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!
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.
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."
**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).
**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 isno 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.
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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Thank you for letting me join, well its offical my son is now on his way to boot camp. Sure going to miss him .Its going to be along 8 weeks not gettin to see him. His dad already misses him, since they worked together everyday.
Thank you Pat. I am very anxious to here from my daughter. She left for Great Lakes Naval base on 1/17. I have received her clothes but no letter yet. I really hate not knowing how she is doing. How did you deal with this?
Hello Pat - sorry for the late reply. My nuke is in A school in GC. How do I join the Facebook group? Looking forward to learning from all the experienced moms on this site.
thank you so much for the advice.i felt so much better after talking to you. still no letter yet so hoping tomorrow i will get one from him. Have a good night.
Where exactly can I find the Indiana site? This is all very new to me and I am still learning the computer. Will be great to be able to relate to others who have family members in service! Thank You!~
I'll have to ask him. If that's the case, it's only 2 hours away, we maybe able to make it. Just this past weekend, I asked him for a schedule of his last meets, so that his dad and I could try to attend one before graduation.
Thanks for the warm welcome! This is my first time on the site, hopefully I'll be able to find my way back. My son just left for Japan on monday. I'm hoping to get one of those "I made it here ok" calls like I received when he went to basic training. We're completely new at this and don't know what to expect. I'm wondering how often he'll be able to call, and the best way to communicate. We did learn how to skype while he was home, just in case that's an option. I just happen to run by the website by mistake. I'm happy there is a support system out there. Thanks again for reaching out.
Unfortunately, I do not. We are considered to be part of the Northern region because of being in Indiana however; we are just minutes away from Louisville. KY. Their meets sometime are up to a 6 hour drive away and with my husband working third shift it's just not feasible.
At 12:51pm on December 15, 2011, Elizabeth_E17 said…
Thank you! I've already looked at a lot of the videos and groups, and found them helpful. I am going into the Navy as an AV- Aviation electronics, electrical and computer systems technician.
Deployment :( I am so happy that I got to surprise him for Thanksgiving! I drover from Birmingham, AL to Jacksonville, FL and showed up Thanksgiving morning and he had no idea! He is my youngest brother that I just met two years ago when I found my biological father after 37 years. I found that I had two more half brothers. My brother and I seem to have bonded well and now he is leaving me for a couple of years or more.
Thank you so much. I'm so happy to have found N4M. There is so much information here, I look forward to getting to know more people and share information and feelings with others.
Thank you and you're welcome. I hope to open the equestrian therapy center 2013. Got a lot of hurdles to navigate but I'm a lot closer than I was even a year ago in many ways.
Thanks for the website I checked it out! I was going to ask you do you know if every single SR has to have their wisdom teeth pulled? My dentist told me since mine grew in my mouth perfectly and I keep them perfectly fine that she didnt want me to get mine pulled but if all have to get them pulled i'll get it done before I go!
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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
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**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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Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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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Thank you for letting me join, well its offical my son is now on his way to boot camp. Sure going to miss him .Its going to be along 8 weeks not gettin to see him. His dad already misses him, since they worked together everyday.
Thank you! First time on the site! It will take a little getting used to! It's great to be a Naviy mom!
Thank you Pat. I am very anxious to here from my daughter. She left for Great Lakes Naval base on 1/17. I have received her clothes but no letter yet. I really hate not knowing how she is doing. How did you deal with this?
Hello Pat - sorry for the late reply. My nuke is in A school in GC. How do I join the Facebook group? Looking forward to learning from all the experienced moms on this site.
thank you so much for the advice.i felt so much better after talking to you. still no letter yet so hoping tomorrow i will get one from him. Have a good night.
Im not really sure how to navigate the site.
Hi Pat!~
Where exactly can I find the Indiana site? This is all very new to me and I am still learning the computer. Will be great to be able to relate to others who have family members in service! Thank You!~
I'll have to ask him. If that's the case, it's only 2 hours away, we maybe able to make it. Just this past weekend, I asked him for a schedule of his last meets, so that his dad and I could try to attend one before graduation.
Thanks for the warm welcome! This is my first time on the site, hopefully I'll be able to find my way back. My son just left for Japan on monday. I'm hoping to get one of those "I made it here ok" calls like I received when he went to basic training. We're completely new at this and don't know what to expect. I'm wondering how often he'll be able to call, and the best way to communicate. We did learn how to skype while he was home, just in case that's an option. I just happen to run by the website by mistake. I'm happy there is a support system out there. Thanks again for reaching out.
Unfortunately, I do not. We are considered to be part of the Northern region because of being in Indiana however; we are just minutes away from Louisville. KY. Their meets sometime are up to a 6 hour drive away and with my husband working third shift it's just not feasible.
Thank you, Pat for the warm welcome. I'm excited to be a part of this group and what it has to offer.
Thanks. How do I get there?
Thank you! I've already looked at a lot of the videos and groups, and found them helpful. I am going into the Navy as an AV- Aviation electronics, electrical and computer systems technician.
Deployment :( I am so happy that I got to surprise him for Thanksgiving! I drover from Birmingham, AL to Jacksonville, FL and showed up Thanksgiving morning and he had no idea! He is my youngest brother that I just met two years ago when I found my biological father after 37 years. I found that I had two more half brothers. My brother and I seem to have bonded well and now he is leaving me for a couple of years or more.
Thank you so much. I'm so happy to have found N4M. There is so much information here, I look forward to getting to know more people and share information and feelings with others.
Thank you for the warm welcome. My wife and daughter are members and its just easier to be on the same web page for our sailor.
thank you very much if you come across anyone with any quiestions about being a master at arms MA let me know
Thank you. I retired in 1987 . Now I am following my great grand son through STG schools. He is now in Great Lakes going thru ATT
Thank you and you're welcome. I hope to open the equestrian therapy center 2013. Got a lot of hurdles to navigate but I'm a lot closer than I was even a year ago in many ways.
Thanks for the website I checked it out! I was going to ask you do you know if every single SR has to have their wisdom teeth pulled? My dentist told me since mine grew in my mouth perfectly and I keep them perfectly fine that she didnt want me to get mine pulled but if all have to get them pulled i'll get it done before I go!