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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 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

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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

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Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on January 19, 2015 at 11:56am: Linda, you are so sweet. I love that you told them to call their moms and the one said he saw her at Christmas--I don't care if it was the day before, call your mom before you leave and when you come back. I understand the ones that are married but the single guys--your mom (or dad) is your person.

Comment by LindaGirl on January 17, 2015 at 5:14pm: Kaye, what a beautiful thing to do, I can just picture the smile on their faces! Thank you

Comment by Kaye S. on January 17, 2015 at 3:13pm: Linda,

I hug sailors wherever I see them... airports, restaurants, etc.! I say, "I'm a Navy Mom, so I'd like to give you a hug - because I can't hug my own sailor and because your mom isn't here to do it." Only once have I been asked for a handshake instead. And they ALL gave me big smiles!

Comment by Linda on January 17, 2015 at 10:18am: Had the opportunity to meet some of his friends before we got back on the road. They told me that they were leaving for patrol next week. Without asking I hugged them both and told them that's for your moms. They probably think I am crazy I couldn't help myself. celebrating Brody's grandfathers 90th birthday this weekend. So happy he can be here with us for this special day.
praying for all the sailors going out on patrol

Comment by tina41 on January 17, 2015 at 8:56am: Hello all!!

Linda--enjoy your time with your sailor! Give him an extra hug from us!

William--we are hoping to make it to hawaii sometime within the next 2 years! Will be praying your plans will be in sync with the navy!!

Comment by William in Nashua on January 16, 2015 at 10:24pm: Linda I am happy for you. Enjoy your weekend together. We are making plans to visit our son in Hawaii "soon" and keeping our fingers crossed that the timing of our plan fits the Navy's plans. Lol.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on January 16, 2015 at 1:55pm: Linda, enjoy your long weekend with your son.

Comment by LindaGirl on January 16, 2015 at 1:44pm: Lucky You! Before my son left for Hawaii, he was stationed at Groton, Conn. for the year of schooling. We were so lucky also since we lived on Long Island, he was only a ferry boat ride away, so he would come home most weekends. I know we were spoiled for that year, having him so close. Its so hard now, having him so far away, even though he's been in Hawaii for over a year now, I still can't get used to him being so far away. I know you are enjoying it, while you can, give him extra hugs & hold him tight when you can.

Comment by mrsb on January 16, 2015 at 11:19am: So happy for you Linda!!! Enjoy the time with him, especially the quiet talking time in the car. I'm envious!!! :)

Comment by Linda on January 16, 2015 at 10:06am: Happy. Going to pick up my sailor for a four day weekend visit. So happy he is stationed only 3 hours away. Three hours in the car on the way home I get a captive audience. Great opportunity to catch up and have a really good talk. Once he is home he is off to see friends It's ok just nice to have him in the house.