This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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:
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.
~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.
~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.
~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:
• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.
Some Suggestions:
~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.
~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option
~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".
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Best day ever! I finally have a proper address :) So excited to finally send some letters.
I got a call from my son on Saturday. He sounded great! Says he is having fun at boot camp!! Making some friends that he feels like brothers already! Alot of IT time though!! His group talks too much ! They all get IT time for it!! I don't even think he is home sick!! Such a relief to know he is loving life and working hard
Good Morning All!
"Morning by morning, O Lord,
You hear my voice,
morning by morning
I lay my requests before You
and wait in expectation."
Psalm 5:3
ria: So glad he is doing so well on his PTs. They take 3 PFAs, the last one being right before BattleStations (their final test). The first two PFAs (physical fitness assessments) are really practice. It is very important that they pass the 3rd and final PFA...no matter what they did on the first two. Sounds like your SR is on track to do that!
Got my 1st phone call on Saturday, he's passed all his PTs -- confirmed graduation 23-AUG!!! He said he gets 'free time' Sun. 0600-1300 for church and letter writing (no sleeping however). He sounds great, albeit tired, but misses family & friends. So looking forward to receiving his letter.
FINALLY RECEIVED MY FORM LETTER! On Sat. It was post marked 7/11 and I received it 7/13 in AZ :) It only took 2 days to get her after it was finally mailed. NOT BAD! Maybe I'll get a letter soon from her. I hope our SR' s are receiving mail now ..
Alisa, I know you wouldn't want any unwanted attention on him. I know the person who signs for it wouldn't be him but I guess they could hassle him about it. I send packages priority mail everyday so that tracking works great. I would for sure put a note in with it and tell him to write a letter and let you know he got it. And keep a check on the account for any charges. It should be fine to send.
Good morning everyone :)
Good morning!! I hope everybody has a wonderful week!! The letters should start coming in this week and I'm ready!!
Good Morning All !
Alisa, If you send it priority mail it will automatically be tracked. Get a receipt and hang on to it that is where the tracking number is.
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