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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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.)
N4M Merchandise
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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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ADMIN UPDATE: Members MUST Read ASAP: Updated RULES.
I don’t often start threads and put them on the top of the page like this but it’s important and I need everyone to read it. We’ll be enforcing some new rules starting today per direction of the Navy. No need to get upset or panic… okay? I like to call this the growing pains of getting bigger and needing to become a bit stricter about a few things.
1. So, Navy saw it as a breach of security on N4M’s when members were telling other members how to bend and break the rules (IE get into PIR w/o a parking pass). Thus, any tricks like that can’t be talked about. We don’t want to jeopardize the safety of our recruits. This also includes, “I have more than 4 people that want to attend PIR”. If we see that question- the response should be something like:
“Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL is the homeport for all Navy recruit training. If you have specific questions regarding Boot Camp, Pass-in-Review (graduation) or a recruit, please visit http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/rtcgl/family/index.html. If you cannot find the answer there, please phone RTC Public Affairs on 847-688-2405 or email on rtc.pao@navy.mil.”
2. Sailor last names are not allowed to be posted. We know in this day and age, that often your children have different last names than you. So, it’s up to you on if you want your last name on here or not, but the Navy is telling us- Do not post sailors last name. You can say my son’s name is John. Just not John Smith.
For people that want to now change their user name... you can find out how to do it here.
3. Remove physical addresses of sailors. (Exception to the rule is FPO address).
It’s not necessarily that our sailors don’t want to be contacted by our sweet Navy Members…it’s more that we have to be sensitive to their privacy. Even if you wanted to post your sailor’s address or your sailor’s friends address, please don’t.
4. Please do not post any names/numbers of the RTC Staff.
So, obviously- easy quick changes on your end. Please go through your profiles, posts, photos, groups, events and videos to make sure the above is deleted and/or edited out. Obviously, I’ll be going through and deleting things as well but it’s helpful if you look over your own stuff.
Thank you for reading this and editing/deleting any of your comments in advance.
Elle
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Permalink Reply by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on
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Thanks for the updates!
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Permalink Reply by Linda D-IA on
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Thanks Catherine for all your wonderful info. Happy Holidays.
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Permalink Reply by Tina -- James' mom on
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Is it still OK to post "unmentionables" in private blogs and personal messages? Or are these being screened, too?
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Thank you for helping us keep our sailors safe and still be in touch with each other.
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Everyone who reads or adds to this site needs also to remember that as parents, and loved ones etc. sometimes our actions can have adverse results for our sailors. As a Navy wife and now a proud Navy mom that is the one thing I remember being drilled into my head years ago. Even if our sailors do not directly get into "trouble" for some mistake we make they can very well get picked on, razzed and harrassed. Please remember the old saying, "Loose lips, sink ships!!"
Also remember that some of these sailors will be looking for top secret clearances later on in their career and we would never want to jeopardize their chances for advancement or the safety of our country..
So as all good mothers do, lets do all we can to protect our young men and women! -
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Thank you for the update, although as far as I am concerned, that info should already be known to everyone. It is only common sense. Hope you all have had wonderful holidays and a Happy New Year!! Sheri
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Being new to the site-i am finding some useful info. also it's comforting to know that there are many with the concerns, and feelings that i am going though. My 'Boys' have been in for just past 2 yrs. and I have lots to learn about military life as a parent. I am looking forward to 'chatting' with many of you other Moms. Have a safe and happy New Year.
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Welcome aboard! You will find anything you're looking for here. I've never waited more than 24 hours for an answer to a question I posted.
Keep in touch. Happy new year!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!
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Thank you...You are absolutely correct on all these issues.....
It is all about the safety of the recruits..Common sense here goes a long way..
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I am grateful for the reminder that what our sons and daughters are doing has its risks and we, as we have always done, need to watch out for their well being. There are so many ways that their lives are put in harms way, the last thing I want to do is give any information that could in any way increase that risk.
Thank you so much for offering us a place to share and connect and increase our understanding of the life our sailors have chosen! -
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