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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:
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PIR 10/1/10
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This group is intended to unite those who have loved ones with a PIR date of October 1st, 2010.
Location: USA
Members: 125
Latest Activity: Jul 30, 2013
THIS IS NOT ME YELLING...HOWEVER IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!
ANYTHING POSTED ON THIS FORUM IS PUBLIC! EVEN IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM ABOVE! UNLESS YOU EMAIL OR PRIVATE CHAT, THE INFO YOU SHARE ON THIS WEBSITE IS 100% VIEWABLE BY ANYONE! ON THE INTERNET, IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING RDC'S IN GL! I WILL DELETE POSTS CONTAINING NAMES OF SR'S, RDC'S, OR EVEN FAMILY OF SAID. IT IS IN EVERYONES BEST INTEREST AND SAFETY TO KEEP CERTAIN INFORMATION PRIVATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING AND ATTENTION!
With all that out of the way, I am thrilled to have access to the information, support, and friendship on N4M. I want to keep it safe for our SR's and families, and for future SR's and their families. Please read and respect the OPSEC guidlines posted on N4M's main page. These guidelines are a foundation for your SR and family now that he/she is just days away from becoming a United States Sailor.
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Discussion Forum
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Started by Lauren - Sub Wife - Bangor, Wash. Last reply by USnavymom63 Jul 30, 2013. 28 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by CaliMom (Maryann) on September 14, 2010 at 7:51pm
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I hit the jackpot, 2 letters and a questionnaire! HooRah!
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Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 14, 2010 at 7:50pm
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WOW That was awesome Jane!! I would NOT eat for a week to hear from her!! LOL
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Comment by WisconsinMom on September 14, 2010 at 7:46pm
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16 days. Wow. It just hit me. Seemed to take forever to get to the 20's and now it's only 16? Talk about a looonnnggg summer! I just caught up on the last couple days post. This place is like those books, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Maybe they should, or do have a Chicken Soup for N4M's.?? I dont know what I would've done without the support of the women on this site. My friends rarely ask me about my SR, (they dont understand and I dont expect them to) so having this place to vent my fears, tears and get a pep talk now and then has been worth more than words can say. Thanks girls.
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Comment by LTLY on September 14, 2010 at 7:38pm
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Thanks Jane!
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Comment by sailorjayship13div329 on September 14, 2010 at 7:32pm
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JaneShip: that was beautiful. thanks for sharing.
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Comment by His #1 Fan (SHIP 13 DIV 330) on September 14, 2010 at 7:32pm
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Thank you Jane for sharing that.
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Throwing some optimism out...they eat around 7pm (well at least that is what my SR said for 946) and could possibly stop for calls on the way there, or on the way back...just sayin. It's possible.
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Comment by Bella on September 14, 2010 at 6:43pm
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Reenie,
No call here...*sad face*.
I'm bummed too.
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No calls here, but then I didn't really expect one. The best I think I can hope for is a letter today.
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Comment by diannep on September 14, 2010 at 6:16pm
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Eileen: The Meet N Greet is at the Waukegan Ramada from 6-8 pm. It's put on free to all Navy families by the Ramada. Hope you get there to meet all of the wonderful ladies on your site!
What a great surprise for your daughter, Rhonda! That's great that they attempt to get the mail to the new sailors at their new bases. I can't imagine the amount of mail they have to deal with!
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