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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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For Moms with Aviators or anyone interested

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Latest Activity: Feb 3

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Comment by AH on December 8, 2010 at 6:30pm: Julie, what squadron is your son in? My kid is an LSO in VFA134. It has been fund seeing him sometimes on the FB page for the Abraham Lincoln. He was an LSO at the time that the band - Gloriana (new country band) was on the ship. Apparently the PAO (public affairs officers) were not getting them across the landing area very fast and they had a plane coming in. They were afraid that they were going to have to wave it off. Fortunately they got them across and the plane trapped, but the small snippet of video I saw of him, he didn't look real happy. Then the Secretary of Defense, Bob Gates was on the ship, which of course slowed things down and they couldn't get done what needed to get done. He did just tell me that he flew support for Easy Company of the Army with the 506th Airborne. One of his all time favorite shows was "Band of Brothers" that was set in WWII with Easy Company of the 101st Airborne. He thought that was pretty cool. I love hearing everyone's stories and that we are all in different stages of schooling and deployment. I will be missing my DS on Christmas but am so proud of him and his accomplishments. FLY NAVY - 100 YEARS

Comment by Julie on December 8, 2010 at 4:13pm: Unbelievable week!! Son finished carrier quals last night and was offered today the LSO position- just had to share - bursting with joy for all of the hard work that our aviators do to make their dreams come true!!

Comment by Julie on December 7, 2010 at 8:26pm: Hi everyone,
Just heard from Andrew- 2 more night traps and he is done. Hoping to be back on land tonight. As he quoted, "it's true what they say - you are a changed man (woman) after your first night trap." The tear in my eye is one of thankfulness and continued prayer for our aviators safety. I know that will never go away. I love reading your posts as always.
On a lighter note he had all 4 wisdom teeth out in Kingsville.

Comment by AH on December 7, 2010 at 6:16pm: DS - Dear Son - N4M speak!!!! Mike was in OCS in Pensacola, (he's been in 5 years) but he had his out before OCS was over. I don't know about NROTC or the Academy.

Comment by AH on December 7, 2010 at 6:00pm: Leslie, I was so glad that the Navy paid for the 4 teeth extraction during OCS. Apparently you can't get out of OCS with wisdom teeth. Myself, I would rather go the gyno appointment than the dentist.

Comment by lsP3Orion on December 6, 2010 at 11:32pm: Awesome news Mamajoey - boy that deployment time sure went fast, but it probably didn't seem like it to you! So great he's going to be home for the holidays!

Comment by lsP3Orion on December 2, 2010 at 9:28pm: Way to go Rory - that's such great news, so happy for him! Someday, when we are all (our N4M moms) together, you'll fill us in :)

Comment by JFKBrooklet on December 1, 2010 at 3:28pm: I am so happy for you and for Rory! Congratulations! :-)

Comment by lsP3Orion on November 27, 2010 at 2:51pm: Patty - my son goes next month, so it will be interesting to hear (if anything) what your daughter has to say - he keeps saying "they won't let you die" - that's a relief isn't it :)

Comment by PattyM on November 27, 2010 at 12:16am: Hi all. Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of your families! Keep my daughter in prayers as she leaves for SERE tomorrow morning. I think she is probably coping better than her mommy :-) Love to all..