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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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Graduation Info
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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!

Members: 316
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 Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on June 10, 2009 at 8:20pm: I haven't been able to get on and comment in quite a while. Just wanted to thank everybody for your prayers for my Allen. He is home on a 3 wk leave. He spent one week with me and is spending 2 wks in Jackson with his father. He leaves to go back to VA on Sunday, June 14. It was so WONDERFUL to have him here and spend some quality time with him. I pray for his safe return to VA.

Kathy B - I think it would be awesome if your daughter was 30,000th! The way you figured out how to record your own video of her ban performing is very ingenious. It sounds like something I would do. haha!

Kathy C. - the story about Danielle and her munchies in Japan is pretty funny.

I'm not sure if I am going to be able to make it to Frankenmuth on June 27th after all. I had to take such a long leave without pay from work when my daughter Alison was sick in Arkansas, that I can't really afford to go. Also, I just started a 2nd job working on Saturdays and can't leave that either. Hopefully I can make another meet sometime. I am planning on moving to Florida in October to live with my mother (who is widowed) but plan on keeping in touch with the Michigan Moms group.

Also, doggone those Red Wings! I was hoping they would take the Stanley Cup in 4 or 5 games. It sure is going to be a celebration though in Detroit on Friday nite when they take it at home!!!

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on June 10, 2009 at 2:36pm: I just received a call from Robert, he will be on the USS West Virginia, Ohio Class sub out of Kings Bay, GA. Gold crew. He is so excited that is just where he wanted to be.
Kathy B I think tht is great about your daughter, It would be neat if she was 30000th wing.
Kathy C, I think they know we are proud, they just keep it all inside.
See you all in Frankenmouth

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 29, 2009 at 5:01pm: Welcome to all the new members!

KellieB - just seen your note about your son. I suspect he is more nervous about it then he is letting on. I mean, he cannot tell you that ,,.right?!!! Our son made me crazy his last month before leaving - I felt like he should have been in training mode or at the recruiter's office or SOMETHING that resembled a Depper about to leave for boot camp but not a single sign! Part of me wondered if they would send him back home as I clearly didn't think he was ready but...he surprised us, he actually earned his first phone call on day 8 cause he knew all the answers to some test. So I think when we're not looking...they are actually preparing for boot camp! I bet he does great ;-)

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on May 21, 2009 at 4:03pm: No offence taken Uli, I thought I had said something that I couldn't remember. Any way. I see what you mean by the image. i want to post a pic but at the monment my computer at home is dead as a door nail. And the one I have here at work can not download. So I'll just have to surprise all in June.
Smile all it is to be a lovely week end this week end. sunny, warm and dry.

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on May 20, 2009 at 11:54am: Hi all Wow June is comming fast. Actually might evan be warm by then. here is the all the info for the 27th. dinner at the bavarian Inn at 6pm. I will give them a more accurate count the closer we get to the 27th. We should have a very good turn out judging by the responces. As Trina said there are not many rooms left so I hope you all made reservations. Ther are also 2 campgrounds near by for the more adventurous amoung us. Also Saginaw is not that far away if you can not get rooms in Frankenmuth. There are also some B&B's if you go onto the Frenmuth web site. I set up dinner so everyone will oder and pay for their own. That way we did not have to leave a deposit. I hope that is ok with all. I plan to get to the Inn a bit before 6 to greet everyone and see that they have it all together for us. We should have a great time. See you all there.
also for those mom's with sons/daughters in the Altlantic Fleet it is 'Fleet Week" in New York this week and almost all of the news shows are showing the sailors so hope you get a glimps of yours.
See ya all in JUNE....

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on May 19, 2009 at 10:36am: Hi all, Haven't had a chance to post lately but do get in to read. Thanks Uli for posting all the info on Franfenmuth. I can not wait to see you all. Appears we are going to have quite a crowd that will be GREAT. Welcome to all the new moms this is a great group and we can all help with the questions and nerves. I learn more every day. See you all soon..Paulette

Comment by Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on May 17, 2009 at 9:31am: Hello everybody! I am so happy to hear that PIR was everything and more that all of you expected. It is the most amazing thing to watch your child and realize they have grown up in such a short time. Good news for me! Allen is coming home for 3 weeks on Thursday, May 21st. He is staying with me for a week and then going to Jackson to spend 1-2 wks with is father. Please pray for his safe travels. I am in Arkansas right now with my daughter in Little Rock Air Force Base. I will be traveling home on Tuesday, May 19th. Can't wait to see Allen after almost a year. Yahoo!!!! God is good! I know all you are enjoying or have enjoyed time with your children and am happy. Cherish it!

Comment by CathieRenee on May 16, 2009 at 7:43pm: Hi Cheryl Lynn,
My name is Cathie and I also live in Grand Rapids. My son graduated from Northview and is currently stationed at NAS Corpus Christi, but soon will be going to Norfolk. My daughter graduated last year and will be a Sophomore at CMU.

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Comment by CathieRenee on May 2, 2009 at 10:12pm: Sheila,
Troy was at Sigonella for awhile. He was with HC-4 before it was disestablished.
Maybe we could plan a get together on this side of the state. My daughter is just finishing up her freshman year at college, she is a pre-med student. No grandkids yet, at least, not that I know of. I work full time in an IT department, have a dog and a cat, make quilts, attempt to garden and spend too much time on the computer, LOL.