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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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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

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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

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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 January 26, 2016 at 9:02pm: My thoughts are with you both, Maggs. Much love and healing energy.

Comment by AUnavymom on January 25, 2016 at 3:48pm: Hi everyone! I am new to this site. I am looking for any information, tips, suggestions any of you might have that I can pass on to my son. He just recently commissioned and will be leaving for Sasebo, Japan in late February. He is currently checking into phone service, living, ect. Thanks for any help I can pass on to him to make this transition smooth.

Comment by Selly on January 25, 2016 at 3:27pm: Thank you for the info kjsdaughter. Yes, I am suspending her cell service here. I'm so nervous for her, but I know she'll do great.

Comment by kjsdaughter on January 25, 2016 at 3:10pm: Hi Selly. My daughter actually just added international calling to her phone plan which cost her $5.00 more a month and we also downloaded the whatsapp to text and wifi call. I talk to her and FaceTime daily as long as she is on base. We are going to suspend her service when she leaves for deployment.

Comment by Selly on January 25, 2016 at 3:00pm: Hello everyone! I'm new to this group. My daughter recently got her orders. She is going to Yokosuka. I'm trying to do my research to prepare and help her prepare. Anyone have any info, tips? I'm mainly concerned with how I will communicate with her. She has a laptop so I know we will be able to Skype, email and use FB.

Comment by momplus2 on January 22, 2016 at 7:01pm: Thank you MAM_C I will take all the support I can get. Here's another one I need support with. I am working with Verizon right now. They are not allowing me to place a military hold without the social security number of my son or copy of his orders. I am not sure how you guys feel....about this new policy...but I am fuming!!!! I don't feel comfortable giving out the social security number. My son is not the primary account holder. Does someone have any suggestions? Help...Now I am paying for a phone that is not in use!! thanks in advance for listening to me

Comment by T-Lynn on January 21, 2016 at 5:14pm: HI

Joshmom - how exciting ! Ok where are the pics?

Hey we hit the mid 20's. Heat wave coming Blondie.

My sailor too sent back those blankets for his Grandma's. He did not get me one, instead I received a silk Japanese purse. But I agree those blankets are great.

hugs all

Comment by MAMA_C on January 21, 2016 at 5:06pm: Momplus2..I haven't been to Guam but my son did call me from Guam while he was on the beach soaking up sun. Last year when he was aweigh. It was the most funniest call I had from him because he really didn't want to talk he just wanted to have fun. He and his liberty buddies had a rented a type of boat and I was taking up his time. Well, it's American territory and and apparently there is a lot to do during their liberty time.

Comment by momplus2 on January 19, 2016 at 2:22pm: I second the idea of a Mink. My son bought me a Mink Robe for Xmas. It is the warmest robe/blanket I have ever had! I feel so luxurious in it. I could walk the red carpet in it! My son leaves for Guam on Thursday. Please send strength for me. My only saving grace, is that my daughter got engaged over the New Year Holiday. He will need to come back to walk her down the isle. That will be in one year. Hugs to ALL!

Comment by MAMA_C on January 19, 2016 at 1:47pm: Yes he told me about those Mink blankets they are good! Now he wants an in between blanket and requested it to be specific colors too!

Okay now I'll change the subject. My son on USS Blue Ridge, and he mentioned last year on aweigh they went Australia as well as Korea where they had a chance to gamble. I'm not gambling person. So these were his first experiences. He told me he won lots of money in Australia and then loss lots in Korea. So warn your sailors to be careful.