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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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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: 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

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 bcgoldy03 on November 18, 2016 at 4:46pm: Someone was asking today about stuff to give for gifts to their sub sailor. Cant find the question but to that Mom, my son always tells me it is freezing on the sub. So I got him an under armour zip neck fleece with Navy logo on it and he LOVES it, wears the entire underway when the go. Also a blanket made of approved materials (you have to ask the chief different subs have different rules about this due to fire safety). Decks of cards, gift cards to download books, movies and music on their device. Snacks (either to eat or trade lol) a personalized pillow case with some "sunshine" on it. A warm cap beanie hat. Hope these ideas are helpful signed an experienced sub mom

Comment by jillg64 on November 18, 2016 at 2:52pm: My son is a chief teaching the new nukes in Goose Creek now. This is his shore duty stint. He can't wait to go back to Kings Bay and get back on a sub.

Comment by TallyMom on November 18, 2016 at 2:43pm: I'm so excited I found this group! My son is a nuke in Goose Creek right now. He got orders for the USS Maryland in Kings Bay, GA - looking forward to learning more about the subs, now that I know lots about the nuke program.

Comment by Shea on November 18, 2016 at 12:02am: AmyL it does take a little while for you to be added to the page. She is very thorough which is a good thing. You will love the group!

Comment by WearsLargeHats on November 17, 2016 at 8:49pm: There is a form to fill out for that FB group, in addition to the usual join button.

Comment by bonnieb75 on November 17, 2016 at 8:10pm: I have her email address... accept my friend request so I can PM it to you..

Comment by bonnieb75 on November 17, 2016 at 8:02pm: Amy L. It took a week or two for the admin to respond.. let me see if I have her info..

Comment by Amy L. on November 17, 2016 at 2:04pm: I have been waiting on "Loved ones of Hawaii Submarine Sailors" to approve my join request and nothing!!! It's been about 3 weeks now! Does someone know an admin??? Thanks for any help!

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on November 16, 2016 at 4:47pm: Loved Ones of Hawaii Submarine Sailors is my favorite FB navy page! Worth it to answer the questions.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 5, 2016 at 9:39pm: I have three kitties, KoKo, Stripes and Buddy.

KoKo is very tolerant. He sat there and waited for me to find my phone.