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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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

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New to this life?  SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

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Comment by mrsb on October 21, 2014 at 12:33am

Lindagirl, I know what you mean.  I kept seeing my son on facebook, green dot and all, but he left his computer on. I thought he was avoiding me!!!  His phone is crap so is hard to contact him.  I was getting really annoyed until he called me, made everything all better!

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on October 20, 2014 at 10:53pm

Tidefan, I believe the rate is ET-Communications (Radioman). Some are E-3's or E-4's?

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on October 20, 2014 at 10:50pm

Hang in there LindaGirl! My son is leaving Groton this week. don't know when he will go out - he will have to do ride-a-longs as his boat is in dry dock.

NMH!!

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on October 20, 2014 at 10:49pm

Oh Lindagirl, I feel for you. Big Hug.  We are all here for ech other.

Not that you need this right now but maybe next time would you kindly just put Son leaving soon on underway (underways are short ones) rather than something so specific? Just to protect our loved ones.

God bless our boys and all of us.

Comment by Johanna on October 20, 2014 at 10:46pm
Hey LindaGirl, that's why you're here. How exciting for your Sailor and what great family here for you! We have all been there, some, more than others. Smile. I just got an e mail from my youngest Squid that he is having a lot of fun on his Deploy, blah, blah,blah...; )) Your Sailor is doing his job and now you can do yours...; )) Your Sailor is wonderfully qualified, or close to qualifying...; ))) to do what they all do best...keeping us safe and sound. Hugs
Comment by Mark on October 20, 2014 at 10:32pm

LoriM - definitely bring the sticks if you're visiting Bangor in spring or summer.  The Kitsap peninsula (where Bangor is) has a number of exceptionally good golf courses that are also great value.  The course owned by the city of Bremerton has hosted a number of USGA national championships, and a frequent site of NCAA regional championships.

Comment by LindaGirl on October 20, 2014 at 9:56pm
Feeling a little depressed tonight, as my son leaves later in the day for a 2 month deployment or there abouts. Am going to miss his weekend calls to us, as I so look forward to those calls. :-(
Comment by sasharanger on October 20, 2014 at 9:30pm

I was the Mom who was inquiring about shipping clubs.  I found that regular US Postal Service was the least expensive.  I found a box at a local sports store that fit his bag and clubs (golf shoes enclosed in bag) and sent the whole shabang for under 100.00.  I did not insure it (big risk since he has some high end drivers included) but it knocked off 30.00 from the total price.  I sent his hockey gear later for a little more than the clubs.  His hockey sticks make it fine and I wrapped them in bubble wrap I purchased from the dollar store.  You can get cheap bubble envelopes that work well when cut to size also from the dollar store.  Good luck with your shipment and let us know how it goes. BY the way, I sent all of this from Vermont...pretty much as far as you can get from Hawaii.  LOL

Comment by BunkerQB on October 20, 2014 at 9:20pm

We shipped a guitar from CA to OK. Special box. $150 w insurance.

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on October 20, 2014 at 8:03pm

FedX has a box for sending golf clubs.  If he has a hard case you could ship them in it and skip the box. It cost me $80 to ship in the FedX box from Sacramento to Goose Creek 2 years ago.

 
 
 

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