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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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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 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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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: 1309
Latest Activity: Dec 31, 2024

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 John and Yvonne on April 22, 2018 at 9:20am: LindaGirl,

Since your son is being transferred here to Virginia Beach, We would be happy to invite him over to our home on the weekends . Other sailors come over as well. Check out our page on this site to find out more of what we do.

Yvonne and John

Ask CO-TwinSalorsMom about us. We met her a few years ago. :)

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 21, 2018 at 1:41pm: Congrates Linda Girl. I may go out again when he returns from this deployment. we shall see.

Comment by LindaGirl on April 21, 2018 at 1:21pm: My son will be leaving Hawaii next week after having been stationed there for 5 years. We travelled twice to see him while he was there, but the 11 hour plane ride direct from JFK is a killer, being from Long Island. He will be transferring to Virginia Beach for 3 years of Shore Duty, which we are so pleased about, as we are looking forward to 8 hour road trips, verses 11 hour plane rides!

Comment by Wendy520 on April 21, 2018 at 10:50am: Duchess2006, my son is in Norfolk, but we're in Jersey also! We're in the Keyport area. How about you?

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 20, 2018 at 4:26pm: Tulip, the subs ha e a blue crew and a gold crew. One is out, while the other does things needed at the base, and even volunteer for the community. If they are both in for a while, they are the green crew for a while.

Comment by ArchyMom on April 20, 2018 at 12:27pm: It's ALWAYS about the needs of the Navy that day, isn't It? LOL! My sailor is just leaving C School, heading for his boat in A few weeks. I expect it'll be interesting to hear about how that goes.

Comment by Tulip on April 20, 2018 at 12:23pm: Thanks, JayDee659! Kinda what I expected and sure what he is expecting. Semper Gumpy, right?

Comment by JayDee659 on April 20, 2018 at 10:05am: Tulip my daughter had a similar situation. Some days she'd clean and do ttrack type jobs. Some days they'd muster and be sent home. Then there were a fee paper work days. It all depended on the needs of the Navy that day.

Comment by Tulip on April 20, 2018 at 10:03am: My sailor is headed to his new command in Washington. His boat is currently out; was told he'd be working with his squadron until the boat returns. Anyone know what that entails? Is it shift work or just "days" until he joins up with his boat?

Comment by Duchess2006 on April 20, 2018 at 8:35am: So happy for my son, just found out his assignment when he finishes in Ballston Spa and Groton. Got his first choice in Hawaii. I better start saving now for flights from NJ to HI in the next year or so.