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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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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

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Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 10, 2009 at 1:02pm: Paulette, I'm not near Kings Bay, but I hope this helps. Your son Rob will not be taking care of himself. He will be watched over by his fellow sailors and most likely a Chief will make sure he is OK. They have a lot invested in their submariners and don't let anything happen to them.

Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on June 10, 2009 at 12:22pm: Is there any mom near the kings Bay Base?? My son Rob is having his wisdom teeth done on Friday, all 4 at once. And if someone could just check on him. I know the Navy will take really good care and IF he knew I was asking would probably say I'm nuts, but I would just feel better knowing a mom was able to check and make sure he was ok, and taking care of himself. crazy right. thanks Paulette

Comment by BunkerQB on June 10, 2009 at 1:06am: Kaye S.
Darn. Oh, well. Good things come in small packages. Please tell Wendy you want a straight release - no 72 hour release clause. In real estate terms, this is when your house is under contract but subject to the sale of another property. If another offer comes along acceptable to the seller, the seller gives the first buyer a 72 hour (or 48 or 24) to put up or go away. You'll want Wendy to know you mean business! I'll throw in the family silver. I am off to get some zzz.
B.

Comment by BunkerQB on June 10, 2009 at 12:52am: Below is the youtube link. Left click to highlight. Drag you mouse to highlight the whole link. Right click. (A little window will show up) Point your mouse on "copy". Left click. Just underneath the menu bar (where it shows File, Edit, View etc), you'll see something that starts with "http://......" (This is the web page your are viewing) Left click anywhere on the bar, then hit the delete button. With you mouse still on the bar, right click. (the little window will show up again) Point you mouse on "paste" and left click. You have just copy and paste the URL link on your browser. Now left click on the green arrow or "go" and the Youtube video will show up. It's even better on full screen. Look for the little icon to the right of HD and left click on that. Just copy and paste the link below into the body of your email to send to family and friends. Save you sent emails and you will always have a copy of this link. Sometimes I keep a file (a MS WORD file or Excel) of interesting links. You can also save it as a "Favorites" on Internet Explorer browser or Bookmarks on Firefox. I loved the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTohYRUt_2c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navyformoms.com%2Fgroup%2Fsubmoms&feature=player_embedded

Regards, B.

Comment by Kaye S. on June 10, 2009 at 12:08am: Oh, Bea, your offer is SO TEMPTING!!! But, I've been trying to negotiate with Wendy for quite a while now. I'll tell you what... if she won't accept my final offer of one cow, three goats, AND four chickens, then I'll make her sign a release so you and I can start talking!

Daughter won't have any qualms about the 4 babies, but the 6'1" thing might make her hesitate... she's only 5'1". Does he come with a stepstool? ;-D k.

Comment by Gloria P. on June 9, 2009 at 8:39pm: I'll try to send it to you on your page. I'll leave you a comment ok.

Comment by Gloria P. on June 9, 2009 at 8:35pm: Hi Wendy. It took me a while to get this video on N4Ms. The way I was able to do it was through myspace page. I went to youtube sent it to myspace then right click copy and paste it to N4Ms. I'll see if there is an easier way to do it and let you know. Unless there is anyone out there who know how to do it. Hope this helps you.

Comment by Gloria P. on June 9, 2009 at 8:14pm: This is a great video enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Kaye S. on June 9, 2009 at 5:54pm: Wendy, I hate to keep pestering you about this, but are you sure you don't want to strike a marriage contract between Jim and my daughter? I'll "up" my offer to one cow and three goats... what d'ya say? ;-D k.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 9, 2009 at 2:58pm: I don't know if we have any Moms with kids in DEP or who have just left for BC. If you are out there or if any of you are on other lists please spread this message. If your kids leave for BC, don't drop them off your health insurance until they graduate from Great Lakes. A friend of ours recently found this out the hard way. Her son re-injured himself while at BC. It was determined that he couldn't stay in that branch of the service and he was medically discharged. Since he had not graduated from BC and it was determined that this was an old issue from before he joined the service they would not pay the surgery he will need. His parents are now trying to get him back on their policy at my husband's company. They told his parent that they would have considered BC as school and they could have kept him on until he graduated. Just thought I'd mention it here in hopes it helps some one in the future.