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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

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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

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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Latest Activity: Apr 11

Welcome come on in start a discussion, ask questions and answer a few too!!!!!!!

HAVE FUN !!!!!!

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Jaz04 on July 1, 2010 at 8:44am: This 4th has me reflecting so much on what has happened with our country and the fact that my son chose to serve makes me extremely proud. Yet a bit emotional with the thoughts of fireworks.

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on June 29, 2010 at 9:41am: Delete Comment Blue To Gold......This past Friday evening I had the honor along with 7 other Blue Star mothers of attending the memorial for one of our fallen heros. Cpt. Jeffery Robert Standfest from St. Clair, Mich. He was with our forces in Afganistan. It was a very humbleing experiance to stand there before the family of this young man as we presented his mother with the Gold Star Banner. It is an honor unforunately that we have had to make too often of late.
I know that we gave some meassure of comfort to this family if only for a monment. we can not bring their child back but they know we are there for a shoulder to lean on.
Mom's hold your children close if they are neaar you and cherish them all.
May God hold this family and all the families of our fallen in his hands as we hold them all in our hearts.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 28, 2010 at 7:35am: Ruth VH - I am so excieted!!!! I know of 2 other Moms from USS Essex group that are going - one from CA and another from FL. Katie happens to know both of their sons, along with the sons whose Mom's want us to give them hugs from them. My 13 year old Thomas will be accompanying me - he wants to know if he gets to shoot any weapons or go swimming. He thinks it would be great if they needed a volunteer for 'man over board'.

Comment by Lorraine on June 27, 2010 at 10:53pm: Kathy B - when is the Art Fair in Ann Arbor? We get over that way about once a month from the Battle Creek area. We like to shop at Whole Foods Market and we enjoy the art fair when we can get to it.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 27, 2010 at 7:49pm: Jaz04 - No reason to laugh. Katie joined in 10/8/08 and I can remember waiting for that first letter. I wrote her just about every day when she was gone and couldn't wait for her letter each week. PIR was wonderful - and so was just hugging her, seeing her and talking with her.

Comment by Jaz04 on June 27, 2010 at 7:41pm: Being new to the Navy, I just have to tell you all what a relief it was to finally hear from my son after 3 weeks of bc. Remember those days? I know you may laugh, it's ok. I didn't know it would be so hard on me not to hear from him that long.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 27, 2010 at 7:38pm: I've never been to the Art Fair. Not even sure when it is. I'm going to Japan in July to see my daughter. Thomas and I are going on a 3-day Gator cruise on her ship.

Joe is working at GETRAG on Mound Rd for a summer internship.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 25, 2010 at 11:21pm: Kathy B - I can imagine you would be preoccupied - that really is something to have to deal with. Prayers are with you as you help all those involved.

My son is doing a summer internship in Sterling Heights. It is quite a drive from our home, so it is good that he is able to carpool from AnnArbor/Ypsi.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 25, 2010 at 6:18am: Kathy B - How are you doing? I can understand what you are going thru. I have a similar situation with my daughter who went to work at a camp in Blind River Ontario for the summer - limited internet - roaming charges break the bank, so who knows how much I'll hear from her. I'm sure you will get thru - you certainly will treasure the calls and contacts even more than usual when you hear from her. I'm sure she is thrilled to be invovled with her first detachment.

Katie and her ship soon begin their ship's INSURV, then the Gator Cruise will follow shortly after that. Our son Thomas (13) and I will be heading to Japan for that. I've never been in any other country besides Ontario, Canada.