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Navy For Moms

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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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: 1310
Latest Activity: 10 hours ago

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

THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN

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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

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Comment by ISH-MOM on June 23, 2015 at 2:45pm: lynnvikings- I can always tell when they go out. My son and I snapchat. When he doesn't open them I know they are out. They must have come to level...he opened the ones I sent... have to still send an email to him...

Comment by Annette on June 23, 2015 at 2:15pm: Or Guam! ;)

Comment by mrsb on June 23, 2015 at 2:08pm: I'm right there with you LindaGirl. It's not like we can just hop in the car and drive to Hawaii!!

Comment by LindaGirl on June 23, 2015 at 1:58pm: MADHOBY...definitely make the drive. I would give anything to be closer to my son in Hawaii, so I envy that you are in driving distance, no matter how long the drive. Have a wonderful time. I will be thinking of you & wishing you a safe journey.

Comment by A navy mom on June 23, 2015 at 11:01am: MADHOBY - very nice if you make the drive and see your sailor

Comment by A navy mom on June 23, 2015 at 11:00am: My son is in Kings Bay - school should start in about 60 days - missile tech school - he is liking GA

Comment by madhoby on June 23, 2015 at 10:14am: Good Morning everyone,

We are thinking of making the 17 hour drive to Kings Bay to see our son the third and 4th of July. Does anyone know of a decent place to stay in that area?

Comment by 985cat ship 14 div 065 on June 23, 2015 at 7:11am: Hello everyone, I've been away from here for a while. Hope all is well with all the Navy Families here. Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Comment by Linda on June 21, 2015 at 9:10pm: Enjoyed our visit with our sailor. His first deployment went well. Didn't get the fish but said he hopes to have before the next underway. Very close just a few signatures and boards. We are so proud of him. It was wonderful to spend Father's Day with my husband and our two sons together. Looking forward to him coming home on leave in a few weeks.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on June 19, 2015 at 8:58pm: Linda - I finally spoke to my son, although he left the boat before the regular crew! Sounds like his first deployment went well - he spoke very well of the regular crew! It is a bit anti-climatic with no home coming! I mailed the banner I had made for him. They can hang it in their apt!

William - hang in their - at least you know they are not going out at night partying!