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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 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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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: 1304
Latest Activity: May 7

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 MaryBeth on November 2, 2015 at 11:02am: So sorry for your loss! It is tough losing your parents. Mine hav been gone for a while but it is still hard. My son is also in Groton. I just came back from a visit so will not be able to get there for Thanksgiving. I don't think he will be home either. My first one with out him. I'm sure I'll shed tears. So, it would be a relief to know that he is with a family as well. Not sure that he will go but knowing that he has that oprion from such generous folks would be a relief.

Comment by Amy L. on November 2, 2015 at 10:46am: That is such a generous thing you and you're husband do Yvonne!!! You are a true blessing to those sailors!!! Does anyone know of someone that does this in Groton CT?? My son will not be able to come home for Thanksgiving, this is going to be very hard for all, I lost both my parents this year so without him coming home too I think I'm just going to try and skip Thanksgiving all together :(. It would make me feel better knowing that he does have somewhere to go where he can get a home cooked meal and be with others instead of just by himself. I have no time left at my job or I would be up there with him on Thanksgiving!! Please let me know if anyone knows of someone I could contact please! Thank you!

Comment by John and Yvonne on November 2, 2015 at 9:41am: thanks mrsb. We really enjoy it!

Yvonne

Comment by mrsb on November 1, 2015 at 11:29pm: Yvonne, what a wonderful thing you and your husband do!!! My son is not in Norfolk, he's deployed, but how nice of you to invite Sailors into your home!!! When mine was in Groton there were people who also invited Sailors in for Thanksgiving; unfortunately mine had duty but they sent a whole turkey dinner back with the guys for him. It's so nice that you and your husband. and others, do this for our sons and daughters. God Bless you!!

Comment by John and Yvonne on November 1, 2015 at 6:14pm: Hello Moms!

John and I wanted to let you know that if any of you have sons or daughters here in Norfolk, VA. and they can't go home for Thanksgiving, we would be happy to invite them to our home to spend the day with us and enjoy a home cooked Thanksgiving meal. You can go to our page on the site to find out more about us. We've been doing this for the past 15 years-every weekend and holidays as well. :)

Yvonne

Comment by Johanna on October 31, 2015 at 9:20am: My oldest sailor didn't call much because he had a girlfriend who is now his pregnant wife which is wonderful...;)) She make sure he calls me which is great! My youngest sailor is out on the West Coast and calls me incessantly morning noon and night and I love it! When I see the number I don't even say hello I answer it in the voice on the other and says...helllloooooo Mumma and I just melt. He actually calls so much I had to get a headset because I wasn't getting anything done being on the phone with him for two hours so now he chats away and I don't mind cleaning the house at the same time...;))

Comment by tina41 on October 31, 2015 at 8:42am: hello all!!

I don't hear from my son much either. when I do he doesn't want to talk about work. I usually ask him how work is going and he says "its work". so I just keep him up to date on what is going on here. he is happy and doing what he wants. when he calls or wants to Skype, I do a little happy dance!lol

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 30, 2015 at 9:36pm: Angier you should sign on to a sub FB group. His boat may have a group there, then you get pictured from the boat and other news. My son has one for the base he is on. I also met others there with kids on my son's boat. His twin has one for his ship and they are really good to post lots of pictures.

Comment by angier on October 30, 2015 at 5:34pm: His dad and I are divorced. So, he either calls or texts his dad, then his sister and then me. I am not on the "list" just his dad is an just this week I sent an e-mail to the commander requesting that I be put on it. I know that my son is the only one that can do that. When he was home in January I was trying to explain to him why I should be on the list. Also that I want to be. I am waiting to get a response from my son or his commander. I did get alot of comments and support about my e-mail. I was getting really desperate because my ex does not share anything with me until.....a few days ago when he sent me a picture of the letter he received from the commander about an accommodation and medal that our son had gotten. I have never gotten any of the e-mails from my ex that the commander puts out. A very kind Mom from the submarine forwarded them to me when I said I did not get any of them. Thank you to all the Mom's here so much kindness, support, honesty and caring. Hugs to you all <3

Comment by angier on October 30, 2015 at 4:35pm: Well all of you Mom's are really really lucky. When my son is above water I am lucky if I hear from him 2 times in a month. He does not tell me very much of what he is doing just that he does alot, is busy and tired!!