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

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.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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Oldswabbie
  • 65, Male
  • Gray Court, SC
  • United States

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A little about me:
I served in the US Navy a long time ago as you can see by my photo above. I was fresh out of Bootcamp and in School in San Diego.. .lets just say the Disco Era had not even started yet. I am an Honorably Discharged, Partially disabled US Navy Veteran. The Navy doesnt like it when I talk about what I did so.. all I can say is .. "I served Honorably".

What many of you dont know is that I came to this site to bust a Poser who was pretending to be a Navy SEAL LtCdr. I worked with the Site Admin to try to figure out who/what/where this guys is. He is still being investigated and we are trying to track him down. For those of you who helped me try to "Out" this poser, I thank you very much. SEAL Authenticators are onto this guy "Greg" and hopefully can put some closure to the case with an FBI prosecution under the Stolen Valor Act of 2005.
I am here to support my
Jason
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Encouraged him/her
The Navy offers opportunities that...
Attention to Detail - and, Clean Underwear.
Our Navy experience so far...
Our relationship has grown stronger

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At 7:40pm on September 26, 2008, CCR said…
Thanks. Our whole familys from TX, but my husband and I moved to Chattanooga for 8 yrs and we're back in TX now. Then, ;my niece moved to Knoxville (after we left Chatt) and now she's in SC. And my nephew left TX and moved to Ft. Bragg. My Navy brother left RI, and moved to Florida!!!!
At 11:27am on September 26, 2008, Kimandtheboys said…
No, my son is in BUD/S. Sorry, I thought you would recognize "Mom272" from NavySEALs.com.
At 9:03pm on September 25, 2008, Kimandtheboys said…
Hey Oldswabbie-

Just thought I'd say "hi" and welcome to N4M's.

Mom272
At 3:39pm on September 22, 2008, Navy for Moms Admin said…
Dear Oldswbbie:
Hello & Welcome to N4M’s!
My name is Catherine the Admin and I want to thank you for joining us! To help you know the “Do’s and Don’ts” for the community- I wrote up a quick little ditty for you to read. So click here and read them (pretty please with a cherry on top because the rules are enforced)! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns afterwards- please don’t hesitate to contact me.
So, enjoy your time here and I'm looking forward (along with the community) to reading more about you. :D
Sincerely, Catherine
PS: Love the hat! :)
 
 
 

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