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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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I thought that your Username was familiar. I hope you and your Sailor are doing well.
Make changes 3 and 4 at the bottom ofOPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile)(clickable link). There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.
My daughter is Tyler. She is port section watch leader. My default pic is of her on the cruise that my mom took her on as a graduation gift before bootcamp. She will be heading to Pensacola for A school for Information Systems. She has a cousin who PIR'd a few weeks ago and he is already there. I told him that he had to keep an eye on her!! :) She's a wonderful daughter and makes us all so very PROUD!!
I think you are correct on the BS date. Fits in with what I figured! I have put it down for that day....let me know if you hear differently! Thanks for letting me know.
I told Deborah about the group that has the names of some SR's that aren't receiving mail. It's in the boot camp moms discussions. It is really sad to think some could be there without anyone!
Hi, thanks for the Friend request. I hope that you are finding what you need on N4M and within the group. I am glad that you are getting involved. I hope that we can be here to support each other for a while. Take care and blessings to you and yours.
hi chell, yes i did join the group and im looking forward to meeting as many mom in Alysas div. as i can, my name is Tammy. im still waiting for a letter, did get one yet, i miss her so much. my nephews graduated from the navy and iv never heard of the meet and greet, if i can get my husband and Alysas dad to go i will be there.
yeah, im actually doing much better since i got the letter. he wrote, "YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO THINK I WOULDNT BE OK, SHAME ON YOU!" haha, i had to laugh cuz i can see him shaking that long finger @ me saying "tsk tsk" so ever since then, ive been ok. just counting down the time, and wishing daily for a letter. im glad you are doing better. as time goes on i know it will be easier, well i hope so.
Chell u got me excited 4 a quick second when I saw wk 3. LOL! Then I thought about it & start adding up days & said, "Aw hell!" I'm sitting here trying not 2 keep running 2 the mailbox. He didn't come yet. I'm trying not 2 get my hopes up, but I will b terribly disappointed if it doesn't come 2day.
My son is Zac. I've written letters to him but have not mailed them yet. I was waiting for the form letter since I could not get in touch with his recruiter. It's so good to know where he is and to kind of know who he is with lol. I will have to ask him who he knows in his Div.
Looks like our kids are in the same group Div 317 Ship 11. My son said it's an integrated group. So I bet he is liking that. I didn't get to read the letter yet. I'm at work and my daughter couldn't wait for me to get home so she opened it. She said he sounded good and likes the group he is in. He even put little smiley faces on it...lol...
LOL, LOL!! THAT'S ME IN THE PIC!!! HAHA!! Must be the Oil of Olay! :-) That's a great compliment, thanx. Yes I have another son, 21, wants to go to the Navy as well. He's not quite as motivated as Antonio, but I think seeing his little brother leave has lit a fire under him. Hope so!! I also have a 14 yr old daughter. HIGH SCHOOL!! She misses Tone like crazy!! I feel bad for her. She asked if she could keep one of his shirts that came home in the box. We are all looking forward to PIR with great eagerness!!
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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
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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.)
N4M Merchandise
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.
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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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I thought that your Username was familiar. I hope you and your Sailor are doing well.
Make changes 3 and 4 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link). There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.
You may also want to join Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends.