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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: 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

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 Shea on January 23, 2015 at 1:41pm: Congrats bcgoldy03! Yes a big accomplishment and cause for celebration! My son saved the dolphins he was pined with to give to me the next time he's home. Made me cry that he did that for me! Wishing your son continued success!

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on January 23, 2015 at 1:00pm: bcgoldy, congrats to your son. It is such a big deal to no longer be a nub, oh the perks that they get.

Comment by karent0801 on January 23, 2015 at 12:36pm: Congrats bcgoldy03!!! I can't wait for that call about the dolphins!!! Info on the halfway boxes: one of the items I sent was individual containers of peanut butter. When it arrived, the stock of pb had been depleted on the sub. My son was so grateful!!!

Comment by bcgoldy03 on January 23, 2015 at 12:28pm: My NavyMom friends,

I am so happy and wanted to share my news with those who will most understand my celebrating that my sailor finally earned his Dolphins!! He just returned from underway and gave me a call to let me know about his "fish" ! Yahoooo! No more NUB. He was so pleased to tell me that he was able to watch 2 whole movies on the underway! This group has provided so much information, education, and support for me, especially when he was away on a very long surge deployment with no communication this was all I had to make me feel in touch. Thank you Moms, Grandmoms, and the few Dads too!!

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on January 23, 2015 at 12:33am: Awh kevsmom I learn from you and mrsb and all the beautiful and loving moms and dads on here ;) BIG NMH TO ALL!! And God bless our boys and all of us. I've got the song Anchors aweigh my boys anchors aweigh stuck in my mind now! HAHAHAHA

Comment by Kevsmom93 on January 22, 2015 at 10:12pm: Those are all excellent ideas ProudNavyMom#1 not to mention you always offer such wonderful encouragement to all of us mom's :-)

Comment by LindaGirl on January 22, 2015 at 11:32am: Karen10801, I know what you mean. I can't stand not being able to text each other, or phone each other whenever the mood strikes us. I'll really miss not hearing from him when he leaves sometime next week for who knows, how long.

Comment by LindaGirl on January 22, 2015 at 11:25am: How nice of your DIL to include you in adding something to the "halfway box" for your son. Very thoughtful indeed!

Comment by karent0801 on January 22, 2015 at 10:35am: Really missing my son these past few days. He's been "out" the past 3 weeks. Supposed to return next week.

Comment by Kaye S. on January 22, 2015 at 6:21am: Queenjailyle,

Please read the "Page" (file) titled, "Halfway Boxes & Mail Drops." You'll find it in the far, right-hand column. There's lots of info re: these events, and the Ombudsman or FRG (Family Readiness Group) has the specifications for your son's "box." Sometimes, it can be a shoebox-sized container, or perhaps a gallon Ziploc, or even just a 9x12 FLAT manila envelope. Your DIL should be able to tell you what is best for this patrol. We all send big hugs with yours!