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.

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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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At 3:28pm on January 16, 2013, nyqbmomanddad said…

Thank you.....I look forward to finding out as much as I can about what my SR will learn, experience ( endure) during thiis new chapter of his life.  So proud!  He leaves on February 13, 2013.

At 4:07pm on January 4, 2013, my4boys said…

Hi Colleen, this is my first time on this site, a friend of mine refered me to this, i have alot to learn but i will learn it, would love to talk to moms who are feeling the same thing i am feeling.

At 10:31am on December 30, 2012, dsenvon4jack said…
Hi
How do I upload picture on my page and how do I ask a question on this site?
At 11:00pm on December 22, 2012, Robynkm said…
I have been trying to sent you a message but it wont send. We have a problem on Ship 5
At 9:36am on December 21, 2012, ibismguzman@gmail.com said…

MY daughter Eugibimar  Roman  is on ship 04 and I will be in Atlanta and I need to see Eugibimar because I'm sad, Collen, if you confirm me December 31, and January 1, 2013 my husband, her sister,  my son in law,  my grand daughter  and I  will fly to Great Lakes  to see her.    She likes NAVY, and enjoy the job, I,m proud  her, Colleen, please be communicate  and answer  me.      Ship 04 Arleigh  Burkeon 2341     Mom Ibis

At 5:17pm on December 20, 2012, ibismguzman@gmail.com said…

My dauther is in Boot Camp since october 2012 and I want to see her  in two days pass for 31 december and new year, I need to see her and my husband the father of her;   she is ship 04 Arleigh  Burkeon 2341,  please, admit us.  

At 10:20pm on December 16, 2012, navymom330 said…

I'm new to this sight and learning how to navigate through it all. Thank you for excepting me but how do i add friends and communicate with others im not sure how to do that yet. Navymom330

At 11:22pm on December 13, 2012, mh mom (ship12 div 089) said…

Thank you Colleen for the Welcome. Im new to Navy 4 Moms.com, its my first day on the site and Im glad to know that I can communicate with parents who have their loved ones in the Navy. My daughter Mele just arrived to boot camp on12/11/12 and I already got my 30 sec call which was too short but at least I know she arrived safely. I look forward to meeting and communicating with any parents etc.  I dont really know how to use this site but Im sure I will figure it out as time passes. Can anyone let me know if theres anything I should know. Im still waiting for her box and letter to arrive in the mail. Im from Maui Hawaii so it might take awhile.

At 11:10pm on December 13, 2012, TeacherND said…

Thank you for the welcome! I am glad to have found your site. My son leaves for Boot Camp next month.

At 8:33am on December 13, 2012, mynavyson (Ship 03, Div. 082) said…

Thank you Colleen. I will be sure to check out all the valuable information on this site.  I feel better already to have found this site!!! Again, thanks.

At 11:43pm on December 12, 2012, theresa23! said…

hi my name is theresa and my husband recently is in bootcamp and he will be graduating january 18,2013 but i need to now if he wuld be coming home 1st and then going to a's school 4 corpsman schooling plz let me now 

At 9:37pm on December 12, 2012, Baker said…

I am still learning my way around N4M. More reading than posting. With OPSEC I see I can make lots of mistakes. So I will keep my comments short. My sailor is at Great Lakes A school for two months then on to other training areas. Thanks for your site.

At 6:29pm on December 12, 2012, ScarletteFromGuam said…

Thanks, Colleen! I've already been helped by others so much. Everyone has been a big help in keeping me sane while my fiance is in boot camp ^_^

At 9:02pm on December 10, 2012, luvnevrfails Ship 12 Div 090 said…

Thanks Colleen...  I am looking forward to taking a look around and getting connected with others.  My daughter left today, so I'm just waiting on her to call me and then I'll be waiting on her first letter that lets me know of her address.

At 6:23pm on December 1, 2012, shirl said…

thanks for the welcome, my son just graduated nov. 30 yesterday, he is  now at sub school but anxious waiting for his call to say he arrived safe, if your son or daughter is still in basic be encouraged they are fine and will do good. 

At 3:36pm on November 30, 2012, Phabion's Mom said…

Hello Colleen,

Thanks for the welcome. I am very new to this my son left on Tuesday 11/27/12 for basic training. It has been a long hard week for me. I was havig a very bad morning and some of the moms gave me the encouragement to make it today.

Thanks for the much needed support!!

At 12:23pm on November 30, 2012, navymom2012(ship 3) (div 060) said…

This is my first posting.  So glad I found this site.  I have much to learn. Our son is on Ship 3, Div. 060. Graduation set for Jan. 18 in Great Lakes.  Any advise on a good hotel with a shuttle to graduation, tickets, weather conditions in January for Great Lakes.  Thank you.

At 10:42am on November 29, 2012, NavyMom71(SHIP 02 DIV 909) said…
OKay, I got her formal letter from the Navy mentioned her graduation day which is on Jan. 11th.
She is SHIP 02 DIV 909. So far i didn't get any phone calls and her letters yet! Why is taking so long for me to have a letter from her? I know she is okay so far no news is good news. But Like any other moms are still concerning how they doing.
Also I need some good advises tips of airplane tickets, reservations and transportation before her graduation day.
Now, my other important question is: after she graduates how long she will spend time with her family at the hotel and what's the time she have to return? so far she said her school is in another state (maybe texas or California) I'm not sure at all. She wants to be a Navy Corpsman.
So please, if anyone in here have some good info. Don't hesitate to write me in my inbox or to write me in my e-mail: cramirez-herrera@hotmail.com in details if you can.
Thanks to all! Have a great day :))
At 12:21am on November 29, 2012, ChristophersMom said…

Thanks for the welcome!  Did I say something inappropriate in my posting?  I am new to the site (of course, you knew that already) so still trying to figure some of it out!

At 2:11pm on November 28, 2012, conjonsmom said…

Thanks for the welcome Colleen. My son told me about this site before he left and I've already read so much helpful information. Look forward to meeting moms in the same situation and helping each other through this time in our lives!

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