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Navy For Moms

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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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

THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN

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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

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Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 1, 2014 at 7:01pm: LoriM, Congratulations on the Dolphins! Wow, is his life going to be easier now!

Kaye S., You are so funny! Thanks for the belly laugh!!

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on October 1, 2014 at 2:50pm: Submarine Sea Stories & The Family Knot - type those 2 into itunes and you should find them without much trouble! Make sure you select "Podcast" in the search results!

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on October 1, 2014 at 2:20pm: Also, I forgot how nice it is to share good news with other people that understand what earning your Dolphins means. I tell people and they don't understand and you try to explain. Of course, I didn't know anything either until my son joined. It has been a very enjoyable and moving experience.

Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on October 1, 2014 at 2:17pm: Thanks everyone for the well wishes. We thought it was funny how he knew the exact time. We also loved how he wrote it in military time and then put it in regular people time for us. Also how he signed his name STSSN(SS) then his full name. I remember when my kids were in elementary school and they would sign everything with their full name plus the number they were assigned in their class.

Scubagirl, have a great time at BESS. Bring lots of tissue and enjoy seeing your Sailor.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 1, 2014 at 1:55pm: I would like to see those pod casts also.

Comment by T'sNukeMomMM(class1449A) on October 1, 2014 at 1:31pm: @baby dukie's mama, Where do I find the pod cast???? Is this something via I Tunes???? Is is entitled Submarine Sea Stories and the other called The Family Knot.

@scubagirl That is way to funny. Thanks for the laugh today.

Comment by Kaye S. on October 1, 2014 at 12:59pm: My husband has always called the network of moms in our town the "Momma Mafia," because "you can run, but you can't hide!"

My son once said it was great to finally do what he wanted without worry of me fussing at him. I said, "You do realize that because of the FRG, I have your COB and Commander's wives cell phone numbers, right?"

He said, "Oh, shit."

Comment by mrsb on October 1, 2014 at 12:13pm: That's funny scubagirl!!!

Comment by scubagirl on October 1, 2014 at 12:10pm: How do I find the pod cast? Never heard about them. Funny thing happened at the party I attended with my husband last night. We are in Austin for his meeting and several of his co-workers have been in the Navy. I asked one of the younger guys if his mom was on Navy for moms and he said yes. She knew more than his recuriter did about how things would happen. He said he was on the Carl Vinson and had not contacted his mom in a couple of months when one day the captain came to see him and said my wife is on Navy for Moms with your mom and she is worried about you. I strongly suggest you get in touch with her today. I cracked up laughing. That will be my son. Someone will have to tell him to get in touch. He did justify his actions by saying he was really busy working on the ship. I just smiled as a mother csn do. LOL

Comment by Lisa on October 1, 2014 at 11:46am: Congratulations to you and your sailor! I am sure you are a wonderfully proud mom. It will be a new life on the sub now for your sailor. It is a huge accomplishment!!