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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 Birdiejr on May 15, 2015 at 11:09pm: Kim, Your comment about your sailor's lack of communication helps me since I have little contact w my own boy. How old is he? What's he applying for?

Comment by Kim on May 15, 2015 at 10:35pm: Blondie, I guess I am an exception but, I find him a turn off. Seems too conceited to me. I like to think that I am prettier than the guy.....lol.

Great to hear from you Drama Soul and all the new moms.

Blondie, Is the wedding Norfolk or Washington?

Sailor is phoning me every other day asking for my advice about the package he is trying to apply to.

I went through years of little communication with him. It took 3 months for him to email me when he first went to Japan. This is my dream, but........I am exhausted searching things for him. Don't get me wrong.....I am NOT complaining.

Comment by Birdiejr on May 15, 2015 at 5:28pm: I agree w DramaSoul. Who'd watch the movie?? Thx for brightening my day!!

Comment by DramaSoul on May 15, 2015 at 5:11pm: Who would watch the movie???? I agree with Anti M!

Haven't been on in awhile. Will post more this weekend. ;-)

Comment by Anti M on May 15, 2015 at 5:01pm: LOL, I hope he put a towel down first...

Comment by Birdiejr on May 14, 2015 at 2:56pm: Blondie, Thx and congrats to you and your family. You're almost there!!

Maggs, I am soooo there!!

T-Lynn, Good morning to you!!

Hi to all you other moms. I'm glad to be back. Just spent two days with my youngest daughter and had a blast doing wedding - y (is that a word) stuff. Good times. I miss my sailor. Anyone else in Atsugi??

Comment by T-Lynn on May 13, 2015 at 9:49am: Good Morning

Welcome Aboard New Moms ! You have just started your roller coaster ride of emotions. Yes, there will be many ups and downs, but your not alone - we all are right beside you. So keep jumping in the water ( sharing about you, family and sailor) - ask all the questions you wish and remember to enjoy the ride. Hugs. Oh - quick question - do your sailors have their passports? NOT military - good ole regular passports. IF not, help them get one and yes they do need it. And if they just got to Sasebo ( my sailor was stationed their too and he loved it) get ready to send Long Johns. they will need them.

thanks Maggs for explaining EOD. My sailor is NOW in that area in CA. Loves it.

Anti M - hows the hand?

OH Kim - what a cutie. Got the giggles when looking at the pic of baby meeting uncle. They both have the expression of:" Really - this is the guy you talked to me about?" But I have a gut feeling those two will best buds and planning stuff.

Really Blondie - normal. You used the word normal. Ok - just where in your vocabulary does that Fit? The the many wonderful years knowing you - NOT normal is the norm for you and you functions very well in NOT normal. Fingers are crossed that you get off early and have the best time.By the way - did I miss a message about Jack? How is the puppy?

VIRGINIA !!!! Happy Dance. So very happy for the both of you. My sailor really wanted to stay in VIrginia, so isn't it strange he purchased a house in CA?

Hey - need to split. this is last week with scouts for the school year. And this is the long day. hugs all

Comment by Birdiejr on May 12, 2015 at 4:15pm: Hi, all. Back from a LONG hiatus. My sailor has been in Japan for 2 years (Atsugi). Two to go. Would love to get to know y'all. My youngest is getting married on Aug 2 so I am wrapped up in that and of course, he will not be able to come. Have one older daughter who lives in Puerto Rico w her husband who is Coast Guard. Take care.

Comment by momplus2 on May 12, 2015 at 1:49pm: Hello Ladies This group has helped me many times. I could not go through this journey without your support. I am desperately needing your support once more. I rarely hear from my son, however, he called last night. It was wonderful to hear his voice! He informed me that he would be working as an EOD. Moving out of the Japan area in 6 months. Can anyone fill me in on what I am to expect out of this new position and what he will be expected to do? Are there levels of training? When I started this journey 3 years ago, I thought he would be on a ship. Please help me understand this move. I'm trying to stay strong but again as this happens so often know one understands this journey we are all on. Thank you for your listening ear and support.

Comment by Missy on May 12, 2015 at 1:08pm: @ Anti M & Kim thank you for the info, I have been trying to get him to look into it cause they are taking quite a bit out, so hopefully he will go to personnel and find out what is going on.