This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Latest Activity
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
Michigan Moms (and Family)
Information
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: 16 hours ago
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.
Discussion Forum
Baseball Game/Military Appreciation
Started by Kim F. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Jul 23, 2018. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Parents with SR at GL
Started by Miproudnavymom. Last reply by MaeJay Mar 23, 2016. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Ride home from Great Lakes on December 19-20, '14?
Started by InquiringMind. Last reply by Lorraine Mar 18, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on August 27, 2008 at 2:42pm
-
What a good letter Kathy, it sounds like Danielle is doing great!
-
-
Although I live about 750 miles away (atlanta) now, I will claim Wayne County as my home! Spent my elementary years down in Monroe Co and then most of my life in Wayne. All of my family lives in Wayne or Livingson County still so we talk daily and I get back to visit a few times a year.
Great map Lisa! Perhaps you can put it in the discussion forum so it doesn't get lost in all the postings. I can see where we would want to reference frequently going forward.
-
-
Glenda, welcome to the group. I have been on the site since it started back in January and do not remember a group dedicated for this job so why don't you start one as there are probably other moms on the site and they would love to connect with you as well.
If you need any help on how to set it up, let me know.
PS...where is Goodrich? I was from Livonia but my sister called me yesterday and was heading up to her place in Kalkaska. Thinking it might be cooler up there now (?)
-
-
Welcome to all the new Michigan moms, I don't get to this forum as often as I should but delighted to see the growth.
Lots of new boot campers and lots of new sailors as well! Hope everyone is well and has a good weekend!
-
Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on August 22, 2008 at 9:11am
-
It a great day. Got the form letter yesterday in the mail when I got home and Robert said he is fine. Just a few words but they meant the world. He in Div 378 as the recruiter said , but the ship is the USS John F Kennedy, any one else from Mich there. No firm grad date yet. sent him two letters this am. Can not wait to recieve more lettters. Have a good Friday. and Great weekend.
-
-
Hi all
Got Robert's address he's on ship 9 div 378. I called the recruiter could not wait any longer. Now to stop at the post office on way home. No grad date yet but should get something from Navy soon according to recruiter. Can not wait to send al I've written.
-
-
Good Morning all
Good day yesterday, my "kid in the box" came also, and Kristy like your there was no information in it either. Robert's gf was over when we opened it and we were both a bit disappointed, wanted at least an address. And it was just like Robert, looked like he just steped out of his clothes and threw them into the box inside out and all. But it was good to have something that he held last.
His gf visited with us till about 9pm last night. it was really good to have her over. Made the house not so empty.
I am going to try to call the recruiter today and see if they have the address and division that he is in. The waiting for info is so frustrating but I guess we have to get use to it.
Well back to work.
Have a great day.
Paulette
-
-
Kristy
I am soory you didn't go to MEAPS it was nice. Danny sounds like a very nice boy. I know that that mom appreciated the call too.
You are right I think that this is the best thing that they could be doing. There is nothing really to offer our young people here in Mich.
Robert is going to Conn. for his A school. He is going into subs as a missel tech I believe. He had wanted to fly but has poor depth preception so I guess he figured if he couldn't be above the ground he be below it. Any thing to add more gray to my hair. I just hope he will fit into a sub he's 6'4''......
I am hoping that his "kid in the box" will be on the porch when I get home. I don't know how long it takes.
Well I have to get back to work or at least trying to. Hang strong
God bless all of yours.
Paulette
-
-
Hi Kristy
we were at MEAPS the same day, that was a very nice thing that the military let the parents see the kids off. I missed Robert's call on Thursday by about 20 minuets, but he had taken his cell phone and called me from Ohara when they landed so I know he got there. Hope to hear from him next week, if what they say about the mail is right.
I am having a hard time concentrating on what I need to do. I really did not think I would miss him this much. I got a call last night from his gf and she just wanted to talk, that was nice she is a good gilr and we all really like her but they both have long range plans so I hope they keep focused.
Hang in there this site is really nice as it shows we are not alone. Are you planning on going to PIR in Oct? We hope to take the train from Port Huron to Chicago. Maybe if they grad together we can meet
Paulette
-
-
Hi everyone, I made it thru Robert leaving, he shipped out on Wednesday the 13th. It was a very nice ceremony in Troy at MEPS. I highly recommend any of you if you get a chance to go. Just don't be there at 9 like our recruiter said to. The swearing in is laterr in the moring around 11.But before that there is a lot of waiting, just take coffee. As soon as I get teh pictures downloaded I will post. Now we just wait to hear how he is. Robert called when he got to Chicago at O'Hara. But now we wait.
Has anyone taken the train from Detroit to Chicago for the PIR? I figure it would be better then driving thru Chicago.
Well I better get back to work,I can't seem to stay focused on what I need to be doing.
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Michigan Moms (and Family) to add comments!