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Navy For Moms

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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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:

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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A place for anyone that's a kind of Health Care Professional to come & discuss their Sailor, their job or connect w/someone w/the same interest.

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Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023

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Comment by Candy_manuelsmom on April 4, 2011 at 4:02pm: I am so very thankful for this site. I might not post often but I always check the discussions because I find most of my questions and concerns answered here before I even ask. My son is in Groton now for submarine school and its so refreshing to hear the more seasoned moms and wives advice on beginning Navy life. Cindy I enjoyed your response to Mary about worrying. I am now putting a care package together to send to my son. It will give us even more things to talk about when he calls home and keep me busy so maybe I won't worry as much too.

Comment by Cindy-Molly's Mom on April 3, 2011 at 7:05pm: Hi Mary,I wish there was a way to stop worrying but after a few phone calls or e-mails from your son,you'll start to feel better.I find if I'm putting a package together or writing a letter to my daughter it helps some.She was also stationed in Hawaii and then deployed to Afgh.about 3 yrs ago.Hard to believe but she enjoyed her time there because she felt she was really making a difference.She's now deployed on ship duty on the BunkerHill.You have us to fill the gaps when you're anxious and can't take your mind off it and nobody else really understands how you feel.Hang in there and keep in touch here as often as you need to.Take care.

Comment by Mary-Ryan's Mom on April 3, 2011 at 3:25pm: I have been an x-ray tech for over 30 yrs. My son is in the Navy in Hawaii & leaving for deployment in less than 2 wks. I seem to be a wreck--anxious & worried. I'm very proud of him & he loves his work. Any suggestions to help me come around & stop worrying so much?

Comment by PikesPeakMom on April 2, 2011 at 11:20pm: Hi Everyone,

I am a long time sonographer, rad tech, mammo too. Our son's PIR is April 15th. We're on countdown, less than 2 weeks! Then he's off to Conn. for sub school. I have been really enjoying the N4M site so much. Its been very helpful for us new navy moms. Thanks to all of you! After my 12 hour shifts its great to relax and get updated.

Comment by joankf Ship11 Div 181 on April 1, 2011 at 9:05pm: Hello everyone, I have a daughter day 3 in bootcamp and am a Registered Dental Hygienist who is finishing a bachelors degree (finally!) in Health Care Management. I'm studying for a statistics final on Monday which is helping a bit to keep my mind off my daughter. I keep gravitating back to this site to read all the comments from many in my shoes. Thank you!

Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on March 30, 2011 at 6:37pm: Karenek, have you tried your ombudsman? Another great way to get a daily update from the Navy is to go to www.navy.mil and sign up to receive their daily updates. I will go back thru some of my more recent updates looking for info re: the Lassen. I also have a Navy Mom friend who seems to know the answers to any and all questions - I'll PM her and see what she has to say. She also has a son near/in Japan (also another one in the Med firing @ Libya). She really has a lot on her plate right now. I'll get back to you.

Comment by tamster04rn Ship 02 Div 942 on March 30, 2011 at 6:04pm: Hi I have a son at BC now, PIR is 5/13. Just thought I'd join this group. I am an OR nurse for the past 7 years. Really missing my son today!

Comment by maryquitecontrary (1131 M) on March 29, 2011 at 9:05pm: Hi all..... I am currently finishing up a second degree accelerated nursing program. I have one bachelor's already, and will be finished with my nursing bachelor's in August, then looking forward to getting a job - hopefully in Pediatrics. Right now, my best friend is in bootcamp, set to have PIR on 4/15!

Comment by karenek on March 28, 2011 at 10:52pm: Hi, everyone. I'm new to this kind of communication, but hope contact with other Navy moms will calm my worries a bit. My son was never the great communicator, but contacts us less and less as he gets older...28 now. He's on the Lassen in Japan, but haven't heard from him since August...how does one deal with just not knowing where he is and what's happening?

Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on March 28, 2011 at 6:18pm: BarbaraR -- As far as I know the Reagan is still in Japan. There was no new news about it moving on in the Navy release I received today (nor the past 5 days).