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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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Navy Speak

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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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: May 7

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 mrsb on May 6, 2014 at 11:17am: CO-Twin, Happy Birthday to your boys!!! and so happy you got a call! :)

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 6, 2014 at 10:49am: rhondazacsmom Isn't it true that navy moms don't care what time that phone rings you are so happy to hear that voice. I got a call from my nuke/future sub son this morning at 6am. it is my twins birthday today.

Comment by mrsb on May 6, 2014 at 10:38am: Rhonda that's just awesome news!! Thanks for sharing! It did bring tears to my eyes though, happy tears!! :)

Comment by susank on May 6, 2014 at 10:30am: Yippee Rhonda! Nothing better than seeing that email in the inbox when they have been running silent!!!!

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on May 6, 2014 at 10:26am: That's great news Rhonda, I know they love to receive those emails. Love your comment about losing weight LOL

Comment by Rhondazacsmom on May 6, 2014 at 9:22am: Oh happy surprise! At 3:35 AM an email from my son after 8 weeks running silent!!!! Joy Joy Joy! He got all of my emails and sounded really glad to stayed connected with life as we know it. Said that he's lost some weight - between lack of beer and portion controlled meals - Maybe I should go on a tour LOL!!! Also proud to share that he is almost finished with quals and hopes to have his dolphins within a few weeks after they return to port.
WOW! we made it through his first underway! It was long and lonely at times but I am so proud of him. Blue candles and words of wisdom and encouragement from my submom sisters helped a lot! To those of you with sons or daughters underway - hang in there and keep the emails flowing! They love them!

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on May 4, 2014 at 3:43am: mainemom, WOW!!! Thank you and all in your family for your Service to our Country!! God bless

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on May 4, 2014 at 3:29am: Thank you Jill!!! I appreciate your insights!!! God bless, and please keep the info coming!!!

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on May 4, 2014 at 1:29am: I'm so happy for you Tina41!!! God bless you!!! NMH

Comment by tina41 on May 3, 2014 at 11:46pm: hello all!!

nmh--hang in there! all of us moms will survive the silent service together and rejoice together when its over!!