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.

Format Downloads:

Latest Activity

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


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

Badge

Loading…
Karyn
  • Female
  • Antioch, CA
  • United States
  • Blog Posts
  • Discussions
  • Events
  • Groups (7)
  • Photos (17)
  • Photo Albums
  • Videos

Karyn's Friends

  • lynnvikings
  • Ellen
  • jean
  • Sherry James

Karyn's Groups

 

Karyn's Page

Profile Information

A little about me:
Retired from 35 years of public service and my motto is "free to be me"! My son, Jimmy, is a submariner (nuclear machinest mate) on board the USS ALEXANDRIA/stationed in Connecticut. My step-son, Michael, is in the aviation/electronic division and WAS on board the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON/Japan. He is now state side for his turn at land duty/stationed at Lemoore Air Base located in the valley of California.
I am here to support my
Son Jimmy and Step-son Michael.
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud
The Navy offers opportunities that...
Patience. Things are done the Navy way. They do take care of our sailors. The experience is what the sailor makes of it. Opportunity is there.
Our Navy experience so far...
This was the best decision he/she could have made

Karyn's Photos

  • Add Photos
  • View All

Comment Wall (8 comments)

You need to be a member of Navy For Moms to add comments!

Join Navy For Moms

At 1:58pm on December 29, 2015, lemonelephant said…

I see you have changed your Username so that it no longer contains your last name (probably some time ago); you also need to change the URL to this page. Make change 2 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link) to take care of that. (If you are using a Smart phone, you will need to switch to Desktop View to make this change.)

Also make change 3 while you are there so that this page is no longer open to EVERYONE (Anyone) with access to the web.

There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.

Another change that I recommend that is mentioned in change 1 is to change the ZIP Code to one that is not easily associated with your Sailor.

At 2:14pm on March 11, 2011, Ellen said…

My son Sam doesn't tell me anything, though he shares more details with his dad, a former A-ganger on the Cavalla.  Sam is an electrician's mate, wanted to be a machinist's mate. 

I'm concerned about all the guys in the path of the weather today.  Thanks for your updates here.

At 3:34am on January 19, 2010, BunkerQB said…
You are inviting to join the SF Bay Area Navy Families group. Our emphasis will be from the Bay to and including Alameda, Contra Costa & Sonoma Counties. We have a number of families in the East Bay. Come visit when you get a chance. Click on “+ Join SF Bay Area … “ to join. I am hoping that with a smaller geographical base, topics of interest will be more relevant and everyone will feel more at home. I am the creator and admin of the group. Best wishes to your. BunkerBee
At 5:59pm on May 14, 2009, jean said…
Thanks for telling me about the places in NYC

My son went there in March and told us about a place he and his shipmate stayed at .
We have some church friends who have a restaruant there in NYC and other church friends who live there in NYC

I am not sure if they had separed beds or not but we did not ask


again thanks for the information.
pnm of Austin
jean
At 10:13pm on April 30, 2009, jean said…
tell your son
congradulations on earning his BA


pnm. o f Austin
jean
At 2:59pm on March 27, 2009, Kaye S. said…
Hi, Karyn! Did I already welcome you to Sub Moms and tell you other ALEXANDRIA moms' names? I don't see my post here, but your info is all familiar to me... my chronic case of "brain mush" is acting up again!

Anyway, Janice and Kathy are other ALEX. moms; if you need help finding them, let me know. Otherwise, forgive my daffy-ness! Hugs, k.
At 1:09am on January 12, 2009, Navy for Moms Admin said…
Hello and welcome to N4M’s!
We’re so glad you’ve joined us! My name is Michelle (The Admin), but you can call me Elle. Just stopping by with a late welcome! To help you get started, I’d like to share some of our community’s “Do’s and Dont’s”. Please click here and read them because yes, they are enforced. With that said, I hope you enjoy your time here, and if you have any questions/comments/concerns – send them my way! ☺
Sincerely, Elle
At 10:39pm on December 28, 2008, Sherry James said…
Thank you Karyn for your kind words. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and may you have a blessed New Year!!
 
 
 

© 2024   Created by Navy for Moms Admin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service