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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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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

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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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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman? OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

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Comment by Kevsmom93 on June 19, 2016 at 1:22pm: It just goes to show all of us that even a Mom with 5 years under her belt still worries her little heart out...lol! I use the word word "worry" loosely, it's kind of all inclusive and means so many things for us, don't you think? Here's a quote for us Mom's who worry and a good reminder too:

“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere”

Erma Bombeck

Congratulations to your son on his reenlistment and happy to hear he'll be on shore duty where you'll be able to keep a "close eye"on him!

Comment by bonnieb75 on June 19, 2016 at 12:44pm: One more thing... He knows how I worry and I just want him to know that I'm ok.. I'm worrying that he's worried that I'm worrying.. Lol

Comment by bonnieb75 on June 19, 2016 at 12:41pm: Thanks for all of the great advise! I will keep my head up and stay positive! It's comforting knowing I'm not the only one feeling like this.... He's been in almost 5 years and this is the longest I've goon without hearing from him so I really should consider myself lucky! I know some of you have to go months in silence.. I don't know if I could be that strong.... The good news is that he just reenlisted for 3 more years and Will be doing shore duty in Virginia and I absolutely can not wait! Thanks again everyone!

Comment by Barbara on June 19, 2016 at 11:52am: Hi Bonnieb75...I agree with everyones advise. It is hard, but we are so proud of all our sailors who are away and keeping us safe. My sailor said that even though he couldn't always respond to my emails, he loved hearing about things that were happening here at home. After my first initial sappy mom email, I would send an email once a week with all the news that happened around home and town. He said it made him feel like he wasn't missing out on things and he could read them over and over.

God bless you and your family!

Comment by Kevsmom93 on June 19, 2016 at 11:25am: lillyfield41 yes, I completely understand how you feel, as we all do. I received one of those extra, extra special messages today that just made me weep like a baby! Sometimes they say the sweetest things that can really hit that mommy sensitive nerve...lol I can just hear my son if he saw me crying at his message..."awww Mom." God bless all our boys!!!

Comment by Kevsmom93 on June 19, 2016 at 11:22am: It's a tricky business emailing a submarine. Remember their safety always comes first, so it's possible they aren't in a position to receive or return messages. You can always call your FRG or Ombudsman, if you have their number. I have only done this once in the past 3 years and she was so helpful in calming my concerns, which by the way were for naught...lol. All of us mom's here on N4M's have been where you're at, remember this is probably the new normal for your son and it's okay! He's out there working hard to keep us all safe, makes you so proud it hurts...right? :-D

Comment by Shea on June 19, 2016 at 9:24am: Bonnieb75 just keep writing to him and know that he's ultimately getting and reading them even if you rarely get more than a line or two in response. I don't want to say that you get used to the silence and not hearing from them but I found that after over 4 years and multiple underways, 1 deployment and another approaching that I've moved into a "new normal" if you will. There will be times when it's weeks and months of silence but we all get through it and are here for each other. Reach out as often as you need and I'm praying for you!!

Comment by Micah's mom on June 19, 2016 at 9:16am: Bonnieb75. I'm in the same boat. (Lol). I haven't heard from my son either. I'm sure they are working hard and either don't have time to read their email or haven't received them. I emailed 1 week ago and haven't heard back from him. Hope this gives you some comfort.

Comment by tysmom on June 19, 2016 at 9:14am: Yes it is hard, no doubt about it. What you could do is write him a letter that you may or may not send. Writing out what you feel today helps you to "verbalize" your inside feelings. They are real. You may cry when you are writing and that is ok too! We have all been there!!!!

Comment by bonnieb75 on June 19, 2016 at 8:50am: Hey everyone.. Having a really tough time lately.. Really depressed. I haven't heard from my sailor in 2 weeks... Although that may not seem unusual for submariners... It's just unusual for mine! Is email still down? I'm just worried... Does anyone have a sailor on the USS Buffalo that wouldn't mind chatting with me?