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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

Events

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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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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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OCS Graduate Moms

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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

Members: 667
Latest Activity: Aug 29

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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Comment by Rosemarie on October 10, 2010 at 11:56pm: To Vachon, Class 04-11 has a facebook page and a N4M page. You are welcome to join both and get bunches of info or just vent and share your feelings on your LO being in OCS.
N4M-Loved Ones of OCS Class 04-11
FB-Friends/Family of 03 OCT 2010 Navy OCS Class 04-11

Comment by navymom9875 on October 10, 2010 at 10:57pm: My son is also in 04-11. The Hi Mom's is an event that is held the evening before graduation (Thursday evening) and from what I understand is basically a party celebrating completion of OCS and graduation. LO = Loved One

Comment by gonavymom on October 10, 2010 at 10:51pm: Ditto Rosemarie. My son is also in the 04-11 class and I am eager to book flights both for him at Christmas and for the family to attend graduation. Can someone tell me what Hi Moms is? Also what does LO stand for? Thanks!

Comment by Rosemarie on October 10, 2010 at 12:53pm: My son just finished his 1st week at OCS. Looking to book tickets for my son for Christmas stand down. I believe the break is from December 17--a Friday until Jan 3--a Monday. Figured I'd book the reservations for Sat Dec 18th--in case they still have to do stuff on Friday. I believe they may have to be back in Newport by Jan 2 so I will book him a return on Jan 1. Because my son just finished week one of OCS.I .can't communicate with him yet. But want to get the reservations in place since it is Christmas and it gets harder to get reservations the closer you get to December. Does anyone know how I can find out the exact dates of the break?

Comment by Angel B on October 5, 2010 at 6:34am: Thank you

Comment by LZ27 on October 4, 2010 at 10:33pm: Graduation and PIR is open and I don't think there is a limit. The names need to be on the list at the Pass Office. The Hi Moms is a limited to the number of tickets available and that depends on where the event is held. For my son's class 19-10 that is the way it was; however, things change all the time.

Comment by Angel B on October 4, 2010 at 9:53pm: Ok got a question that many people are asking about.The # of people a LO can put on the list for graduation? I was told at one point that they could only have up to 4 adults and they dont count children as being part of the 4. Also was told once the names are on the list the LO can not change the list.Can someone please help with this question? Thank you so much.

Comment by Rosemarie on October 3, 2010 at 9:40am: How many RLP s are there? Do you only have to pass one?

Comment by LZ27 on September 30, 2010 at 11:31pm: @gdawg this site was my lifeline. I am lucky enough to have another N4M officer mom that lives about 3 miles from me. I am grateful for her support and the crazy thing is she told me she was happy to have met me! Facebook set up a page that had lots of info and support. I was great to meet FB friends at graduation. We connected so well tht the mom I most identified ended up wear the same outfit to graduation! Like minds...pretty scary!

Comment by navymom9875 on September 30, 2010 at 3:34pm: Thanks L727! He left this morning and this afternoon it's really sinking in. I just pray that he will have the strength to endure the trials that he is about to face. When he was 14 he participated in a week long Boy Scout leadership camp and was not allowed any contact from home - I thought that week would never end. I guess it was training for me for the separation we're going to have now. Thankfully I found this site and the support and help it provides. I appreciate all of you!