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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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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: 1306
Latest Activity: Jun 10

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 September 20, 2015 at 12:07am: It's true that just about every nub on a sub cranks, but there are a few exceptions. On most boats, if you report aboard as a second class (E5), you usually won't have to crank, but this only happens with a handful of nucs. It's not a bad experience though in a lot of ways. It can especially be useful for what amounts to be social networking at a time when it's most valuable, working on sub quals to earn the dolphins. The keys to qualifying quickly are two things - learning some social skills to schmooze the qualified guys who will sign your card, and learning to prepare for the oral checkouts efficiently. By this I mean, not trying to achieve perfect, 100% knowledge, but learning at least the standard of 80% or so. Trying to get that extra 20% is not a good use of their time, and it's an important lesson to learn. That said, when it comes to actual job performance, in terms of professional responsibilities, "error-free" is the standard. Where qualifications are concerned, the experienced guys are happy to help in guiding the nubs thru the remaining 20%, but they want to see the nubs get most of the way there by their own effort.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 19, 2015 at 11:04pm: Galley duty is called "crank"!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 19, 2015 at 10:44pm: I was going to comment for philly-momacita.

I think all sailors have to do a short duty in the Galley, It has a name can't remember what that is called. Mine did it on a shorter underway. He actually had fun.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 19, 2015 at 10:39am: Rhonda8881, thank you for the info. I figured it was something like that. I think that it is great when the recognize good work.

Comment by Rhonda8881 on September 18, 2015 at 11:34pm: Jr. Sailor of the Quarter is a very great honor to receive. It is an award given to the top sailor of each division each quarter. That sailor has done the best at his/her job over all others in their division or rate. My sailor received for the 1st quarter of this year (I think). It really looks good in their file.

Comment by MamaCindy (MMW TM) on September 18, 2015 at 10:10am: Some rates do their A schools else where (CS for instance) then come to Groton for BESS then straight to their boats. My only other experience with MM's is the NukeDrops who were my son's buddies who came with him from Goose Creek. He did BESS then went to TM school for MMWep. His A-Ganger buds did something different. It would be so helpful for recruiters to have accurate info! Hope yours enjoys Groton. Mine's boat is stationed there, so he has been in CT for 3 years now. Beautiful falls. :-)

Comment by Webby2014 on September 18, 2015 at 9:32am: Luvmy3brats. My son is MMWep he went straight to Groton after bootcamp. Did all of his training in Groton before being sent to his PDS. He spent about 6 months in Conn.

Comment by Mark on September 17, 2015 at 10:13pm: luvmy3brats - a lot of skimmer recruiters (skimmers are surface sailors - they "skim" the water) have been putting that nonsense out for years. It makes we wonder if they do it on purpose sometimes, but it's probably just ignorance. Anyway, you can trust me - the recruiters are dead wrong and your son is correct.

Comment by ProudMama (ship 2 div 937) on September 17, 2015 at 9:36pm: Our son is in radio communication on a sub. He went from BC in GL to CT for his A school and sub training.

Comment by luvmy3brats on September 17, 2015 at 9:12pm: Hi, question please, my son is currently in BC and will be MM on a sub. His recruiter and another recruiter of another BC mom that I've become friends with whose son is the same rate told us that he would do his A school in GL and then sub school in CT. Then my sailor son said he heard that he will do ALL his training in CT. Does anyone know this for sure, as we are planning our weekends and not sure what to plan for. Two recruiters said GL for A school. Anyone??? TIA!!