special note book. When down, I go back a re-read his messages. My friends are tyring to help me create a Navy Scrapbook about him too. Then having this sight to go to, what a comfort. Oh - I made four of the 5 Minutes Chcocoate Cakes, with the chocoalte chips this time. My Mom likes it better with the chips. Now I am considering experiemeting with flavored chips! Anyway - Navy Moms and Dads - have a great day. Terry :)

Comment by Pat B on April 19, 2009 at 12:21pm: So nice to hear how we all hold them close when they are so far away. My locker at work looks like a Navy/Kathryn memorial!!! Kathryn called 7 more weeks give or take. Has anyone seen a return from deployment when it is a flight squadron? I've seen pics of the ships coming back and I cry it is so awe inspiring. But I don't know about flight squadrons.

Comment by Pat B on April 17, 2009 at 4:36pm: Debi awww I would have cried too!!! Thanks Carol hearing from you both made me feel like I am not 'crazy mom'. There is no better sound than...love you mom.

Comment by Pat B on April 16, 2009 at 5:33pm: Thanks for the info. Will go to the post office in the am to order fpo boxes and will try again. I heard from Kathryn for Easter it had been 28 days it seemed like forever..just so wonderful to hear her voice. Before she was deployed I had her leave me a message on my phone. It really helps during those long periods in between just to hear her say I love you.....sorry just being a mushy mom. I really feel for all those moms with their sailors deployed for years. God bless you all.

Comment by T-Lynn on April 16, 2009 at 4:46pm: Hi Everyone.
Ok - I made the 5 Minute Chocolate Cake. My mother was willing to be a taste tester - for the beneift of her Grandson in the Navy. She said ; "this is good!" And I agree - it is good and it is a perfect serving size. Big enough to share, but I don't think my son would. What's nice - it is easy to make and it is an easy clean up. And knowing my son - he will add extras - ice cream - syrups - nuts. etc. I did not add the chocolate chips though, so I have to try that later. Maybe my husband and other son will be taste testers. Let you know. And the splash amount of vanilla = 1/8 teaspoon . I forogttot share this.- My Mom has to be careful about foods/recipes with high salt and soda added. No worries here - there is NO salt or soda added! Ok - everyone - ENJOY !!! And my apoligy to Kim - it is you that shared the possible of exchanging indredients for a recipe to meet the needs of persons on the Weight Watcher program or those who are diabetic. I am sorry to have miss that. But please share the recipe too. I have relatives who could use it. Thanks Terry. PS right now - the Cubs are loosing. I need to go make me another cake for comfort.