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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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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

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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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Japan Moms

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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

Members: 688
Latest Activity: Apr 3

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 Huskies on April 24, 2014 at 9:12pm: HELP!!! My son arrived in Japan but other than a short text "I am here" we haven't heard from him until today when he sent a couple facebook messages from a McDonalds. He said he wasn't able to pick up wifi except there. Does anyone know how he connects to wifi on the base? It was SO hard seeing him go and now we can't even communicate. I feel like I did when he went off to Basic only worse cause he is SO far away.

Comment by Kim on April 24, 2014 at 1:47pm: BADma, my son had a similar issue, but his cause was the tsunami. It's all the same to them and I think they roll with it better than we do.

Hugs to Big Kitty.

I got brave last night and finally looked at my toe. I think it was dislocated. Gross! The surgery last year was on the joint that attached the toe to the foot. This is the joint that holds (4th) the big bone to the little one. It has always curled and I pushed off it to sit on the bed and the top part popped under. The joint was huge and the top bone was not were it should have been. It looked fixed this morning. Still sore but not numb anymore. Hoover board? I could be a Jetson!

Comment by BADma on April 24, 2014 at 1:21pm: Kim.....we need to get you a hoverboard so that your feet and toesies will remain uninjured!

Anti M..... Hope Big Kitty is having a better day.

My sailor was SUPPOSED to be out of Japan SOON., They LOST his paperwork now he can't get home till later ): He was supposed to have 30 days leave before his next duty station and he'll have to spend part of that in Japan. We were looking forward to having him stateside longer.

Comment by Anti M on April 23, 2014 at 2:47pm: Had to take Big Kitty to the vet, unusual behavior, hiding and the wrong type of vomiting. He is okay, with cats you have to act fast, by the time you notice symptoms, they can be dying. He is fine, in isolation in my work room for today and tonight. Definitely not a urinary blockage, he peed a river on me when we cornered him to put him in the carrier. Poor baby.

Comment by Kim on April 23, 2014 at 2:34pm: Same foot, same toe, different joint. I'm sure it will be fine in a couple of days when the swelling goes down. I'm ignoring it and not admitting anything.

Sailor is moving 40 miles SE from were he is now. He'll be up the Hudson from NYC. Did you ever watch "The Facts of Life". The town was real, the schools were fiction. It looks to be same distance for me. I'm not complaining about 3 hours.

I'm loving all the stories on here. Everyone take care of the injuries and sickness. You are all in my prayers. Jump in new moms. Let us get to know you.

Comment by Mississippi Mom on April 23, 2014 at 11:24am: Thank you for all of the well wishes, and prayers for my BIL. I talked with my sis this morning, and she said he is much better this morning and got some much needed rest last night. He has been sitting up in a chair looking out the window for about 2 hours this morning. Got his tubes removed, and will be taking many, many, walks today. He was chatting in the background. They both sounded so much better.

Kim, oh my goodness! Bless your heart. I have paranoia about hurting my feet, after last year. My ankle is much better today, but going to keep this bandage on it (more for security for me) a few more days. Hopefully will be back 100 % before long.

Hubby said last night while we were both "doctoring" our wounds (my shin, his knee) that would could start a new reality tv show, "Bandage Wars" ! LOL!

Blondie, hope she get her package soon! I mailed a package to my daughter (2 hours away) over a week ago and she has not received it yet. Mailed a package to my son and his wife to VA Beach the day after I mailed hers, and they got theirs in 2 days. Go figure!

I hope you all have a very blessed day.

Comment by barbara10/08 on April 23, 2014 at 10:14am: Kim, oh no! is it the same foot?

How far from his current location is he moving?

Comment by barbara10/08 on April 23, 2014 at 10:10am: Had a wonderful Easter with daughters and grandsons, skyped two hours with sailor on Saturday night and the weather couldn't have been nicer. A beautiful stretch of five days of sun, warm, with not a drop of rain:))

Anyone have any luck using the lame plastic egg dippers you get these days? They really stink. Glad I saved a few of the metal ones through the years.

Maggs, lol, love the moth story. Congrats on Univ of MD!

T-lynn, There is just no explaining family sometimes. We have similar issues too-bringing them up let to nowhere so maybe hubby is saving himself some grief.
Prayers for your friend & glad hubby's mom is improving.
Eclipse sounds awesome-maybe our weather will co-operate for the next one.
The gummy experiment sounds right up the boys alley-so fun for them.

AntiM-sorry to hear about the spine, get well soon.

Blondie-hope that box gets located before all the chocolate melts-geez!

MyKid, confusing and frustrating for sure, hope they figure it out soon. Con't prayers for your oldest son.

Rhonda, we always feel better when our sailors are happy-good for him!

Laurie in WA-praying for Jonathan and his family.

Missmom- ouch, sorry to hear about the ankle-hope the pain subsides quickly.
Glad they made it home for Easter. Best medicine ever. Good luck to all with healing.

Kim, yea, visits all around- I'll toast to that!

Blm, good to hear from you. Glad the planning is going smoothly. Hard when our kids go through break-ups. I hate it, but it's a part of life they need to learn to deal with. I am sure his weekend home was so good for him. Hang in there.

girlnboots, hang in there and get as many last hugs and pics as possible!!

Comment by Kim on April 23, 2014 at 10:08am: Welcome new moms. Tell your sailors that the USO on base has free phone calls to the U.S.

I hear you Miss, my injuries are becoming a joke. This morning I sprained a toe joint (don't ask). My husband said "Are you limping"?; Me "no", Him "Did you hurt yourself"?, Me "no", Him "you ARE limping", Me "no I'm not"

I talked to my sailor last night. He was up early to get his wife to Newark airport. She should be in Sasebo by now. He informed me that the navy is moving him to Peekskill, NY. He has only been at his current location for 3 months.

Comment by girlnboots on April 23, 2014 at 9:16am: Last 5 days with my girl before she ships 4 of those I have to work 12 hour shifts makes me so sad :( So greatful to have her though. sending prayers of healing and strength to all