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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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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 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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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: 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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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman? OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

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Comment by Shea on November 2, 2017 at 5:34pm: WearsLargeHats so happy to hear that your wife is better. I agree, try contacting the ombudsman. If your son is still a Nub(has not earned his dolphins) his computer time might be more limited. It’s worth a shot!

Comment by MaineGrammy on November 2, 2017 at 3:46pm: So Thankful your wife is on to recovery. Will continue to keep her and your family in prayer.

Comment by jillg64 on November 2, 2017 at 3:38pm: To WearsLargeHats, I'm glad that your wife is on the road to recovery. Have you considered contacting the ombudsman to see if there is a way for her to get a message to your son to let him know about his mom? It's hard to have to wait for e-mails. My son has been in

sub service for almost 20 years and the ombudsman was able to get an important message to him,

Comment by WearsLargeHats on November 2, 2017 at 3:15pm: I guess I should post an update on the cancer thing. We talked to our son when he got into port. Then, right after we got home after meeting with the surgeon to schedule the surgery, our son called to tell us he was leaving on deployment.

My wife had her surgery a couple weeks ago. Everything went fine. All the tests came back good, so we caught it early. Radiation is contraindicated, and chemo would likely do more harm than good, so she isn't doing that.

I sent our sailor a couple of emails, but haven't heard back. We sure would like to, but they call it the Silent Service for a reason, and it is amazing that email is even possible.

Comment by Kaye S. on September 20, 2017 at 3:12pm: LindaGirl, got a handsome guy thete!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on September 20, 2017 at 6:06am: Lindagirl I am so happy for you & your son! BZ!

Comment by LindaGirl on September 19, 2017 at 11:31pm: So proud of our son, Garrett who will be graduating from "A" school in Groton, Conn. this Friday as a Machinest Mate on a Los Angeles Class Submarine, (SSN 765) with the highest GPA score in his class, allowing him to graduate as an E3 In the U.S. Navy! Way to go Garrett! Congratulations!

Comment by WearsLargeHats on September 19, 2017 at 5:46pm: Thanks, Kaye, that is very helpful.

Comment by Kaye S. on September 19, 2017 at 5:12pm: My DIL is ombudsman for the sub. It's important to tell your son about the situation before he leaves, so he can put it on his pre-deployment sheet. Without that, the command will not tell him if you reach out during the cruise. He needs to let them know he's aware of the situation, so if something develops he'll be told about it.

Comment by LindaGirl on September 19, 2017 at 5:00pm: WearsLargeHats, I agree with all the other responses, that it would be best to tell your son upfront what is happening. The good news right now, is the prognosis is positive, which is what you should focus on when you tell your son. You don't want it to be a shock to him, if he is not told ahead of time & something should, God forbid, go wrong. Even though he is away & not living at home, he is still part of the family & needs to feel involved & informed in whatever is going on, as a member of the family. You are all in my thoughts & prayers.