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

**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.

Format Downloads:

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.)

N4M Merchandise


Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…
Margaret Higginbotham

What's an Ombudsman and FRG and how to contact them

Information

What's an Ombudsman and FRG and how to contact them

So what are an Ombudsman and a Family Readiness Group, and how do I find mine? Scroll down and read. The websites offered in this group at the official Navy FFSC info and much more. FInding out the Ombudsman info is just one of many things Navy families need to know. Read on!

Location: Navy Wide
Members: 149
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023

Discussion Forum

How to locate your sailor's Ombudsman and your Family Readiness Group (FRG)

Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom May 24, 2013. 1 Reply

Find your Fleet and Family Support Center

Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom May 24, 2013. 0 Replies

Contact Your Ombudsman

Started by deeS. Last reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Jun 6, 2011. 1 Reply

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of What's an Ombudsman and FRG and how to contact them to add comments!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 16, 2012 at 10:29pm

Welcome new members!  It's important to be on your sailor's Ombudsman and FRG lists to be able to get important information while maintaining Operational Security (OPSEC).  Communications about homecomings and dates, for example, is not to be shared here on N4M or any other public site.  Your Ombudsman and FRG will communicate that information securely to those on their lists.  

OPSEC guidelines are here:  OPSEC Guidelines

Info for locating your Ombudsman and FRG is in the Discussion Forum above.

Comment by mother always on August 19, 2012 at 3:00pm

Good afternoon

Thanks to God,he sent me an email saying that he went to his CO and reported the PROBLEM and I wrote problem with capital letters because this woman is terrible,I say this not because he is my son,but he is a very nice,gentle and respectfull young man and she treated him so wong...so hurtfull, now she is going out with one of his "friends",he even was this guy's mentor...I told him to be cool because she wanted him to get in trouble...but as I say he is always very polite,thanks to God.

They are going out on deployment and they are all going together...just hope she goes her "correct way"...the CO called her and talked to her,what happened there...we don't know...

Thank you for your answer,Seahorse!

 

Comment by mother always on August 14, 2012 at 9:18am

Good morning

I would like to know what a sailor should do if a female sailor is menacing to hurt herself,talking loud,throwing beer at the guy when working,following to his dorm if the sailor don't want to renovate the relation with her...I'm afraid for my son...he loves his military carrer,he is a CORRECT GENTLEMAN, I can assure that, and he has worked har for what he accomplished.

 

Comment by ProudGMBarb on June 20, 2012 at 3:15am

my3sons... congrats to your son! Here's a link to the FB page for the ombudsman for the USS Missouri:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/ussmissouri

Comment by carols_kitchen on June 13, 2012 at 9:15am

Welcome TraceJ

Comment by carols_kitchen on June 11, 2012 at 10:06am

Welcome tori's mommy

Comment by carols_kitchen on June 7, 2012 at 8:56am

Welcome juliann

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on May 31, 2012 at 12:35pm

carols kitchen. Thank you for your help. My son's ship is not deployed at the moment. However, it would be nice to meet other family members.

I am heading to facebook to check it out. :)

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 31, 2012 at 11:30am

Sandy's--found them on facebook, if that helps

http://www.facebook.com/pages/USS-Gonzalez-DDG-66/330498805927?ref=ts

Comment by carols_kitchen on May 31, 2012 at 11:28am

Welcome athyl

@Sandy's sailor son--I'll look around for you.

 

Members (149)

 
 
 

© 2024   Created by Navy for Moms Admin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service