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!
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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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- I'm a divorced mom of two my son is enlisted in the navy and his pir in October 3 and I am very excited to go and see him because I haven't seen him in about 6yrs he lived with his dad and stepmom in Washington. I also have a 21yr old daughter who is going to Eastern University of Oregon to be a physical therypist. I am very proud of both of my children. I love watching and going to sporting events with my boyfriend. Even though I'm going to be 48 soon I feel as if I'm still a kid at heart I love to joke around and just have fun. I am also an outgoing and easy to get along with individual and I try and live life to the fullest. I'm employed by Patterson Logistics I put together orders for vetrinarians. I live in Lititz Pa and I'm looking for other moms who have children in the navy just to talk to and for moral support when needed.
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Don't forget to make change 3.
Welcome to Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones). I look forward to sharing this journey with you. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) for information on what to expect and to help you prepare for PIR. Start with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) and Arrival and What Happens at the RTC and read 1 or 2 pages a day and then go back to them as you need the info. What is your recruit's rating (job/specialty) going to be? There are groups for most ratings and/or "A" Schools and knowing that will help you to better plan for PIR weekend. Take care and blessings to you and yours.
If you changed your email in the correct spot, then you should be receiving messages whenever someone posts a reply or comment to something you are following unless you have turned off notifications. Check the email address again and then check the Email settings. The other thing is that your comments above indicate that you have only commented within your PIR group recently. Check to see if you have clicked "Stop Following" within the group. I actually do that within groups after I comment so that I don't get messages about comments on the Comment Wall in my groups to cut down on the emails I get--I check to see if there has been activity since I was last on and go there if there has been. You should see the words "Stop Following" if it is set to send you emails when someone comments. It will say "Follow" if it is set to not send emails.
Thanks for the Friend request; I hope we can be around for some time to support each other. If there is ever anything I can help you with, don't hesitate to ask. Take care and blessings to you and yours.
To change the email address for N4M, click on Settings in the upper left. Then in the middle of the page, you have the option to change your email address. It is right under where you can edit the Photo. After you change the email address, be sure to click "Save" at the bottom. Then go to Email under Settings in the upper left and make sure that you have not turned off all emails. Make any changes on the page and then click "Save" at the bottom. I hope that helps.
Click on OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) and the Page will open in a new window. Read the Page and follow the directions at the bottom to make change 3 (see the words in bold) so that this page is no longer visible to 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.
Welcome to NAVYForMoms!
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video and this Survival Guide for NavyForMoms Newbies that was created by one of our members.
Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Tiffany