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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 SunflowerMom on September 14, 2015 at 1:30pm: Hi all, the chatter about food has had me smiling all morning. My sailor is a CS, he didn't want to be but recruiters convinced him to just enlist and then work to cross rate. Which he hopes to do.

My sailor also looses weight on deployment, because he doesn't have time to eat or won't eat the food prepared for some on his crew.

The navy does have strict guidelines for recipes, seasoning etc. Although it all depends on the cook and how much they paid attention in class or care. When they leave port they have enough food for all personal to eat for the time they plan on being out plus some... I hear stories about crew record keeping and government commodities... our sailors should be thankful because submariners are suppose to have the best food in the navy. Which could be folk lore.

Comment by Oceanslayer on September 14, 2015 at 1:18pm: Lori, That is what has me worried portion control. Even when he was little in the lunch line. The first 2 weeks of school if there was a new lunch lady always made him sit by her. She say your not going to waste all that food. Then she would be like ok where do you put all that food. Even his 1st sergeant in JROTC was like I take him but who can afford to feed him. The good news is he is not picky so or shy so if some one has anything left he will eat it.

Comment by Samson on September 14, 2015 at 1:00pm: Tysmom

Thanks

Comment by myboyCadel on September 14, 2015 at 12:05pm: My son is 6'7" and used to eat every 10 mins. I know that has changed since he left for the Navy last november. He is finshing in the next few months and we are excited to hear any day what base he will be at next and sub he will be on..... I am sure for him he will loose weight as well once he will be out and not have food so available to him.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 14, 2015 at 10:53am: Oceanslayer, don't quote me but I don't think they are aloud to eat that much food. I do think they are portioned out to a serving size. But, who to be able to eat like that. My son does tell me that he doesn't eat like he use to. I even notice that when he comes home on leave. He has a hard time with rich foods.

Comment by Oceanslayer on September 14, 2015 at 10:17am: The fact they tend to lose weight on a sub worries me. My son is 6'2" an is solid muscle. Weighs about 190 to 200. He has always eaten like a horse. 8oz at the hospital when he was born. Before he left a normal day was 1 gallon of milk, lunch could easily be 10 sandwiches or dozen eggs with cheese or better yet a mixing bowl with a whole large box of cereal. Sonny's all you can eat chicken he has eaten 24 piece along with the sides. Trust me even in school he ate his lunch and everything on his friends plates they did not finish. He is not picky he will eat anything. I just worry they won't have enough food.

Comment by tysmom on September 14, 2015 at 9:05am: Sinda, you may want to delete your post...TMI

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on September 14, 2015 at 8:45am: Co-twin, my son is 6' and was always super thin now that he is 24 (a man)he has filled out. Normally he maintains his weight when out but this last time out he lost almost 20 lbs. not good.

madhoby, I understand your frustrations with not knowing where they are at. I just tell people and my self that he out floating around the bottom of the ocean. As far as sports updates you can get scores off the internet and the sports page of the newspaper. Sometimes I would just copy (type) parts of certain sports articles back to him. I did feel like a sports announcer at times.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 13, 2015 at 11:39pm: He is 6'4" and at nuke school he was known as the big tall dude who is always happy. He has a great attitude. Except he did complain that he has to stoop when aboard. I think he said there is only one place he can stand up straight.