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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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October Boot Camp Family

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This group is for Moms and families with loved ones leaving for Boot Camp in October any year. It was started with a group leaving in Oct. 2009.

Members: 137
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2019

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Comment by Pentwater98 on May 10, 2012 at 6:48am

Comment by Pentwater98 on May 4, 2012 at 10:38am: My Sailor went to BC on October 4th of 2011 he just got his orders yesterday... He will be on the USS Flordia stationed at King Bay, Georgia. We face timed with him for over an hour last night it was AWESOME... He may get to come home for a little while in June... My fingers and toes willl be crossed until then..

Comment by mtnmom on March 21, 2012 at 11:33am: Hey all;

Just a quick note to say HI, its been crazy busy in my life. Its tax season...what else can I say.

Bobby is ok and preparing for deployment sometime this summer, it will be his second.

Gen

Comment by Pentwater98 on February 27, 2012 at 9:49pm: Hi Everyone.. My Sailor graduated Submarine School (BESS) last Friday.. Things here are going good.. Just like kendrasue I hope things work out too

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 8, 2012 at 5:54pm: Thanks kendrasue! Yeah I've kind of been lurking around on the N4M site for about the last 4 months or so. Just finally joined when my son got his ship date. I've gathered tons of helpful info from everyone and in the process come up with lots more questions! I'll just wait and see as we get closer what happens with his PIR. We're from California and don't have any family in the Chicago area so it's nice to know that he would still be able to spend the holiday's with a group and not alone! I'll keep checking back as time goes on :)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 7, 2012 at 2:08pm: Hi everyone - I'm new here. My son doesn't leave for boot camp until 10/23/12. He will be going in as a nuke. I've been looking around on the various sites and can't seem to find any info on how graduation works around the holiday's. His 8 weeks should put him right at Christmas time.....Does anyone know how the schedules work then? Trying not to worry too much about Chicago in December!!! (we are from California!). Any info would be appreciated! Thanks everyone :)

Comment by Pentwater98 on February 1, 2012 at 9:40pm: lynn joe and geoffs mom - Hawaii is my Sailors dream base.. He would love to be stationed there..

Comment by Pentwater98 on January 10, 2012 at 9:30am: Thanks kendrasue.. Him being happy makes me one very happy Navy Mom...

Comment by Pentwater98 on January 7, 2012 at 9:09am: Hi there everyone.. I have not posted anything on here forever.. My Sailor left for boot camp on October 3rd. His PIR was December 2nd. Went to Groton, CT for Sub School right after graduation. He was there for ten days than came home for two weeks for the holidays. He has been back to Groton for week now and I miss him so much.. My Sailor just found out yesterday that he got the kind of Machinist Mate that he wanted.. He is a MMW or TM (torpedo man). He will be working with the torpedoes on a sub.. He is one very happy Sailor right now..