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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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NAVY WIVES ON N4M

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Missing your Husband? Have Questions or just feeling plain lousy without him?? LETS TALK!!

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Latest Activity: Feb 2, 2024

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Comment by jamielyn on September 14, 2010 at 3:46pm: This site definately helps! The longest my husband and I had ever been away from each other was two weeks, and we have never not been able to have some sort of contact..so this was really hard at first. In two days it will be a month since I've seen him, which I still can't believe.
Getting their letters and phone calls is such a good feeling, finally getting to hear from them in some way. When I saw the 847 area code the other day pop up on my phone I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest!
He seems to be doing alright in boot camp, has been sick - but everyone there has at one point or another. Sounds exhausted and is ready for it to be over - but he is overall doing well. Said it is nothing like what he thought it would be. He has been there 4 weeks, 3 more to go! I hope it goes by quickly.

Comment by jamielyn on September 14, 2010 at 8:28am: BonnieMae - thats exciting you got to hear from your husband! My husband's PIR is 10/8 and I got my first call from him a couple days ago. It was so great to finally hear his voice. I joined a group for other wives who have moved to where I will be going (Charleston) and they all seem to say it takes about a week or so, so that's not horrible! I can't wait!

Comment by Angel B on September 13, 2010 at 11:02am: jamielyn if the NAVY will move you then let them.As an ex ARMY wife my ex always wanted us to move ourselves just for the little bit of xtra$.It was so not worth it at all.As a NAVY wife Im letting them handle it.Good luck.

Comment by jamielyn on September 13, 2010 at 10:13am: Hi everyone! My husband's PIR is on 10/8, then we will be moving down to Goose Creek/Charleston SC area for his Nuke schooling. Can anyone tell me what the process for moving is like? After he gets there, about how long should it take before I can move down there with him? (I was told a week by his recruiter, but I want to be sure! I keep hearing different things) Is it better for the Navy to move you or do it yourself? Thanks for your help!!

Comment by Emma on September 13, 2010 at 1:21am: Missy- my husband will also be graduating on the 15th and will be going to Aschool in GL for AECF!

Comment by Angel B on September 12, 2010 at 10:59am: Welcome Missy.How are you doing since he left? I know its hard on the heart so if you ever need to talk just let me know.

Comment by Missy [FCwife] on September 9, 2010 at 5:33pm: Hello, im new to this site. My husband left for BC aug. 23rd! he will be graduating from GL on 10/15 and then headed to Aschool in GL for AECF! Its nice to have a support group while he is away from home! God bless you all <3

Comment by Miranda Nicole on September 9, 2010 at 11:31am: We have seperate accounts too like Smoke said. It really helps us because my hubby is one of those "Oh that looks cool I think I'll buy that" people. That way he can't spend the bill money and when it runs out for him. Well he is out of luck. I at least know he can sleep on the ship and eat galley food if he blows it all. :) You will deffinatly need to have a POA on hand just in case you need it. I've never needed mine but I always have it. We also have most of our bills set up to be paid directly. Its easier for me, I am pregnant and I have a 2 year old. My brain isn't always there.

Arriana- If you go to Hallmark they have recordable books. We have alot of these from all different members of our family. As my son turns the page he gets the book read to him by the people he loves. We also have pictures taped on the inside cover so he can see thier faces and hear thier voice too. He loves them and we read one almost every night.

Comment by Angel B on September 9, 2010 at 8:21am: Christine,it might feel like the NAVY is out more,but the unit my ex was with in the ARMY was going to Iraq all the time.They are the only unit that has been there the whole time.they rotate soldiers every 6month to a year,and its a small unit of only 150.So my ex was gone all the time.Im looking forward to my husband now only being gone 6-9 months at a time.Make sure you have power of attorny to handle any finances while he is gone.Good luck with it all.

Comment by ❤ ℐℯnnifℯr ❤ on September 9, 2010 at 7:41am: @ christine- how about getting him a card that you can put money on so he wont pend the money that is meant for bills?