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

**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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Sub Moms

Welcome to the deep, silent world of submarines!  If you're new to this world, start by reading the "Pages" of info found in the right-hand column, below the strip of member avatars.

We welcome your questions.  But, while you're here, maintain silence... don't slam doors or the lid on the toilet!

 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!

Group Administrator: Kaye S. Kaye S.

Members: 1304
Latest Activity: Feb 11

READ THE "PAGES" FIRST!

NEW MEMBERS !!

PLEASE READ ARTICLES IN THE "PAGES" AREA

in the right-hand column, under the avatars ----->

BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!

These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week).  You may not have to post a question after all!  Thanks, Kaye S.

 NOTE:  THERE ARE MORE PAGES THAN DISPLAYED -

FOR A COMPLETE LIST, CLICK ON "VIEW ALL" AT

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New to this life?  SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman?  OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

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Comment by NonnaB on July 11, 2022 at 12:35pm

LindaGirl, my son is also getting ready for deployment but for a shorter time. I, too, am more worried about this deployment. I am sure my worries have much to do with the current state of the world. I keep all our sailors and their families in my prayers, but I will offer an extra one for you and your son. 

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 11, 2022 at 11:03am

Absolutely LindaGirl! We will pray for a safe deployment and return!

Comment by CSW on July 11, 2022 at 10:08am

LindaGirl I pray daily for our sailors safety as does our church every Sunday. I think we're all getting extra anxious given the state of the world, but need to remain strong that everything is in God's hands!  We're with you in this!

Comment by LindaGirl on July 11, 2022 at 10:07am

Please pray for my son and his crew to have a safe 6 - 7 month deployment, when they leave. I don’t know why I am so anxious about this one.  Between both of my sailors, I have been through more then one deployment.  Maybe because it’s been awhile since I went through the last deployment. All I know is I wish this one weren’t happening. 

Comment by CSW on June 28, 2022 at 4:10pm

Nonna B-

Thanks! I'll let him know.

Comment by NonnaB on June 28, 2022 at 3:19pm

CSW, my son just got back pay from over a year ago. There are forms your son's yeoman will have to file. The pay will come in at different times because there is a separate from for recent back pay and another form for pay owed past either 6 months or 1 year, I forget which one my son told me. The Navy is very quick to take money from the check, but backpayis very slow.

Comment by CSW on June 28, 2022 at 11:23am

Okay, so I thought I read this somewhere. What can my sailor do if he is over a year behind getting additional diver pay?

He was qualified in February of 2021 and still has not received additional pay.

Any info from other moms?

Thanks,

Comment by CSW on June 20, 2022 at 8:45am

LindaGirl,

Sent you a friend request. Stay strong.

Wishing you all a good Monday and keeping all our sailors in prayers for strong leadership and strength of character to navigate rough seas.

Comment by ShipOfDoodles on June 16, 2022 at 8:56am

LindaGirl and Shea--thanks for sharing! Good to know Dam Neck is a good duty station! I'll keep you posted on whether or not his "required" leave the latter part of August is still a go. He was told to take leave before they depart again early fall, so if he gets to come home as per the approved chit, we will consider ourselves lucky!! My son was reluctant to make his entrance into the world 24 years ago, so at 41 weeks, at age 40, I had to be induced. He STILL took his time. Not surprised he loves sub life, ha ha!

Comment by LindaGirl on June 16, 2022 at 7:16am

@ShipOfDoodles, my son was at Dam Neck in Virginia Beach on Shore Duty for 3 years. He absolutely loved it there, so much so, that when he put in for sub duty again, he choice to stay in Virginia Beach, in the hopes that when his sub duty is over, he can go back to Dam Neck for Shore Duty again. 

 
 
 

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