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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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Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

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Comment by Colleen on January 27, 2014 at 6:36am: Lorraine, sorry to hear about your hand. This weather has to break before we set a date. I don't want anyone trying to get somewhere and get into an accident.

yvette, sorry to hear about your son. Praying for peace for you and him.

Dunesmom and Ruth - have a great day off and probably for the next 2 days.

Marianne - enjoy Katie being home. There's never enough time. Thank her for her service. Congrats for Thomas competing with all those big schools. That's not bad.

Comment by Lorraine on January 27, 2014 at 12:17am: Colleen, looking forward to a GR meetup. We can save Lansing for April when the weather's better. Maybe I can get yvette to ride with me. I hurt my hand shoveling a couple weeks ago and it still smarts. Guess we both better lay off the shoveling.
Marianne, Hopefully the weather doesn't keep you all from having fun while Katie is home.
Thanks for the birthday greetings.

Comment by Colleen on January 26, 2014 at 9:24am: I hate snow. Just thought I'd put that out there and get it off my chest! And don't get me started on the cold! It's going to get pretty nasty in the next couple of days. Kids are going to be in school until July if this keeps up - sorry Ruth!

The quilt is being made for my hometown's Foundation fundraiser. The $$ made from the sale of this quilt is earmarked for our family's beautification fund for the city to use to buy new plants & scrubs each year. I will let you all know how much it went for. I hope the weather cooperates so I can go and watch the auction.

I hurt my back shoveling yesterday, so no shoveling for me today. The husband and daughter will have to do it without me. Oh darn!

Comment by tysmom on January 26, 2014 at 9:12am: Good morning everyone!!!

Yup more snow, but it is Michigan! This is what I remember when I was younger, lots of drifting and LOTS of snow!!!!

Colleen, beautiful quilt!!! What is the fundraiser for?

Welcome all new N4Ms!!!! It is a journey and we are all on diff parts of it. Some hear a lot from their sailors, some do not. We acknowledge your sailors successes and we empathize when there are painful times.

I would love to get tog on this side (west) of the state, but not the first full weekend in Feb. I like Golden Corral on Alpine. Ladies can come when they can and go when they must. They will give you a room (at least they used to) so we can chat as long as we want. Fri or Sat lunch, my Sundays are full.

Both my sons who live home are out shoveling. That is one good thing about the snow....they have winter jobs...and the pay is good.

Happy Birthday Lorraine!

Have a blessed day!!!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 25, 2014 at 10:08pm: Colleen - your quilt is spectacular!!! Just wonderful! You do beautiful work!

Happy Birthday Lorraine!

Just got home from the Observerland wrestling tournament. Thomas was seeded 4th in his weight class, but took 4th. Not bad for a Division 4 school in an all Division 1 competition (15 Div 1 schools and ours at Div 4). Katie is asking 'why is MI so cold?' She has picked the coldest week to be home!

Comment by Colleen on January 25, 2014 at 4:31pm: The weather is definitely a factor for where we might meet. I'm not opposed to Lansing. We might have to have 2 plans in case the weather doesn't cooperate. Or just have 2 different dates to see who might want to do both.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on January 25, 2014 at 4:07pm: Colleen, you are so talented. You do great work. Good luck with the auction, how exciting for you.

Lorraine, Happy Birthday.

I would love to get together and meet everyone. I am from the east side of the state. I will pass this time just because of weather and having to drive so far. Maybe once the weather gets better. I don't mind driving far when the weather is more predictable. Stay warm.

Comment by Lorraine on January 25, 2014 at 3:27pm: I'm not trying to discourage something in GR, just thinking about another possible meet up in lansing.

Comment by Lorraine on January 25, 2014 at 3:26pm: I'll come if I can, weather permitting. How far is Lansing for the Grand Rapids folks? There are plenty of places on Saginaw.

Comment by Colleen on January 25, 2014 at 2:45pm: Happy Birthday Lorraine!

OK whoever wants to get together - Dunesmom, Cathie & I have been talking that's it's time to try - weather permitting. Who would like to get together on the west side of the state? Sat./Sun.? Where?