This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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

THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN

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New to this life?  SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman?  OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

Discussion Forum

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Personal Storage on Fast Attack Subs

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submarine visits to foreign ports

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Comment by Kevsmom93 on August 23, 2014 at 2:25pm

Lori there's a lady on Etsy who could probably make that for you if you want?? LOL! I love her stuff let me know if you're interested! Great idea by the way and thanks for sharing mrsb!

Ladies I also had a recent encounter with someone who was also clueless about military mom's and the college comparison aspect. We were at the airport in July saying another farewell to our son Ryan he's a Marine and he was off to Camp Lejeune, N.C. after completing many months of training. This most recent leave he had will be his last for quite sometime we don't expect to see him again for about a year. He leaves for a 6-9 month deployment in December. I was clearly SAD tears running down my cheeks in that way where they just escape without even trying. Gave Ryan one last hug and he boarded the plane. A lady in line said to me "off to college?" and I said "no he's a Marine and we won't see him for a long time, very hard to say goodbye." And she was obviously offended and taken aback that I said that and said to me "oh well college is just as hard too." REALLY? NO KIDDING? TELL ME HOW?  I hate to make a judgement call but she was one of those uppity women with an attitude and I really had nothing nice to say in return so I turned abruptly and walked away. Oh well what can you do?... (I swore under my breath won't say what, but I swore). My husband just said to ignore it and not worry about it and he was right. 

Mark I googled Zouve. Wow, that is one fancy uniform..lol! Thanks for sharing! 

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on August 23, 2014 at 1:29pm

Mrsb, loved the poster.  Maybe I can put it on a chain and wear around my neck when people ask dumb questions.

Comment by NonnaB on August 22, 2014 at 11:43pm
3tboy: when they are on deployment you can send short emails and they will eventually respond. When they are under the sea, they run silent, so opportunities to communicate are infrequent.
Comment by 3tboys1970 on August 22, 2014 at 11:05pm
My son just arrived in Groton for sub school on August 16th. He's from a tiny town in Colorado as well. He likes the base so far and it's so nice getting to communicate from him. Can they communicate at all when deployed on a sub?
Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 22, 2014 at 10:56pm

I was an oncology nurse many moons ago before marriage. It was tough on me emotionally, switched and got a job at Kaiser Permanente in Out Patient Surgery instead. Retired with marriage. Ex husband kept making choices on where to live and for short periods, made getting a job difficult so I just gave up on that. Took up cooking instead.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 22, 2014 at 10:50pm

This future sub mom hails from Colorado. Tiny town of Pop 800. 

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on August 22, 2014 at 8:31pm
Thank you for the blessings Tina41. Here's a big NMH for you my dear!!!!!! I feel you. Thank God you have a DIL that shares news but I know it's not the same :/ lots of hugs and love to you!!!
Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on August 22, 2014 at 8:08pm

We have so many pics by White's Bridge. And over at Townsend. My son used to LOVE getting into the water at Townsend and looking for crayfish and frogs. Oh, how I miss those days!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 22, 2014 at 7:57pm

FlowerPower, Most definitely!! LOL!!

Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on August 22, 2014 at 7:51pm

 Pat L, so you are familiar with one of my favorite places, Fallasburg Park!

 
 
 

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