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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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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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Started by Lauren - Sub Wife - Bangor, Wash. Last reply by USnavymom63 Jul 30, 2013. 28 Replies 0 Likes

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Comment by LTLY on August 25, 2010 at 3:56pm: KevinHmom, look in the discussions above, click the view all.

Comment by CaliMom (Maryann) on August 25, 2010 at 1:11pm: I thought someone in this group posted a link to a description what the recruits are going through each week, but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone have that, and if so, please repost? Thanks.

Comment by diannep on August 25, 2010 at 12:23pm: Jessica: According to some new sailors, they DO sometimes forward the mail as they have received it. However, I have read on these groups more often than not that they do NOT always get mail forwarded from RTC.

Comment by diannep on August 25, 2010 at 12:21pm: SOBE: I have always gone by what you shared below about buying airline tickets early. I booked my flights when he was in week 3 of bc (had been up there for about 4.5 weeks). Then he got asmoed. I decided not to cancel until he was with his new division, even though he gave me a new PIR date when asmoed. Thank goodness I didn't change then because he was out in a week rather than 2 weeks, and gave me yet another PIR date. So, now, he was within about 3-4 weeks of graduation. When I called the airlines to change, imagine my surprise to find out that the tickets were now CHEAPER! By $61 per ticket. So that almost halved the $150 change fee, which was nice.

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 25, 2010 at 1:37am: PIR 9/24 are getting their 3rd/4th week calls!! Your turn next week!

Comment by SOBE,PIR 6/4/10 IT Mom, Italy on August 25, 2010 at 1:18am: I recommend booking hotel and rental car asap, as those do not have cancellation fees up to 48 hrs before you arrive. I like to advise families to wait until the half way mark before purchasing airfare. Lots of things can happen - medical setbacks, test setbacks, etc. The Navy recommends buying refundable tickets - they are crazy! Those cost $400 to $600 more per person! It is more reasonable to purchase normal or budget tickets, then just pay the $100 change fee if you need to delay your trip (if their PIR date gets pushed back) or if for some reason you need to cancel entirely (any reason), you have credit with that airline for one year (less change fee, and if you cancel before boarding time). So... you want to book at least 14 days before you want to leave in order to get decent prices, 21 days before to get even better deals and 28 days (4 wks) to get the best airfare prices. I travel for my job and I book my own travel, so I have a little practice at this. Hope this helps.