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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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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: 1308
Latest Activity: Jul 31

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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 susank on May 21, 2014 at 11:03pm: Jim's cupcake a typical boomer deployment will be 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 months give or take. A test underway may be days or weeks to "check things". Fast attacks go out for many months but they make more port calls.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 21, 2014 at 10:55pm: My son is in GC in power school.

Comment by bethr311 on May 21, 2014 at 10:49pm: My son in prototype is running pretty silent too. Glad to know it's not just me not hearing as much as I'd wish.

COTwinSailorsMom, is that at GC or BS that they're having the picnic? My son's on crew so I don't think he'll get Monday off unless that's how it falls ... if I understand right.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 21, 2014 at 10:35pm: Friday they are having a picnic and they get Monday off.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 21, 2014 at 10:31pm: Sounds like your son has the BC crud. Most kids get sick with respiratory gunk

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on May 21, 2014 at 10:25pm: mine too :/

we have to remember that they are also crunching for tests exams or whatever they call them.

I'm a bit tense today. I pray all is well with our boys. God bless us all.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 21, 2014 at 10:21pm: I think my son is preping me for the silent treatment. He rarely calls and texts me one sentence per 8 texts I sent. He never looks at email.

Comment by Ladyrocker on May 21, 2014 at 9:55pm: I love reading all of you Sub parents. I really don't belong but hopefully in about 21 days my SR will be in "Sub School". I wanted to get to see posts and things that go on ..I can honestly say thank you all for preparing me. I am so praying that Joeys PIR date is still tentative on June 13th. Haven't received the "official form letter" but from others I have all the info needed. He hates BC and can't wait to get out! But as he say's "He's going for the prize" being "PIR"! I have been on here and every where doing research, reading posts, etc.............and I know what it's going to be like.....the "running silent" part hits home and I still have a long way to go....almost 22 days and counting then hoping "my Sailor" will be off to Sub School in Groton the day after his PIR. He has a knee injury, got 2 wisdom teeth pulled, (all of which he has to make up) and a bad cold (high fever, headaches, runny nose and sore throat) anyhoo............I just saw this like alot I look at and just had to reply. Thank you all for the wisdom and advise.

Take care and blessings to all!

Comment by jim'scupcake on May 21, 2014 at 9:43pm: Just wondering if there is a "typical" length for being underway? And how about a maximum? I know it is more a matter of food for the guys...vs, the Sub can maintain years and years of being underwater. Just wondering what an "average" Boomer trip might be. Thanks.