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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Sub Moms

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Welcome to the deep, silent world of submarines! If you're new to this world, start by reading the "Pages" of info found in the right-hand column, below the strip of member avatars.

We welcome your questions. But, while you're here, maintain silence... don't slam doors or the lid on the toilet!

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!

Group Administrator: Kaye S.

Members: 1310
Latest Activity: Feb 25

READ THE "PAGES" FIRST!

NEW MEMBERS !!

PLEASE READ ARTICLES IN THE "PAGES" AREA

in the right-hand column, under the avatars ----->

BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!

These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week). You may not have to post a question after all! Thanks, Kaye S.

NOTE: THERE ARE MORE PAGES THAN DISPLAYED -

FOR A COMPLETE LIST, CLICK ON "VIEW ALL" AT

THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN

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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman? OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

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Comment by BunkerQB on June 16, 2009 at 3:04am: Robyn,
Sent you message - don't know if you got it - here it is again, just in case.

Sent email message today to officer we know. I am off to Los Angeles tomorrow. Will be back on Wed night. May not be able to check email until I return. Just didn't want you to think I had forgotten. My sailor went to the jazz camp at UOP in junior hi. Haven't been to Stockton for awhile. Regards, B.

Comment by Kaye S. on June 14, 2009 at 12:26am: Also, Tina, look in "Discussion Forum" above (click 'View All'), for a thread titled "Lovely Links to Know." There more web info there about submarines than you probably ever wanted to know! Hugs, k.

Comment by Kaye S. on June 12, 2009 at 3:44pm: Jean, I know of 4 CHARLOTTE moms: Laurie, Linda, Trina, and vidgal. Put "uss charlotte" in the 'Search' box at the top of this page, and you should find them. If not, I can help.

Amber -- do you know "Holly?" She's a Greeneville mom. Let me know if you need her link. Hugs! k.

Comment by jean on June 12, 2009 at 1:19pm: Thanks for the encourging words
concerning subs.
pnm of Austin
jean

Comment by jean on June 12, 2009 at 1:18pm: hi
any uss Charlette sub moms
pnm of Austin
jean

Comment by Karyn on June 12, 2009 at 1:04pm: Ladies, my son has been in for 10 years and I still cry. He is on an underway and the made a port of call. I was lucky enough to get a phone call. After I hung up, what did I do? Cry! I am so proud of him and his accomplishments, not only in the Navy but life in general. It does get easier.

Comment by Kaye S. on June 11, 2009 at 7:21pm: Oops! My boo-boo... try Frances. I have to warn you, though, it looks like she hasn't been active since November.

Comment by Gloria P. on June 11, 2009 at 5:39pm: Its funny you say that Rhonda8881 when my son left for boot camp my husband shed a few tears I was ok. UNTIL I recieved the BOX with all his things in it. But what made it worst was the note he left in the box for us. The things he said I just broke down to pieces by husband had to read the note since I just couldn't. I still have that note taped to my frige. Has the days go by you will feel better and when you see him at graduation in his uniform you will be so proud of him.

Comment by Rhonda8881 on June 11, 2009 at 5:17pm: I did not have any websites for support when my son enlisted. He was DEP for only 20 days! I was on my own except for my husband who was very supportive. I ended up calling the EAP Center at work and the Counselor I spoke to gave me some very useful advise.

Your child leaving home is a "life-changing" event. The feelings you have are a type of grief, just as if you lose someone to death. You will go through the same steps with this grief as you do with a death. So, cry your eyes out until there are no more tears if you need to. You will go through all the normal steps of grieving, including anger, to come to terms with this life event. I don't really remember the anger part much now, but I definitely remember the weeks of tears and confusion. Having the support of this website will be a tremendous help also. If you need a shoulder or an ear, let me know. I will be glad to help.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 11, 2009 at 3:25pm: I think the thing I like most about N4Ms is that no one here tells you not to cry. Everyone else in the family or friends tell you its OK, you don't need to cry. But here, everyone says its OK, cry all you want, we understand.