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:
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
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Discussion Forum
Thank you Brenda, Kathleen
Started by BarbaraR.. Last reply by BarbaraR. Mar 31, 2011. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Son left for bc on February 23
Started by rose. Last reply by BarbaraR. Mar 5, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Hogan1308 on March 28, 2011 at 5:25pm
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hello everyone i am a wife to a sailor. i was a member on this site about two ears ago when my husband went to boot camp and i found it to help me alot and with life and everything i just lost touch.... but now i am back :) i am looking for more advice because my husband is getting ready to deploy in 2 months and im not sure how to deal with it or how to tell my two year old!!
thank you
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Comment by BarbaraR. on March 28, 2011 at 4:10pm
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Does anyone know if the USS Ronald Reagan is still in Japan? Haven't heard from my son for 5 days.....BarbaraR
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Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on March 28, 2011 at 8:50am
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Hey, did I tell you all that I am a first time Nana?? Samantha Jo was born on Wed., 3/23 at 6:47p and weighed in at 7lbs 12 oz and she is 21" long. She is just beautiful - we think! I will try to post a pic, but sometimes I have problems with doing that. If I manage to make it work the next image will be Samantha:
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Another good idea was to use the slang for where our kids are. You know things like the sandbox, or general like just putting the Med. Another thing I was told is to never, ever put a ship's location; to remember at all times that loose lips sink ships and our enemies use the internet all the time. For all the security we have being under the navy's wing so to speak, this is really not a fully secure site. Hate to admit it, but we don't want to give up anything for our enemies to use against our military.
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We do need to be careful. I just learned this the hard way. A spammer somehow got on this site and got my private email from a PM. Next thing I know, I'm getting a "ton" of porn sent to me ... worse part was that they specifically mentionned seeing my profile on N4M (which we still haven't figured out because it is set to private!). If you ever have a question or issue, make sure you report it to Admin. They were very helpful to me. Just an FYI.
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Comment by NavyMomKim on March 26, 2011 at 9:58am
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Hi Candy!
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Comment by Candy_manuelsmom on March 25, 2011 at 8:18pm
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Hello everyone! I'm a new Navy mom, my son is now in A/Sub school in CT. He arrived this month so I am excited and nervous (my one and only). I don't have too much details yet since we only spoke once so I'm patiently waiting to hear more. Nice to connect with other moms so I don't have to go through this blindly. Take care...Candy
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lwkc...I agree with Kathleen...time spent with you and his friends is important now for him. Cook his favorite meals..things like that. Oh and stock up on tissues then come onto N4M site for support. We all know EXACTLY what you are going through. Good meaning friends will say it's like a kid going to college but it's not. Remember...you will get through this...you are a Navy Mom...stay strong.
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I just saw information on a Navy4mom's site suggesting that there are sailors and families coming home from Japan are in need of donations especially for children..Contact this site if interested - www.usopsa.org. I never thought about military families who lost everthing in Japan and are NOW coming home to the USA.
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BarbaraR, please try not to worry - I know how hard it is to not hear. Have you signed up for a US Navy Daily Update? Great place to get real info on what's going on. www.Navy.mil & you can check on how often you want an update, lots of options. According to the Navy they have had some times when they have shut down email service so as to not overload the system for the Japanese people. Not quite so often now, but it does still happen. What ship is your son on? On the update, they do list various ships & what is happening with them. Perhaps your son is involved in getting supplies to the Navy ships involved in the rescue operations? So many different possibilities. Also, mail is being held because space is being filled w/supplies for Japan or transporting troops. A Molly's Mom had a very short email from her DIL on the Ronald Reagan that no mail is being delivered until further notice as there is no room for it.
Are you on FB? If so, make friends w/Molly Gisi. She always seems to have the very latest info for Navy Moms!!
If you want to get involved in supporting the troops I highly recommend you become a member of "Molly's Adopt A Sailor". We are just finishing an "adoption" of 300 Marines in the mtns. of Afghanistan, but there's still time to get involved if you wish. April will bring a new group. We do one group every month, not necessarily Navy could be Marines, Army or AF ... :) It is a very, very active site so don't become overwhelmed by it. Introduce yourself as a newbie and we even have a "Welcome Mom" who will take you thru everything!! Molly's Moms are also providing monthly support to a field hospital in Afghanistan it is called Special Hugs and is found under one of the discussions. In a nutshell "Molly's..." general site is where we chit chat (lots of Japan issues & now likely Libya), the discussions are about our "adoptions". This month is "March to Afghanistan" & there's a separate discussion about this group "MLB Contacts". You might want to check them out.
Good luck. I'm hoping you get a message today. Try not to worry. Turn off the TV and check out the Navy's website for news. Anything not classified or that has been de-classified is there. And try to relax... This is what we've been telling each other. Just like this site, we have each other's back and are there for one another.
Rely on your Navy Mom friends ~ only they understand what we are going thru because they've been there or are there themselves. Getting told to try and relax is so much easier to take from a Sister Navy Mom, than the general public!!
If I can help you in any way, with news or Molly info let me know. I'm here for you...
NYPD (aka Donna) I got that nickname from Molly's Moms and it stuck! You will see only that on Molly's group!!
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