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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

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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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

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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

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Comment by Mark on November 7, 2015 at 3:32am: It's definitely a good deal...pardon my auto-correct

Comment by Mark on November 7, 2015 at 3:31am: It'seems definitely a good deal. A boat will have a number of qualified divers in the crew for some fairy routine and unsurprising duties. The main thing is doing security swims in the hours before getting underway, when some of the divers go over the length of the boat underwater to make sure there's nothing loose or that doesn't belong on the outside of the boat. There will also be a diver or two topside ready to go in the water if a member of the maneuvering watch were to fall overboard while entering or leaving port on the surface.

Comment by SlezaksMom on November 6, 2015 at 11:48pm: Good evening, fellow N4M family!! Got a call from my sailor where I was informed that he was. Cooking his favorite meal for himself, re-de-fleaing his apartment after learning the perils of taking in strays and washing then with regular soap/shampoo...

But the reason I've come to you is that I was informed that he is planning to get "dive certified." When I said, "Cool! What's that?!" I got, "scuba diver for the boat when we're underway and in port. It means I've got some serious working out to do because its physically demanding."

Anyone care to elaborate? I have visions of him swimming out of a torpedo tube to save Alec Baldwin from freezing temperatures...

Comment by tysmom on November 6, 2015 at 2:08pm

Beautiful day in Hawaii. Wild waves yesterday!!! Watched a sunrise this am. Planning on hiking to Makapu lighthouse this am.

Comment by William in Nashua on November 5, 2015 at 5:37pm: I bought severals sets of Polartec Power-Dry thermal underwear from REI three years ago. They discontinued that and started selling Capilene a similar fabric but prices have gone through the roof. Now the medium weight long johns are $59 apiece. That is 3 times I paid so look for sales. Under Armour is great too there is a factory outlet nearby.

Comment by mrsb on November 4, 2015 at 10:30pm: You all are giving me a great idea for Christmas, even though he won't be home this year. I sent some long underwear to him when he was in Groton but he brought them back before he went to HI, wonder why!!! Anyway, perhaps a box will catch up to his boat. :)

Comment by Lisa on November 4, 2015 at 8:03pm: Hi Co-Twin, our youngest son has a set of each. He likes them both equally. The Under Armor was a little more expensive but when it comes to being warm and comfy it's worth it!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 4, 2015 at 7:53pm: question, My boys ice climb, they liked Under Armor, how do the Chilly Peppers compare?

Comment by ELO.Navy.Mom on November 4, 2015 at 12:21pm: Don't want to butt in, but I found them at Dick's Sporting Goods, as well (on line, at least)