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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: 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 LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 17, 2015 at 3:42pm: Nana Donna, congrats to your grandson. I don't think they get anything for it--it is just some very nice recognition for a job well done. Not sure, still seeing if there is more info on it.

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on September 17, 2015 at 1:48pm: LoriM congratulations to your son. I am very interested to find out exactly what it means also as my grandson was Jr Sailor of the quarter last quarter

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 17, 2015 at 1:21pm: Does anyone know about Jr Sailor of the Quarter means. My son called last night to say he was nominated?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 14, 2015 at 10:19pm: Holy smokes Ocenslayer, that is A LOT of food. Mine eats better than he did before he left home. Could one difference be that ship food is it as there are no care packages coming in? They can bring some stuff with them right?

Comment by Oceanslayer on September 14, 2015 at 7:47pm: This is my boy when we visited a few weeks ago in GC before he goes to BESS. This is while eating like a horse. I don't think he can lose any weight.

Comment by Ladyrocker on September 14, 2015 at 5:59pm: Anyone out there have a Sailor on the USS Minnesota?

Comment by Samson on September 14, 2015 at 5:39pm: IWhen my son is out I email him quite often. Almost every day. Not every email is personal. I send world news that I copied and pasted, sports info, jokes, if his dad is aggravating me he gets one of those....he loves his dad and finds his antics terribly funny. He was even having an argument about a song's lyrics so I sent those to settle it. In fact I was really sick for about a week and he checked in because hehadn't heard from me. They love getting emails....it keeps them connected to the world and something new to share.

Comment by tina41 on September 14, 2015 at 4:52pm: hello all!!

my son's weight has gone up and down since joining the navy. he lost the most weight during boot camp. he has since gained it back!LOL when he comes home, which hopefully will be soon, he will watch what he eats.

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on September 14, 2015 at 4:10pm: How often would you recommend sending email to those on deployment on fast attack subs?

Comment by Samson on September 14, 2015 at 2:27pm: You can send them treats in mail drop if they get one. My son likes jerky, protein bars and junk food of course. Also my zon says that they have candy etc they sell to earn money for events. Believe me there is extras snuck on board by the guys. Also lots of trading going on. Some cooks are better than others. There is always food available because of different shifts. However the bulk of food is at standard meal times per my son. My boy went in slim and has put on weight. They tend to eat out alot when on land. My boy has found every decent restaurant within 50 miles! We are going to see him in a couple of weeks and we can't eat at all of the places he wants to take us to or we will do nothing but eat.