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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 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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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: 1304
Latest Activity: Feb 11

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

THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN

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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 Ladyrocker on December 19, 2015 at 10:23am: He graduated A school in April ....and ty NM's......yes I am still doing the Happy dance!

Comment by tysmom on December 19, 2015 at 10:14am: Happy dance for those fish.

Usually it is a year or so after school.

Merry Christmas to all!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on December 19, 2015 at 1:38am: I did not hear anything on the halfway box and when to send it. I did get on the ombudsman list late. Hope he is not too disappointed. His halfway should be about January or February.

Comment by Ladyrocker on December 19, 2015 at 12:17am: Hey ya'll..............Haven't been posting in awhile but I am here reading posts. Just had to come in and share with you all that "My Sailor" earned his Dolphins and got pinned today! I have been doing the happy day since he sent me the pic of the "Fins"!

Sorry I haven't been posting much...........I am here though......between work and well still mourning my "Soulmate" it's been rough but I do read all your posts .................Just wanted to share my blessing with you ................I received an awesome "Early" Christmas present. God Bless you all. Merry Christmas .................God Bless our "Sailors" either here or away........and keep them safe.

God Bless the USA

Comment by LindaGirl on December 18, 2015 at 6:37pm: ELO,Navy.Mom... So glad to hear your good news. I know you will enjoy every minute that he is home, take lots of pictures & make wonderful memories!

Comment by ELO.Navy.Mom on December 18, 2015 at 3:22pm: Recently found out that our sailor, who is in HI, is going to be coming east for a week starting Sunday! So excited to see him before his long sub trip starts! I guess his plans to go see his girlfriend didn't work out, and since he'll already by in Calif, he'll graba flight east to see all of us.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on December 18, 2015 at 2:45pm: My son is underway for the holidays. I found a travel battleship game to put in his box. I thought the guys would get a kick out of it since it is a navy type game. Plus, I figured it was a little gift to open while underway. Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you all get to hear from your Sailors.

Comment by karent0801 on December 18, 2015 at 12:44pm: Halfway boxes are opened when they are "half way" through their deployment (mine is out approximately 6 months) - hoping it will be a little less than 6 months!!!

Comment by karent0801 on December 18, 2015 at 10:44am: Best day in a very long time!!! I received an email from my sailor this morning!!! They opened their halfway boxes some time this week and he enjoyed 2 of the 4 packages of beef jerky! That's always a staple when we send him a box of "stuff"!!! Have a wonderful weekend and joyous holidays!!!