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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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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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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

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Comment by Nereida on November 12, 2015 at 10:47am: That for all the information on phones. I am going to talk to my carrier. My son is currently in a boat somewhere and would hate to get a large bill.

Comment by luvmy3brats on November 12, 2015 at 8:34am: Oh there are plenty of aps to call on, the one my son used was magic jack I think, but he even said there are better ones. When my husband and I went to Jamaica this summer, we used Facebook messenger to call out to our kids. It worked perfectly and we were able to speak to them as if we were on a regular phone call.

Comment by luvmy3brats on November 12, 2015 at 8:31am: TwinSalorsMom, tell him to put it on hold. My son is on my phone plan, so I put it on hold for him, and I took it off hold before he got back. He used wi-fi when in port to call us and facetime, whatever. You do not need the phone to be activated to use the wi-fi. It worked out perfectly for my sailor son who was deployed on a ship. (I have two sailors) There is no worry about accidentally using international time, and we were still able to communicate with him every time they hit port. Put it on hold. You wont be sorry, I promise!

Comment by Rhonda8881 on November 12, 2015 at 1:32am: My sailor used his phone on his first deployment and ran up a $1200 bill in a short time by texting from Guam. We talked him into using International calling cards or Skype instead. Putting his phone on hold was good until he got back and couldn't use it to call us when he came home. He had to use someone else's to call us and AT&T!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 11, 2015 at 11:20pm: So why do some think it is not a good idea to put it on hold? He wants to save his $50 a month.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 11, 2015 at 11:18pm: I put his twins phone on miliary hold for both his deployments. They are on my plan and they pay their own phones. Putting them on hold they bill is $0 for all of deployment. They still can text and use the camera I think. Good to know about the ap for free calls. also facetime. I would like to know the ap.

Comment by Johanna on November 11, 2015 at 8:29pm: scubagirl, tissues a good idea...;)

Comment by scubagirl on November 11, 2015 at 4:54pm: Please take time to watch this video. Have tissues ready. Thank God for all who have served or are serving our country.

https://youtu.be/70Ikj1hZDnw

Comment by cybergrouch on November 11, 2015 at 3:38pm: William, I think you are right about phone calls. Another fun fact is the number of fake cell towers being found outside military installations. (just google "fake cell towers") I'm sure the sailors are told daily not to say much about anything because you really don't know who is listening in.

Comment by Shea on November 11, 2015 at 2:16pm: We put my son's phone on hold and he used an app that allowed him to call for free. Also if they have an iPhone and have access to internet like at one of the bases, etc then you can facetime which doesn't cost anything as well. I can find out the name of the app if anyone would like it.