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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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 LindaGirl on December 29, 2014 at 6:53pm: 985cat, couldn't help, but let the tears flow as well after we dropped our son off at the airport this morning. It was so great to have him home. The time went by so fast as I knew it would. Now, all I have left are beautiful moments, which I can look back on with fond memories. It's going to take a little while for the separation anxiety to let go.

Comment by 985cat ship 14 div 065 on December 29, 2014 at 7:15am: Linda, My husband and I drove my son when he arrived there. I swear I said I wasn't going to cry, but when we hugged goodbye..I couldn't stop the tears. It is amazing how much they grow up, and yes commit themselves to there Job, and Country. The Navy will take care of him. There Motto is: Work smart not Hard! Lol well he is now on to what he has trained for over the past year. Hooyah to him, and God Bless them All!

Comment by Linda on December 27, 2014 at 4:59pm: Spent the day packing up my sailor to leave. He said mom I have enjoyed being home but I am ready to get to my next command and get started on quals. Sad to see him leave but happy to see his commitment. Feeling blessed that we had this Christmas together as a family. Proud of him and all who serve.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on December 27, 2014 at 12:57pm: Merry Christmas to all. To all that did not get to be with their sailors or other family members I hope you were able to at least have a phone call.

Happy New and Safe 2015.

Comment by AmyTX on December 25, 2014 at 4:42pm: Merry Christmas to all sub families! Many of us are without our sailors this year but it will be great when they get back. Enjoy every moment with your loved ones and you will have good memories for the times they are deployed. I guess you could say we are all in the same boat! Stay safe!

Comment by Shea on December 25, 2014 at 2:42pm: Merry Christmas to all the Navy moms and their families. This has been a strange Christmas this year as it's the first one without my sailor since he was born. I'm getting regular emails and he's really loving his job so what more could a mom ask for!

Comment by BunkerQB on December 25, 2014 at 2:15pm

Comment by mrsb on December 25, 2014 at 1:50pm: Merry Christmas everyone!! Hug your sailors extra for those of us who didn't have ours home this year. There's always next year!!!

Comment by tina41 on December 25, 2014 at 9:03am: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

May God bless all who serve and their families with love and happiness!!

Comment by 985cat ship 14 div 065 on December 25, 2014 at 6:58am: Merry Christmas too all the Navy Families here, Thinking about all of us who have loved ones that cannot be with us during the Holidays. There is comfort in knowing that they are safe, in not such a safe world at times. Remember this, although you may not hear from them, know that they are thinking about you. God Bless everyone, and Hooyah to the Greatest Navy in the World!