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

**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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A little about me:
I will fill this in later ...
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was concerned or afraid
The Navy offers opportunities that...
I am not sure yet ... but I have my middle sons Army deployments which taught me alot.

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At 5:28pm on January 20, 2011, carols_kitchen said…

I was lucky to find N4M when our son was a DEPPER.  Had lots of questions for his recruiter and found lots of answers here, too.  When we were newbies on N4M, can you believe we wondered if we would ever reach 1,000 members?  Then it was 5,000, then 10,000.  Now, that's up to over 40,000.  I've never been at a lack of help, including when my Mom was in hospice and my "sisters" supported me while I was away from home and staying at the nursing home. 

As you meet each other, those friendships will be very special.  My one pastor always is amazed at how tight we all are with each other. 

Take care,  Carol

At 5:14pm on January 20, 2011, T's mom said…

Thanks for adding me as a Friend....

My oldest son  left last week on the USS Enterprise.

I haven't been on Navy 4 Mom since boot camp (Last March).

I was lucky enough to go to Norfolk last week and tour the ship, meet some of his crew.

Glad the email works and my son uses it....

Shares they have have two time changes, can't believe how beautiful the Ocean is....and is looking forward to coming into Port.

Have you sent mail or pkg????

At 11:00am on January 20, 2011, carols_kitchen said…

Been through Waynesville many a time.  We adore Asheville and went every opportunity to go there when our daughter lived there.  She and hubby have since moved to Germany by his family. 

 

At 2:04pm on January 19, 2011, Mae Trippers Mom said…

Welcome broken heart!! I am new to this too. The women on here are very chatty and will give you great info and probably by reading the comments answer any question you have before you actually ask it. My son (Tripper) has been in the nave for 2 years now, but this is his first deployment. I too have had a rough time dealing, because he is my only Son and he is my baby!! So again welcome. While I maynot be able to answer some of your questions, I am sure together we can find out something!!

 
 
 

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