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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

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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: 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 LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on August 22, 2014 at 10:14am: I know my son is busy getting ready to go back out but really can he not send an ok to a text? Sent a couple of text the past 2 weeks and nothing. Then again maybe he is already out under the water. Just feeling a bit sad lately. Hope everyone else has heard from their Sailors lately. Have a great weekend.

Comment by LindaGirl on August 17, 2014 at 9:24pm: Same here Sandy... Last time I saw them in uniform, was for their graduation. Won't see either of my boys in uniform again, unless it's military related & I'm there for whatever reason!

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on August 17, 2014 at 12:28pm: Kevsmom too funny about the costume but if you think about it is true LOL.

It was a lot of planning to get this trip together. We were all suppose to travel to Maine to visit them and to see the new baby but when my Mom's doctor told her she probably should not travel because of some health issues she was having, she was so upset she could hardly talk to tell me she could not go. So my son being who he is said "well then we will just take the trip to grandma" so it all involved from there. We all pitched in to fly the kids here to Arizona and then we will drive to Colorado and surprise Mom with the kids. It actually ended up cheaper for all of us this way, it is a win win. We are all so excited.

My daughters big plan is too have my grandson (sailor) put the baby in his carrier on the front porch ring the doorbell and hide behind the side of the house. I am not sure if that is what we will do LOL, My son who is 43 is already there so a least we could let him know of the plan. ha ha ha. My idea is to just let the 3 years old Emma get out of the car first. Will keep you updated on how we handle it. Either way she will be very surprised and happy.

My grandson's wife is the one that wants him to wear the camo work uniform for the pictures and she even said she would pack them if she had too.

Comment by Mark on August 17, 2014 at 12:12pm: lol...Kevsmom...it was funny reading your sons' comments on costumes. The thing is, and they'll realize it eventually, is their dress uniforms, worn almost exclusively for ceremony, are basically costumes, and were designed as such, though often incorporating martial symbolism - the red stripe on the Marine trousers being a good example. Just google "Zouave", an elite unit in the Union army early in the Civil War, and the costume aspect of military uniforms are clear. Good luck, maybe gently point out to them that thirty years on, they'll enjoy seeing the reminder of their prime years.

Comment by Kevsmom93 on August 17, 2014 at 11:39am: Nana Donna This sounds like an incredibly long and busy trip for you and getting your family together. I bet it's taken some planning on everyone's behalf! A family photo what an awesome idea! I understand getting your Sailor to pose for a picture in uniform (any uniform!) Unless it was our Sailor's graduation or our younger son's graduation from MCRD that was our only opportunity. My boys (one is a Marine) both say it's not a costume Mom we're not playing dress-up so you can take pics! WHY NOT!! LOL! Just a couple.....pretty please? So good luck! I hope you can get him to do it say it would make grandma's so very happy ;-D Let's just put it out there...guilt him into it!

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on August 17, 2014 at 11:29am: Thanks TwinSailors - we are planning to take a 5 generation picture when we get there. Trying to get my sailor grandson to wear his NWUs be he is reluctant to LOL Will post pictures when I can.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 17, 2014 at 12:03am: Have a great trip Nana.

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on August 16, 2014 at 9:39pm: TwinSailors - thanks I have put your number in my cell phone. If you head to Ouray I will give you a call. It would be great to get together but when you have that many people I am not making any promises. All the :boys" want to go fishing I am hoping they will get to while we are at the vacation ranch in Cedaredge.