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

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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 JayDee659 on December 30, 2017 at 1:21pm: Linda girl you are all in my prayers. There's no way to explain this. Hugs momma.

Comment by LindaGirl on December 30, 2017 at 10:42am: Cath Bubblehead, I responded to your last post a few minutes ago. I hope you can read it.

Comment by Pooh'sMom on December 30, 2017 at 10:39am: LindaGirl,
My heart hurts deeply for your son and the Sailor who passed away. I'm so thankful he will be home with you for a safe time to mourn.
May he be comforted by the Pastor's wise words.
Love and protection to all.

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 30, 2017 at 10:25am: Your son is in my heart and prayers. I am in tears over this. I just want to be a relief Mom, to hold him and rock him in my arms.

Did his command offer any help? This is extremely difficult to have gone through. My son was so fortunate to have had excellent brotherhoods and commanders while in dry dock and at sea. They went through a difficult time of a sailor losing his daughter, while she was under the care of grandparents. The toddler fell into a pool and drowned. They did not let him out of their site for months.

Yes, to offering pastoral care. How long is he going to be home? We have a compassionate service with low lights and quiet music once a week. There are few words. It gives you time to grieve, if necessary. I hope you have something similar.

I hope his command offers help.

God Bless, and gentle hugs. Carol

Comment by LindaGirl on December 30, 2017 at 10:10am: I don’t know what to say or do to help my 23 year old son who has been in the Navy since May. To make a long story short...my son came home for the second half of stand-down, of Christmas vacation, day before yesterday. Minutes after he walked in the door, I knew something was wrong, as he broke down in tears. Earlier that morning around 4 am, my son was making his rounds, as it was his 24 hour duty rotation turn. He came upon one of his fellow submates, new to the sub, only 2 weeks on, with his wrists slashed. My son, being first on the scene, followed protocol, stopped the bleeding & did all that was required, calling the necessary personal to get the sailor to the hospital on time. Sometime early this morning, my son’s CO called my son to tell him, the young man did not make it. My son has barely been in the Navy 7 months, to witness this, plus his sub is in dry dock & he is now so discouraged, that he can’t even be on a “working” sub after all the schooling & preperation he has gone through, I don’t know what to tell him or how to approach him. When he first came home, I was able to comfort him a little by saying, “you were lucky to get there when you did, you probably saved this young man’s life” , but now even that is out the window. What do I say or tell him? If my son wants me to, I will call our Pastor to come & talk with him, but until then, I am at a lose. Please pray for this young man to RIP, as well to pray for his family and friends. I can’t begin to imagine what they are going through. Please also pray for my son to get through this. At least he is home with us for the next week, away from the base and the situation to be able to put some distance between him and what happened.

Comment by LindaGirl on December 30, 2017 at 12:49am: Cath Bubblehead, I read your message & wrote back to you!

Comment by Proud Mom on December 29, 2017 at 11:58am: Thanks ladies.... I'm glad he will at least be able to have a phone. I've never been 3 days without talking to my kids. It's killing me right now!! Then when he goes in the water ugghhh I'll probably be a wreck lol.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on December 29, 2017 at 11:54am: LindaGirl - I finally saw your message from August! Hope your guys are all doing well! I sent a reply!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on December 29, 2017 at 11:52am: You can give him his phone if you meet him at the airport when he departs. I forgot how the details of this works, but somehow you can meet him there and stay until his flight leaves. We did not do that because he had to be there at 2am and we were flying home that day as well and lived in CT so we knew we would see him soon.

He can have a computer, tv and most creature comforts in Groton. They can call, text etc. But, again, mine is not a good communicator. He did surprise us a few times since we were only 90 minutes away.

They have a "chit" system - white, yellow, blue I believe. as they earn those, they get more privileges, like wearing civilian clothes off base, and leaving for an overnight within a certain radius.

I wouldn't try to comprehend this at this point, your brain will overload! My son is in 4+ years now and that Groton piece seems so fleeting!

Hope that helps!

Comment by LindaGirl on December 29, 2017 at 11:51am: Proud Mom, he will be going to Groton for at least 11 months, as my son did for his Sonar training, that includes BESS & A school.