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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 DREW7062 on November 16, 2015 at 4:47pm: Mississippi mom: thank you for your kind words. This is such a great site beautiful moms an old saying my grandma use to say when their little their little on your heart and when they get big they're big on your heart. Never ending I guess. I know my son loves me - maybe I just have a hard time knowing that now he's NOT mommas little boy :-( lol. (((HUGS))) he's my baby boy lol my daughter is 45! Lol yep what was I thinking right

Comment by Mississippi Mom on November 16, 2015 at 4:32pm: Drew, I wish I could offer a sure fire way to get your son to communicate. At one time we passed around the idea of "vodoo doll" made to look like our Sailors so we could gently nudge a phone call out of them. LOL! My Sailor was in Japan for 18 months, and I was blessed. He called every week, or as soon as he could. I always said that Japan for me was easier than boot camp. My son is now out of the Navy and going back to school. He lives about 5 minutes from us, but usually we don't see him everyday, however lately he has been a tremendous help to us during our kitchen remodel. He will call me or his Dad and talk a while when his wife is at work. My daughter on the other hand would go forever when she was in college before she would call. Now that she is working and living on her own, she finds more time for us. The one thing that worked for me with her, was sending her favorite cookies or favorite snacks. I would send the same thing to my son, and I would always try to send them something funny (frisbees, bubbles or anything that I thought would make them laugh) When they got those packages I knew a phone call was coming. Hang in there, and look for those "happys" to have on hand to stick in his package.

Comment by DREW7062 on November 16, 2015 at 12:24pm: KIM and SKULLY_THE_SKEPTIC: Thank you sooooo much I feel so much better....well maybe a little bit better. I'm going to try to stay busy. I love this site you moms are great and you understand
(((HUGS)))

Comment by scully_the_skeptic on November 16, 2015 at 10:58am: @drew - definitely keep sending messages (upbeat), usual chatter type messages. we have a marine (besides our sailor) and the one thing he told us before shipping to Okinawa was how much he missed all the letters he used to get in bc - so just stay the course. my sailor is VERY independent and every so often I have to send him my "your mother" messages (joking but gentle reminders to communicate). big hugs - you are stronger than you know.

Comment by Kim on November 16, 2015 at 10:49am: Drew, It sounds like 'homesickness' to me. Keep sending him emails, even if he doesn't reply. Tell him how proud of him you are. Tell him you miss him. My parents sent me away for my summers at age 10. I was so homesick the first year. I ignored their phone calls because hearing my moms voice made it worse. Then I got the panic telegram from my mom. Knowing she missed me, suddenly made me feel better. I was fine the 2nd year.

Comment by Anti M on November 16, 2015 at 9:34am: @drew ... no, not really, only if he is having serious issues. Just give him time to adjust. Also, he's coming up on winter in Yokosuka, lots of rain and gray days, and cold wind. No one goes out a lot in winter there.

I am so sorry for your loss.

Comment by DREW7062 on November 15, 2015 at 11:40pm: Anti M : is there a way to talk to his supervisor so they can watch him... I'm really worried, how would the supervisor know if he's just staying in his barracks playing video games. I have a really for feeling the way that I feel because I lost a daughter at 21 years old and I just want to make sure he is not falling in that same thing. Help!

Comment by Anti M on November 15, 2015 at 11:24pm: Some people who haven't traveled go into a culture shock phase when they get stationed overseas. Most eventually come out of it, and begin making friends and going places. A handful do become barracks rats, but usually their supervisors try to look after them and point them toward activities. Sports, tours, hobbies ... video games can be awfully isolating.

I'd visited Japan with my parents, my father had been Navy and adored the culture and people; I was eager to explore. Not everyone will be. I knew one guy who wouldn't even eat at McDonald's offbase, just in case "they might have fried fish in the french fry oil". He was an exception!!! I am still in touch with some of my Navy buddies from our time in Japan (and most of us ended up stationed together on Diego Garcia too, weird). So once he makes friends, he'll start adjusting and exploring more.

Comment by DREW7062 on November 15, 2015 at 10:41pm: Anti M and Nancy - Aaron's Mom: you moms have made me feel sooooo much better. Just wondering what my boy is thinking. He's been so quiet not his usual self just wondering if he really likes Japan. I asked him and he said he did but I just get the feeling he doesn't like it. I think he wants to come home. I asked him has he made any friends and he said yes a few in the hospital. But he just gets off work and play video games. I want him to get out and explore and meet people I don't want him just sitting around doing nothing. Just a concerned mom. But I don't know what I'd do without this site. P Everyone is so supportive and helpful, just unbelievable and I want to thank tpyiu all so much.