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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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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 girlnboots on July 16, 2014 at 7:23pm: Mags glad to hear your son was okay. Oh Blondie how wonderful. Barbara I bet they did wear you out. oh Anti M that is so awful. I can not even imagine. working in a Doctors office down town so good to be in a clinic again. got to go send a note to my sailor

Comment by Anti M on July 16, 2014 at 4:31pm: I spent the weekend at our regional burn event.... the fire conclave gave an amazing performance. But during the big effigy burn, a guy got past the safety perimeter and ran into the flames in front of everyone. Instant death. Horrible. I was behind, so I saw the FD rush in, but I am blessed that I did not see him dive in. Horrible. My friends were on safety, and the whole conclave was up front. Counseling has begun, but we are all traumatized.

Comment by barbara10/08 on July 16, 2014 at 9:35am: Maggs- Whew! Heart stopping moment! So glad he is OK! and listened to mum's advice-could have been much worse I'm sure.

Blondie, whoo hoo, congrats on sailor's promotion!

Well, survived babysitting, ha ha. Took a couple days to recover. Blake is not quite walking, but super fast and curious-not the type you can take your eyes off for 1 minute! Mama says he is going to be the death of her.
Just like my middle daughter! The one who taught us, no, you cannot "mold" your children into what you want them to be.
Hubby came to pick me up on Saturday and we had a fun time talking around the campfire.

Gotta go get some outdoor things done. The weather is Gorgeous, not too hot and no humidity.
Welcome new moms:))

Comment by boilermom on July 15, 2014 at 10:17pm: Kathy (IT Sailor)-

My son has been in Misawa since May 2012 and will be out in July 2015. Be prepared for a very snowy winter and the Japanese don't plow their roads. In spite of the weather he loves it there.

Comment by DramaSoul on July 13, 2014 at 3:16pm: Blondie....you weren't kidding about tissue alert!!!

Comment by DramaSoul on July 13, 2014 at 3:05pm: Not sure why my post after my trip posted 3 times. I think I deleted 2 of them. I was posting from my phone. Sigh.

Maggs....soooo exciting to see your name on the street. I am a HUGE TdF fan...since 1972 when I started dating a cyclist. So sad Cavendish crashed out the first day and Froome as well a few days later.

Comment by T-Lynn on July 12, 2014 at 10:48pm: Hi Dropped in and HAVE to drop out - BAD thunder and lightning storm.

Hey - Barb - boy or girl and how long?

Your the first to start the baby pool -

Oh by !

Comment by blm on July 12, 2014 at 8:56pm: Blondie-ring is so pretty.

Comment by Mississippi Mom on July 11, 2014 at 2:45pm: Thank you, Barbara! I will tell him. Yes I am blessed with a very good "Handy Man". He is the best! I do plan to stick around, you ladies are just too much fun to leave. Have fun babysitting.

Blondie, love the ring. Thanks for reposting those pictures. Your help sounds awesome! So glad you finally got someone. Hang in there, girl!

T-Lynn - Wow you are just bubbling with news. Congrats on the house!! Pictures please!

Hope everyone has a blessed weekend! Cooler temps are on the way for us next week. Looking forward to it.

Welcome all new Moms!

Comment by barbara10/08 on July 11, 2014 at 12:51pm: Blondie, that is sweet:) I hope they get together soon- so nice they are Both sharing with you!
The ring is gorgeous- I want one! lol.
I like the "mind your own family"-gonna have to remember that one. Doesen't Everyone have those members that need to hear that!
Yay! Hope Lori works out-sounds good so far:)
Beautiful salute. Double kleenex alert!

Missmom, wow, big news! Good luck to your son and thank him for his service; let us know how he is doing.
Messy maybe, but lucky you to have a handy husband! My dad was like that.
Don't forget-always a Japan Mom:)

Maggs-Love it- your family is awesome!

T-Lynn, yippee grandma! The 21st is a nice date! (my sailor's b-day, ha ha) ....at 6lb. 8oz
Love the pic. Sorry she is sick, only thing I ever heard of was having a few crackers Before getting out of bed in the morining. Usually, just time
And a new home too! How exciting! Very happy for you:)

Blm-Yay for same time zone!
The one thing I really love about this area is the long twilights we enjoy, especially in the summer. I know it is not like this everywhere-how is it there?
So far, seems like everyone is working to keep the Bills here. Sorry, Kim, (not really, ha ha) but those Toronto games did not work out as well as they'd thought.

And Kim- Congrat's on Baby Boy! Good luck learning Japanese and good for them maintaining a bi-lingual household-so much easier to learn a language and will def be an advantage for him.

Dramasoul-sounds like a Wonderful trip!

AntiM- me too, side effects with most meds, especially if they want me to do them long term. My body is like, uh uh, nope, not going to do this. ugh.

Welcome new moms!
Ditto what advice was already said- my sailor also Loves Japan and the culture and exploring.
They will be super busy at first, so not much communication until they settle in a little and then it will get better. Most Skype and text/e-mail. Holidays and special days will be hard, so just jump on here for support and always keep positive for them-they will miss you too, but will grow and mature and you will be so proud of them! And let us know how they are doing:)

Well, off to get ready to babysit overnight:))
I don't do this often so looking forward to the fun!