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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 Joniana (Helen) on July 14, 2016 at 6:44pm: philly_mamasota -- what wonderful news! Congrats to your son, and enjoy him when he gets his leave.

Comment by philly_mamasota on July 14, 2016 at 6:37pm: My son is back on land! The day before they docked we received a letter from his CO that he earned his silver dolphins!! I know he kept saying his Chief said he was ahead of schedule on his qualifications but he was still working at it. This last underway he did it and his CO wrote a great letter to us and added a personal note which was so special. We framed it and put it on the wall with his picture from boot camp. I asked him if he shaved off his mustache and he said "We all shaved off our beards!" Seems like to build up morale they all grew beards. They have 5 work days to complete and then I'm hoping he will have an idea when he can get leave to visit family. I'm thankful the Lord kept them all safe and I continue to pray for my son and the entire crew and their families.

Comment by LindaGirl on July 14, 2016 at 12:27pm: Lori S. What a great achievement for your son, & for you as his proud mama. Congratulations! I'm sure it was well deserved!

Comment by Pooh'sMom on July 14, 2016 at 8:39am: Shea - That's exciting too!

The good news just keeps rolling in!

Comment by Shea on July 14, 2016 at 8:31am: Congrats LoriS. I almost think it's more exciting for us parents when they get an award than it is for them. My son recently had to get new dress whites and was commenting about how inexpensive they were, even with having them hemmed, all the patches sewn on and getting a longer bar because he now had so many ribbons/medals that they wouldn't fit on the old one. So of course I asked about that and his comment was "awe mom you know just for achieving certain things". Gotta love the modesty!! He's single so I have no extra source for info!!

Comment by Pooh'sMom on July 14, 2016 at 8:17am: LorieS - HOW EXCITING! And humble of him.

Comment by SlezaksMom on July 14, 2016 at 7:17am: LorieS -- What a great achievement for your son!! From what I understand, the NAM is awarded by the captain/commander of the boat to either junior officers/enlisted who have performed "meritorious service." It can be combat or non combat. M
I asked my sailor about it and he said for non-combat, "You'd have to do something that saved the boat, a shipmate or just really impress the hell outta the captain." When I quipped that Wikipedia could have told me that he dryly replied, "Ok. Think fire, mouth-to-mouth and captain's pet project. Better?" LOL (smart aleck!)

I'm thinking whatever it is, your son deserved it and I'm so happy for you both!!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 9, 2016 at 11:50am: http://breakingdefense.com/2016/07/navy-seeks-2nd-attack-sub-in-202...

Thought this was interesting.

Comment by MaryBeth on July 7, 2016 at 10:07am: Hang in there....he will respond as soon as he can. Keep writing to him. He can still receive emails just not reply yet. I haven't heard from my son in quite a while but I write everyday.

Comment by bonnieb75 on July 7, 2016 at 9:27am: I still haven't heard anything... Wish I had prepared myself for this! Trying to stay positive and writing every day.. waiting for a reply is killing me!