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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How did you find us?
I am so excited. :)
This is the best snowball ever! I’ve been so curious…how did you find out about our community? Some moms have told me about the http://www.nstc.navy.mil/rtcgl/family/index.html site… Is that were you found us... or was it through another source? Thank you!
UPDATE 4/20/2008: Hi Everyone! I brought this forward because I really want to know! :) How did you find out about us?!
UPDATE: 2/17/2010: Hello N4M's. We are interested in where all of our members founds us! Stop by and leave a message.
Thank you for making this community what it is today!
Elizabeth and Colleen
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Permalink Reply by Lois C T(momma T) on
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Hi Marian, I am fairly new to the site also. My son is a Seabea, Reservist, he is scheduled to be deployed in August. This site has been a great support for me. July 12th is my son's 23rd b'day, and it will be the first time we have not been together for his birthday, and I am having a difficult time with that!!! Lois
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Permalink Reply by Betty B on
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My son's recruiter told me about it and encouraged me to log on and check you out. He was right!!
You guys are great!!
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I stumbled onto this web site while researching "Navy Boot Camp". We are informed that our recruit will write but......days feel like weeks! I have been on the net since he left on 6/18/08. After you know they arrive safely, you receive "the box", and the "three line letter" you are at a loss. How is he doing??? What is he doing right now? Did they get to celebrate 4th of July? You receive your graduation packet and still no letter. Back to the first question. How is he doing? His Dad and I continue to write and encourage him and know that he is busy. No pressure from home. But, you are still left wondering. Then I found this web site. It was such a comfort. I thank you and all the Moms who are so honest and caring for their Sons/Daughters and other Moms. What a blessing.
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Hi again, I saw an advertisement on T.V. for Navy moms, I am not very computer "savvy", so it took me a while to find you on line! I still am trying to figure out how to post photos!!!!!!! :) Lois
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Permalink Reply by Navy for Moms Admin on
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Photo Q and A -click here!
:) Hey Lois- So glad you have joined us. If you scroll up- you will see a tab called photos. And in the top right I think- you can see something that says add photos. From there it should talk you through it. Hope this helps. But if not- Let me know! CC
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I saw it on the navy.mil site also. I saw the link and clicked....best site ever!! I have even told my son's girlfriend about it. She kinda thought I was crazy to tell her about until I told her that there are other girlfriends here and wives.
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I was down and out, my daughter had just left for Bahrain. I had just spent the past few days before in tears, and was just trying to pull myself together. So I got on the computer...just like I did when she left for BC. I spent a lot of time reading the bulletin boards on Navy.com then. I went to Navy.com, no one there had posted anything on Bahrain.
I thought why on God's green earth is there no place to talk to people in my position, and was getting really discouraged about the out come of the searches.
I really don't know how, or what web site I was on when I saw the link for this. I clicked on it and I really think it was heaven sent. I almost cried.
I just cannot explain how I felt finding N4Ms.
It was what I needed, I have not been so emotional since.
I have met some of the finest people in the world here, and hope to meet more. :-)
Thanks for making a very sad time in my life a little more tolerable.
Pat
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A very good friend of mine emailed me the link.
Thank you ALL for being here, I do believe we are helping each other.
I also have sent my husband to the Navy Dads site, even though he's always been welcome here.
Keep up the great work.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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My husband found you. He searches the Navy websites every day for newer information for himself but to also help me cope with my son leaving. He GOOGLES everything. He has more spare time in the evening than I do. He called me yesterday to inform me that they have a Navy for Moms page. He said you can cry with the other mothers and they all know what you are feeling. My friends share their concern, but until their boys or girls go in, all they can share is their concern. They don't understand and I am sure they are tired of hearing me talk/cry about it. This is my baby leaving for however long to do whatever is asked of him. Thank you so much for creating this website. It won't make the going away less painful but it is nice to know I can share my feelings with other moms and as I see some dads who are feeling the same way I am and that is comforting to know that I am not boring anyone. Thank you again.
P.S. my husband wants to know why there is no Navy for Dads - he said they hurt too!
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We do have dads on here! And he is more than welcome to join us! Though one recently just started up- (from one of our members here) navydads.com. :) Thank you for telling us how you found us! CC
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