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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 Mark on April 7, 2009 at 11:59pm: oh... yes Lyn - all boomers are SSBNs, but the first four Trident (actually Ohio) class boats have recently been converted to SSGNs (consequently, no longer boomers), carrying Tomahawk cruise missiles and SEAL teams...I don't know if there's a snappy name that's caught on yet for those, I'll have to ask around...

Comment by Mark on April 7, 2009 at 11:48pm: You stumped me on the translations, Kaye - unless "TMA" means "Target Motion Analysis", I suspect that it's a bit funnier than that though. The other ones - I haven't a clue. You were definitely bum-doped on the boomer thing though - c'mon, it's only two syllables - what else would you call 'em? :) 41 for freedom refers to the predecessor class (41 of 'em - duh) to the Trident boats, that carried the Poseidon missile. All of them are gone now, except for the two that were converted to moored training ships for the Charleston prototypes - I helped remove the reactor fuel on probably thirty of them...hugs (of course)

Comment by LLovesmysailor on April 7, 2009 at 10:47pm: My sons best friend is on a boomer and both he and my son call it a boomer. He's a nuke (MM). I guess you could call it a SSBN but I don't think all boomers are SSBNs. Mark...Help.

Comment by Kaye S. on April 7, 2009 at 10:08pm: OK, Mark, translate:
- "Q tank" / "Flood Q"
- "TMA"
- "RoRo"

Also, a posted comment on another site said, "...it's socially inappropriate to say 'Boomer' to a Trident sailor. That was the name of the 41-for-freedom boats." (1) Is his comment true? If so, what the heck do we call them? (2) What are the "41" boats?

"Help me, Obi Wan... you're our only hope." Hugs! k.

Comment by NevadaSierra on April 6, 2009 at 9:53am: Hey, did you see Trace last night - what an awesome tribute to all of our soldiers - I even stayed up late just to see it.

Comment by Mark on April 6, 2009 at 1:17am: LOL! I sure hope your hubby knows what a treasure he has, if he's gotten away with that one! Time to pack my sun-burnt self off to bed now - g'night...

Comment by Kaye S. on April 6, 2009 at 12:45am: Hey, Mark! And in response to your "no email 'cuz I'm golfing" comment: I've been used to being second on the priority list when the weather's fine for a long time now (26 years' worth!)

I gave Son your email address, and he fully intends to take you up on the golfing offer... remind him he's supposed to send his momma pictures of his friends and the base (it's a year now, and I've had nothing!) k.

Comment by Mark on April 6, 2009 at 12:40am: I hear ya on that one Kaye - and I didn't have to put my son on a plane today... :)

Comment by lauren on April 6, 2009 at 12:36am: Call me Drippy II please issue the Tissue warning..That was a great commercial
I agree with sending things that might not be everyday, I know that I've sent somethings that had all the chuckling a time or too

Comment by Kaye S. on April 6, 2009 at 12:21am: Ms. Spence, may I request that when posting such materials in the future, that you attach a "TISSUE WARNING?" (...had to use my shirt) Signed, 'Drippy'