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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.

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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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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: 1310
Latest Activity: on Tuesday

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 Cath Bubblehead mom on April 11, 2017 at 7:23am: ProudMom77 - have you tried asking on the loved ones of Groton CT sailors Facebook page?

Comment by elizabeth_fl on April 11, 2017 at 6:10am: Proudmom77: the providence is my husbands boat, we have been attached to her for almost 2 years so welcome to the family! Not sure about the boat address (I was under the impression they only used it for deployments/underways could be wrong though). His should have an address for his barracks room. I know when my husband was in Kingsbay, he had one.

Comment by ProudMom77 on April 11, 2017 at 6:02am: My son has finished his A school and is now stationed in Groton, CT assigned to the USS Providence. He is staying in the barracks. I'm trying to find out what address to use to send him some goodies - he said we can send it to the boat, but I'm not sure how to address it. For now they are staying in Groton, not being deployed as of yet. He's supposed to get back to me with the address, but hasn't yet. Can anyone help?

Comment by philly_mamasota on April 1, 2017 at 4:16pm: Nuke ELT Mom, yes it's exactly as you described! We write and, if we're lucky, we get back 2-3 sentences a month later. My son knew he would be leaving soon so he called me every day & on the day he left. He knows how much we miss him but he doesn't like to hear about it. But I would rather write to him & not get an answer than for him to not get anything from us. His brother's in the Navy, too, but based closer to home so we see him every so often. As long as they are happy & safe, I'm OK. I keep telling him "This is an adventure! Not many people will ever experience the things you've experienced!" I still don't like Steel Beach. . .but it's an experience! Hang in there! The rest of us Navy Sub moms are with you! Be blessed!

Comment by scubagirl on March 21, 2017 at 8:28pm: Oceanslayer, my son is on the Newport News. Did you son spend the night at the Comfort Suites last night? My son was there with 7 guys. My son is assigned to the Newport News and has been with them since March 2015. If you want to send me your name in a private message I will give to the Ombudsman and the FRG group for the boat. I think it is a secret group but not sure so I do not want to give out the info without approval. The boat has a new Ombudsman and FRG group they just started their term a couple of months ago. My son is newly married and has only 15 days with his wife since they got married Dec 28th. Since is in a contract job and lives in Jacksonville, FL until May when her contract is up. She works at a college and was on so looking forward to spending the week with my son. Well we are aware as of this morning that did not happen.

Comment by Oceanslayer on March 21, 2017 at 7:48pm: Can anyone help me sign up for the Newport News subs face book page and how do I find out who the ombudsman is. Son said I was listed. He was assigned to this boat temporarily yesterday. Than you.

Comment by Barbara on March 17, 2017 at 5:22pm: Hi Nuke ELT Mom...this is my youngest sons third deployment. I know how you feel about writing to yourself...lol. I write to my son once a week too. I just tell him all the news that happened at home that week.

Comment by WearsLargeHats on March 17, 2017 at 11:35am: This group has been quiet lately. The Nuke group has been very active.

My son called from Hawaii the other day and talked to his mother while I was at work. I called him later. We don't do smalltalk that well, so we just talked a couple minutes, then I told him it was good to hear his voice. He replied "it's good to hear you too, Dad". He's such a good son.

Comment by LindaGirl on March 7, 2017 at 1:21pm: Good for you Cath. As a matter of fact, Garrett, has been living in Florida for the past year, & leaves for MEPHS today in Miami, before flying out from there tomorrow to Great Lakes.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on March 7, 2017 at 10:06am: My son is underway someplace. I have not heard from him since he left. He is stationed in GA. We moved to FL a few months ago - loving the weather, no snow, low taxes, lots of sunshine!