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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

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Comment by Kaye S. on January 7, 2009 at 7:54pm: oooooo! I'm glad you're not MY mom! ;-)

Comment by Kaye S. on January 7, 2009 at 12:14pm: Susan, are you a member of WASHINGTON & OREGON moms? (click on the name)

They welcome any moms with Sailors in Washington and are a great source of information and support (that's where I got my son adopted for Xmas). Put your post there too. I know you'll find some "phone moms," plus some wise, experienced people nearby if your DIL needs them. k.

Comment by NevadaSierra on January 7, 2009 at 10:33am: Hi Everybody: The surgery for Brianna's pallet will be next Tuesday (13). They may also put tubes in her ears. All looks great. She will be in arm restraints and a lot of pain for the first two weeks. We had hoped that Adam would be there the day of - and a little after. Here is our dil's comment's about his availability. "We found out from Adam's work that they have decided to do the calibrations next week. Which could mean we will not see him for the next ten days or so. ..", So, I am asking for prayers for their family. If you are a Washington Mom and in Seattle - maybe you would be willing to do a "Mom check" via phone for me? I prayed about asking, and if you don't ask you won't know! Bri just turned one. They live on the base (Bangor). Thank you, my angel blessings, Susan

Comment by Kaye S. on January 6, 2009 at 4:15pm: Kaye: 2 loving sibs
Paula: 5 loving sibs

... You win! ;-) k.

Comment by Kaye S. on January 6, 2009 at 3:42pm: Speaking of siblings... photo time!

Comment by John and Yvonne on January 6, 2009 at 1:31pm: I read the comments about the siblings...I made the horrible mistake of pretty much cutting my ties with my siblings when I joined the Navy. My brother was only 10. Because I didn't call much or write much, my brother feels today like he never had a brother and doesn't want one now (I'm 57 and he's 49). The attempts I make now never seem to work.

Sure wish there had been cell phones and email back then.

I watcdh the different sailors and soldiers and even marines who come through the house hang on their cell phones when they're here talking to parents and siblings allthe time. What a difference! Thank God!

Comment by NevadaSierra on January 6, 2009 at 10:53am: All kidding aside I do know that it is hard for sister's when their brothers go away. While Adam has been in the Navy six years, Katie has said to me at times (like when decorating or un-decorating the tree) that she misses him. Now that he is married it is a bit different because she knows what that commitment is like. But the sibling part is still very hard. I remember telling then that people will come and go into their lives - but their sibling will be with them for the whole deal.

Comment by lauren on January 6, 2009 at 6:55am: I"m a mom that took the door off and when I put it back on, I took the door knob off. I thought this would be a big deal and make a point, but my youngest just turned 18 and he still hasn't asked for it back. Now as a girl I would have pleaded (though tears) to have it back .......

Comment by Kaye S. on January 6, 2009 at 1:06am: Kathy, I don't think it's PMS because it would be cyclical... this seems to be a constant phenomena.

Karysa, while your statement is almost universally true, some of us were forced to perform variations on the theme (like kicking shoes onto the back wall of the closet instead) due to Father threatening, not idly mind, that the door would come off the hinges if slammed in that low 'Dirty Harry' voice>>. EEK!