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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: 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 Cath Bubblehead mom on June 16, 2015 at 3:24am: Congrats LaxDogsMom! My son is still out, but since his boat is still being refurbished, he had to go out on one from another port.

LindaGirl, glad they are doing well! Gee if he enters the army, you will have the major branches covered!

Comment by LaxDogsMom on June 16, 2015 at 1:47am: WOW! I haven't been on here in a long time. I've been staying connected on FB, but had forgotten all about this page. UPDATE: My son got his Dolphins this past week! So PROUD of him. Annette, I know our guys are on the same sub...and Cath Bubblehead how about yours? Did his sub just return to Guam? (Can't remember if we are sharing our sailors' sub names on this site...) Anyway-I've got to remember to read the messages on here when I get the emails...duh! Take care NMs!

Comment by LindaGirl on June 16, 2015 at 1:11am: Hey Cath, all 3 of my boys are doing well. Thanks for asking. My two youngest, just took the Suffolk County Police test this past Saturday, so we'll see how they did in a few months. My middle son should be getting 5 extra points on the test for being in the Marines, so that could really boost his standing as far as his test score goes. We're keeping our fingers crossed. My youngest is seriously looking into the Army, & has another appointment with the recruiter on Wednesday, so at least he may have several options, if the police force doesn't come through.

Comment by tysmom on June 15, 2015 at 9:32pm: How awesome Annette!!! I am so glad they did that for hubby and son, great memories!!!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on June 15, 2015 at 9:28pm: Thanks LindaGirl! How are your sons doing?

Comment by LindaGirl on June 15, 2015 at 8:55pm: Annette, what a wonderful thing for your husband to do. He must be so proud that his son is following in his footsteps & can now pass on his Dolphin Pins to his son! Can't imagine how proud your son must be to have his dad's pins, as well. Congratulations all around!

Comment by LindaGirl on June 15, 2015 at 8:49pm: Cath, what great news, congratulations to your son on earning his Dolphins!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on June 15, 2015 at 7:54pm: Annette congratulations to you too! It's wonderful that he had his dad's Dolphins! I have no idea when my son got his, he's just glad he is no longer a nub!

Comment by Annette on June 15, 2015 at 7:50pm: well, I haven't been on here in a while, mainly because until just last week I found out how to leave comments and replies using my phone, I have not had a working computer. But now I do and this is just an easier way to use N4M pages.

Anyway, Exciting news, our sailor got his dolphins! June 1 or 2, not sure with time difference. And he was pinned with his Dad's dolphins which were earned June 1979! He was pretty stoked, that was a surprise for him! My husband sent them to the COB of his boat back in fall.

Congrats Cath! Awesome news!