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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Comment by submom⚓️pwm on July 15, 2017 at 9:59am: My son starts nuclear power school in September. He plans to visit in the next couple of weeks to check out apartments. Any suggestions? Best areas/ where to avoid?

Comment by M's mom on July 4, 2017 at 10:02am: Welcome Jen C,

My son is not in aviation, but there is a group here on N4M's called "Naval Aviation" which you should join. They can answer any questions you may have about flight school, etc.

Good luck to your son! I hope you can make the trip to Newport for his graduation.

Comment by Jen C on July 4, 2017 at 9:27am: My son is currently in OCS and has earned the selection for an aviation contract. Anyone else in the same position?

Comment by myvampress on June 28, 2017 at 2:03pm: Duchess 2006,
My son went from Charleston to Saratoga Springs.. He is finishing up this week and will be done!

Comment by Duchess2006 on June 28, 2017 at 1:49pm: I'm a little late to the latest convo.

My son did NRTOC studying engineering then during junior year he decided he wanted to do subs and did all the interviews for that and was selected. He started nuclear power last month.

He doesn't know yet if he will be staying in Charleston for next school or going to Saratoga Springs, has anyone else had someone to to NY and not stay in SC?

Comment by M's mom on June 27, 2017 at 8:50pm: MamaMO: As others have written, I think your son's class is 16-17. (It's the 16th OCS class to graduate in fiscal year 2017. The Navy starts a new fiscal year Oct 1, so the July OCS class should graduate after Oct 1, so should be 01-18.) You should be able to send him mail even if you don't yet know his company letter A/B, etc.

If you do Facebook, join Liz's group, "16-17 Navy OCS Family and Friends."

As others have mentioned, join the group "OCS Graduate Moms" here on N4M's. We have answered many OCS questions recently if you read back on the comment wall.

Comment by topdog1p on June 27, 2017 at 8:23pm: MamaMO also like the officer training command FB page. They will have pictures of the classes at OCS. I looked forward to looking for my son when he was there. it is just like finding waldo.

Comment by Liz on June 27, 2017 at 7:44pm: Oops!!!! 16-17 Group on Facebook.

Comment by CindyN on June 27, 2017 at 7:39pm: Liz - Did you mean 16-17 rather than "16-16" in the Facebook group name?

Comment by CindyN on June 27, 2017 at 7:36pm: MamaMO: Another group you should join is "OCS Graduate Moms". While it has "graduate" in the name it is really about OCS questions. There is another mom on there who mentioned starting a Facebook group for the class that was starting June 25th. She mentioned the class was 16-17 but I would ask on that group and she will likely chime in. You may need to go back a page or two in the comments. There will also be a letter to the address. They divide each class into a couple of groups but I do know that they will still deliver the mail you send.