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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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Sub Moms

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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.

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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Comment by mrsb on April 29, 2014 at 10:28am: Thanks for the info Jill! My son is almost done with school in Groton and I am wondering what he's going to do with his "stuff". He doesn't have a lot, I don't think, but I've been sending him things, mostly goodies to eat, but did send him magic cards and his x box. I imagine he'll just want to send it all back home but I don't think I want it either!!! I'll have to ask him I guess!

Comment by tina41 on April 28, 2014 at 8:19pm: hello all!!

happy Monday everyone!!

Comment by tina41 on April 25, 2014 at 5:39pm: hello all!!

Happy Friday!!

my son is on his first deployment. I don't hear from him, but his wife does and she keeps me up to date (God bless her!!). I send him an email everyday and when I get my "modified" one back I am happy. I know it doesn't mean he has actually gotten it, but I know it was sent. I sure do miss him!!

Comment by Jill - Kevin's mom on April 25, 2014 at 2:13pm: (I posted this on the Nuke page, but since not all sub folks are Nukes...sorry to duplicate for those on both groups)

My ET son has just finished his leave (between Prototype and his assignment to the Seawolf). It was really great to see him, especially since all you moms with sons underway remind me to enjoy him while we can see, hear or even email with him! The sub is home-ported near Seattle, and the photos he's sent of the view from his room in the BEQ are beautiful. Everything is so green!

He's trying to figure out what his new life is going to look like - living in the BEQ unless the sub is underway (I guess), since he's months away from E5 when he'll get to live off base again. So he's got all of his Ballston Spa furniture (which I TOLD him not to buy) that he's putting in storage. He's already realizing what a pain "stuff" is that you have to pack, move, store, unpack selectively, repack, move, store... This'll teach him to live and be happy with just the few things you really need in life, i think.

I'll write more when I know what his routine is like -- this is the kind of information I wish I knew already, so I'll pay it forward :)

Comment by Laura on April 24, 2014 at 6:09am: Saw your son went to sub ball Where and when do fellows have a chance to meet potential girlfriends/wives. Son had relationship, but she backed out as he was getting closer to end of his nuke schooling.

Comment by Laura on April 24, 2014 at 6:05am: Thanks William. I am getting a clearer picture of what his life will be like.

Comment by William in Nashua on April 24, 2014 at 12:04am: Laura, my son is in Groton now but lives off base in an apartment because he is an E5 so gets paid BAH. On work days they serve 3 meals on the sub and on duty days he sleeps on the sub too. He earned the dolphins and nuke qualifications in the shipyard and was not sent out on another sub.

Comment by MaineGrammy on April 23, 2014 at 10:25pm: Nice to see other vets on here. It to am a vet. Air Force from 1977-1982. Met my husband while serving. He was AF also and is not a Navy Reserve Chaplain. Our youngest son is the reason I am on this group. He is on the Alexandria which in in dry dock Our 2 sons are also reservist after serving active duty. We truly appreciate all who serve. Thanks!

Comment by navyvet on April 23, 2014 at 3:44pm: mrsb, I was in from 1982-1987 I did shore and sea duty in Norfolk, Va. Sea duty I was stationed on the USS LY Spear a sub tender we took care of the fast attacks. I was a DP2 which the Navy doesn't have any more they were moved to Radiomen.

LoriM, you will love Wa when you go visit, my older brother was on a carrier out of Washington and I went to visit. It is beautiful with lots to do and see.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on April 23, 2014 at 10:27am: navyvet, congrats on your son's dolphins.

Laura, my son likes WA very much. He said there is more to do and see there than Groton. He has sent some pics of the sights and views, very pretty. Looking forward to when we can go out there. Not really sure when that will be.