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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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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

Events

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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: 1308
Latest Activity: Jul 31

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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Comment by Kaye S. on January 25, 2009 at 11:27pm: I'm not whining too loudly, 'cuz it's only 'til mid-March this time. I haven't had to live through one of those 3-month beauties... YET. Thanks, k.

Comment by NevadaSierra on January 25, 2009 at 9:28pm: Too cool Kaye - I think that you and I are in the same 'boat'!

Comment by Kaye S. on January 25, 2009 at 5:59pm

Comment by NevadaSierra on January 21, 2009 at 9:45pm: Hey Amber - thank you so much! I wait so long for those few moments. Congrats and thank you for sharring. Brougth a smile to my heart!

Comment by Kaye S. on January 21, 2009 at 7:09pm: Amber, I laughed and smiled right along with you while reading your post. We all know the joy you're feeling, and that comes bubbling up when another mom shares... thanks for including us. You've lightened my heart today! k.

Comment by lauren on January 21, 2009 at 6:03pm: Oh Amber I can feel the love on both sides .you sound so proud, but you should also be proud of yourself girl..........you raised him
huggs and can't wait to hear the rest of the story

Comment by Kaye S. on January 18, 2009 at 5:48pm: Eileen,
The only other SCRANTON mom I know of is Karolee (click her name for her page). Hope that helps... hugs, k.

Comment by Kaye S. on January 16, 2009 at 11:28pm: Hi, "Nuts" and welcome to Sub Moms! When you come back to any discussion group (if you left a post), go back to where your post is, and read the posts left since. Because the posts appear first come, first visible, a response back to you may be in between alot of stuff NOT for you.

I had replied to your first post by saying I know of three other MICHIGAN moms around here: Charlotte Brandt, Kama, and Vickie. If you'll type the ship name into the Search box at the top of the page, you should find them easy enough... if not, let me know, I'll help ya'! Hugs! k.

Comment by lauren on January 15, 2009 at 10:04pm: Ok all you Columbus moms out there, F.Y.I my sons is on the Tucson, which is morred (parked) next to the Columbus.
He ran into the Columbus' COB and he was his chief from BC. Kellen says that he is a great guy..........So thought you'd like to know your sons are in good hands.................

Comment by lauren on January 14, 2009 at 4:09am: Oh Jan you are in my prayers.... Missing children is like nothing else. When my son's father and I split up he stopped me from seeing his daughters (which I had a live with for 5 years) , and I know this does not make things better for you now , but after 13 years I have found them and they told me I have 6 granchildren they are not really far from me so I got to see them and although there is alot of tension (because of different lifestyles) , but they still call me mom and they tell their children that I'm Noni. And they still carry memories of our years together.
Your sailor sounds like a wonderful, responsible young man I'm sure he will find great joy in his life
huggs
lauren