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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Heartbroken mom
My son leaves for BC on June 3rd, wow it is getting harder the closer it gets! Everyone says oh, you should just be proud, which I am, but I am so heartbroken right now, I can't feel anything else. His dad and step dad and aunts and uncles are like so happy for him and keep telling me I should be also, I feel like nobody understands, I am his mom. I feel so selfish and numb. I do not break down in front of him, but dreading the day he leaves.... Bootcamp and six years is what I cannot get my head/heart around. I don't want him to push me away because everyone is so supportive and I am so sad.
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Comment by jojo on May 22, 2013 at 2:56pm
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About the "Box", thank goodness I joined this website, if I would have received that box without knowing when and why it was coming, it would have been horrible!! It will probably still be hard, but at least I know it is coming and why now! Lemonelephant, thank you for all the info!!!
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Comment by lemonelephant on May 22, 2013 at 2:58pm
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You are so welcome.
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Comment by Liberty on May 22, 2013 at 3:44pm
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Lemonelephant is the best! I was talking about her last night with some friends who have just heard about my son's decision to enlist. One of them said "How are you learning all of this stuff??". I said "On Navyformoms" and if I don't know something then lemonelephant fills me in!" They agreed that we were lucky to have her and that someone needs to do this for colleges...and high schools! Everyone needs a Lemonelephant to clear things up! Thanks again!
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Anchormom, thanks for those kind words.
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Yes, true, my son was not even asking questions with his recruiter, I would call or text recruiter because he didn't know! I am very surprised the recruiter didn't give me this website, lol!!
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Some recruiters do provide info about N4M and http://www.navydep.com (that's for your future Sailor) and some (many) don't.
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You are very welcome. My son's recruiter did tell me about it but I had already found the site!
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Comment by Lauriebelle on May 30, 2013 at 12:39am
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my husband knows I will be a basket case when our son leaves on July 16th. He suggeted the other night that i go buy some cards and stationary and stamps and set them aside. He said every morning take one out and write to him like you are talking to him while you sit and have your coffee. I love this idea and my hubby is so sweet for trying to prepare me now. I suggest you do the same and also set a time of the day for him to just say" mom" to himself and at the same time you will say his name out loud. It helps. I currently have a daughter who lives in TN and we moved to Fl for my husbands work a year ago. Everyday I talk out loud to her for just few minutes and it helps since I know she is in school or at work and can't always call. I know the day is upon you and wish you all the best. My day is coming.
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