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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.

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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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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OCS Graduate Moms

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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

Members: 663
Latest Activity: Apr 11

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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Comment by melanie smith on March 12, 2011 at 2:04am: Looking for friends/family of John smith in class 10-11 ... he's my son's hatchmate. i'd love to "meet" you.

Comment by NCmom on March 10, 2011 at 12:33pm: No I am not part of the FB friends and family group. I guess it is time to join!! We were so excited to hear from our son last night. They were celebrating eating pizza and wearing their khakis! Remember how we celebrated all the milestones as they grew up? Well I guess these are the new milestones! Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement!!

Comment by Tiramisu on March 10, 2011 at 10:37am: NCmom--I may be wrong, but I don't believe there is a specific group here for the 08-11 class. Are you part of the FB friends and family group? I can include you on there if you aren't.

Comment by kab on March 10, 2011 at 9:19am: Congratulations to all the new Ensigns that graduate this week and to their family and friends ..Safe travels to all --

Comment by NCmom on March 8, 2011 at 4:43pm: Hi I am new to N4M and am looking for a group of Moms for the class 08-11. Is there a group here or is it on Facebook only?

Comment by Marilyn on March 7, 2011 at 10:37pm: The time does seem to drag at times with no contact, but we leave on Wed. for our son's OCS grad on March 11th. We are all so very excited and cannot wait! Hope to meet some of you there:)

Comment by Wolfpackmom on March 7, 2011 at 2:23pm: Yes Angie, my son is in class 11-11. I changed my name on here from Timkat33 to Wolfpack mom in case I confused anyone:)

2 in the service, thank you for the advice. Congratulations on your son!

Beth, it will be nice to hear your experiences so we know what to expect. I agree with the girlfriend getting the call, that's what I told my son too. I will be sure to write often. Can you post the link for the 10-11 FB group?

Comment by Tiramisu on March 7, 2011 at 11:12am: Beth--the Residence Inn (Middletown/Newport) does have King 2 bedroom suites. We're booked there for our son's graduation on April 1st. I can't believe it's nearly here. :-)

Comment by Beth on March 7, 2011 at 9:52am: Lynne-I was just on the Residence Inn site, but they said they don't have 2 bedroom rooms...can you post the website or number, maybe I'm looking at the wrong hotel!

Comment by Beth on March 7, 2011 at 9:26am: To Angie79 and Timkat33...I've only had my son gone for a couple of weeks in class 10-11, and his girlfriend got the 15 second phone call (I made sure he called her not me!) so I haven't heard his voice yet...he did send a letter home the third day he was there, but I don't expect any more letters till after RLP...I write every day...no matter what. His brother and two sisters write a couple times a week as do my mom and Matthew's girlfriend...I've broken down a couple of times, but I'm careful that he doesn't get that in his letters. From everything I've read (on Class 09-11 and more), letters are the most important thing to them while they are there. I try to include a picture or two of his 2 pugs, the kids, and anything funny. I miss him something awful, but this has been his dream since he was a child...good luck to you both...and please join Class 10-11 FaceBook...it's nice to have a glimpse of what is ahead. That's why I'm on 09-11 and 10-11.