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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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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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micheles3
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A School, B School , C-School, Deployment, leave

Started this discussion. Last reply by CryptoDad Jun 26, 2015. 10 Replies

I do not have a clear understanding of the schools they go to. First my son arrived at A school about 2 weeks ago and hasn't started school yet.  What are they waiting for and what do they do while…Continue

 

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Learning to be a PNM. Completely freaked out when I heard the news but now that he is gone, he tells me he is happy and that helps. I have one other child high school age and she is a blessing. I am a medical professional and I spend a lot of time on these type of sites trying to learn about my sons Navy career since he is a horrible storyteller.
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Look all information up on line and ask other moms since the kids really have no idea
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It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 12:23pm on October 6, 2010, Pat L. in IL said…
Hi Michele, Go to "Molly's Adopt A Sailor project" page, Then look in the discussion forum and click on October for November delivery-2010. All the info about the groups is there. Then you decide what you want to purchase and bring it to the party. We'll pack it all up and get it ready to send. The great thing is that the Pepsi refresh grant will pay our postage (which is $12.50 per box)
At 10:22pm on October 4, 2010, Pat L. in IL said…
Hi Michele, The Oct. group was posted on the wrong page. Should be on Molly's Adopt A Sailor page tomorrow (Thanksgiving group) At a packing party everyone brings things that are on the sailors/soldiers request list. Then we pack the boxes and get them ready to mail. (We also talk, eat, and laugh a lot!) Some of the things on their lists are cup-o-noodles, microwave soup, school supplies, cookies, twizzlers, raisins, things to make s'mores. You can see more when it is posted tomorrow. Pat
At 12:16pm on September 13, 2010, Pat L. in IL said…
Michele, I'll supply the snacks and beverages. It will be a treat to meet you. So just bring things to pack (list should be posted @ Oct. 1) Pat
At 5:40pm on May 11, 2010, carols_kitchen said…
Thinking of you!
At 4:24pm on April 18, 2010, carols_kitchen said…
Glad to have you with us!!!!
At 5:41pm on April 13, 2010, abbyblue said…

Welcome to N4M. Your key to adjusting is finding a group where you can feel comfortable and get answers to your questions – Click on the underlined links:
1. New Moms Stop Here group. You should think of this group as your orientation station. We do have a number of experienced members who can answer questions and point you in the right direction.
2. Depper’s… in but not yet . is a group for those just waiting for bootcamp to start (Delayed Entry Program – a depper)
3. Boot Camp Moms group. Is he/she already in bootcamp? Or just about to go in? This is the group.
4. OCS Graduate Moms or the NROTC Moms. For those going to be an officer or going to NROTC?
Read this blog to get a jump start on how to use the N4M site.
Welcome to New Members
Of particular importance is the use of the “Search” function. You should do searches in blogs, forums, discussions for answers in previously posted threads BEFORE adding a NEW blog/discussion. Finally, it takes time to learn how to use this site. Be patient. Check your page & status box often.
Best of luck, BunkerBee and AbbyblueOK (from the New Moms Stop Here Group)
At 1:49pm on April 13, 2010, Navy for Moms Admin said…
Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community.
Also, check out this OPSEC Internet Safety Video

Enjoy your time here and we look forward (along with the community) to
reading more about you! :)

Elizabeth and Colleen
 
 
 

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