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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: 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 mrsb on March 20, 2015 at 10:54pm: tina41, congratulations!!!! I can only imagine how proud you are of him!!! I am hoping mine will to when the time comes, who knows!!

COtwin, good for your son for looking ahead! Not many do that. Good for him!

I did read about the tragedy of the baby and the mom today, how horribly sad is that. My heart breaks at such a useless and tragic loss. I hope the "person" rots in, well, you know.

Comment by tina41 on March 20, 2015 at 10:03pm: Hello all!!

Well my son is re-enlisting! So proud of him!!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on March 20, 2015 at 6:44pm: Thanks all.... My sailor is an EM3. He wants to re-up now so he can get a house off base, He wants to buy a condo or house as an investment. When he is done with his 2nd round he would like to go to the academy. He wants to experience life as an enlisted before going to the academy. This son is a good fit for the Navy. See how he does once on a sub.

Congrates UBU's mom.

Lots of sad news. The 11 who lost their lives in the helicopter crash. The seal this week. More close to home I am sure all have heard of the woman that was attacked and her unborn baby cut out and stolen. Mom survived, thank God. Baby did not. This happened in my neighborhood.

Comment by UBU'sMom on March 19, 2015 at 7:11pm: My son is going to the USS Scranton, Norfolk Va. Yeah! Norfolk is closer to home! I don't write on FB much, but I have read and have learned a lot from FB ever since my son was in the delayed entry program 3 years ago! I can't believe its been 3 years! My heart hurts for the service members in the helicopter crash and the parachute accident. Prayers being said daily for them and their families.

I have a question, What is a "sea dad"? (referenced below in comment by Linda). I haven't seen anything about that yet.. I don't know how I'm going to deal with his first deployment. That won't be for a while yet, (in port for maintenance, upgrades). Worries me now though! Bless you all!

Comment by Linda on March 19, 2015 at 6:39pm: Yay the Blue Angels are in town. So cool!

Comment by Linda on March 15, 2015 at 9:10pm: How to say goodbye again! Spent the weekend helping him get ready for his first deployment. Shopped at the NEX for all of his supplies. Gave his command the halfway bag with goodies. Took his sea dad and his family out to dinner to say Thankyou. Had a great visit but I cried saying goodbye. I am not looking forward to not being able to talk or text him for months. His goal is to qual for his division and get his fish his first time out. That would be awesome if he does
I will miss you son. Praying that God will keep you and the crew safe and sound

Comment by madhoby on March 15, 2015 at 7:03pm: My son will be joining the Gold Crew of USS Wyoming the last week of March. He just graduated from his A school and is on transfer leave.

Comment by LindaGirl on March 11, 2015 at 9:33am: Please keep in your prayers the families of the 11 service members (7 Marines, 4 Army) whose helicopter crashed in the waters of Pensacola Florida, last night & are presumed dead. So, so sad.

Comment by Mark on March 7, 2015 at 11:13am: Congrats CO-TwinsMom, hope you get a chance to visit the islands, glad your son got his choice of a fast attack boat.