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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

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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Michigan Moms (and Family)

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Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

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!

Members: 316
Latest Activity: Apr 11

Welcome come on in start a discussion, ask questions and answer a few too!!!!!!!

HAVE FUN !!!!!!

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Jaz04 on October 24, 2014 at 8:33am: Hi Michigan moms. I know I haven't been here in a long time, but have been following. It has been a tough couple of years with my son gone, him getting married, his wife causing family drama. But all is mending now. My son has completed 4 out of his 5 years as a Seabee and has re-enlisted after cross rating to an AME. A whole new world for the whole family. DIL and 2 grandchildren will stay with us while son does A school. Her stay may end up being 6 months as she, at this time, doesn't want to have to find a 3rd ob as she is due again at the end of April. I will just be happy to have my son home for Thanksgiving as it has been 4 years since that has happened.

Lorraine, I am glad to hear Scott is doing so well.

Welcome to all the new moms.

Comment by karent0801 on October 21, 2014 at 1:36pm: Lorraine, I know it sounds crazy, but I really don't want to go to Hawaii. The only way I'd do it is to fly to CA stay overnight or another day and then fly to Hawaii. I don't like flying that much! I'm hoping for a west coast assignment for him - that I'd like to do: Seattle or CA......ah the dreams!

Hope Scott is continuing to do well and feel stronger every day!!!

Comment by Lorraine on October 21, 2014 at 1:12pm: Pardon my typos below ☺️

Comment by Lorraine on October 21, 2014 at 1:10pm: I'd say with the predicted nice weather for the weekend, we all want to enjoy the time with our families so let's put off the meetup. I will check to see if the orchard is open i to November or we can plan something else.
Colleen, I'm sorry to hear that you have been unable to run as much as you'd like. Enjoy the weekend up north.
Karent, that is exciting mews for your son's career. By the time he,s done 9 maybe he'll decide to try for 20. And good luck with a stateside assignment. Have you been able to visit Hawaii?
My sailor has to do some more recovery from his jeart surgery before he finds out if the Navy will keep him on. We're all hoping because he's not ready for a civilian career yet.

Comment by karent0801 on October 21, 2014 at 9:56am: Lorraine, I would love to meet but Sat. won't work for me. My son re-upped for another 2 1/2 years last week! So he has 6 years to go for a total of 9 when he completes these. Now if we can get him back in the states (he's in Hawaii), I'll be a happy mama!!!!

Comment by Seabeemom on October 20, 2014 at 5:57pm: Darn, I will be gone till the first part of November. Maybe sometime in November or December? I'd love something closer to us!

Comment by Colleen on October 20, 2014 at 2:58pm: Lorraine - no, I didn't. This past winter made it almost impossible to train outside - I don't have a treadmill. Getting sick, hurting my back shoveling snow - I lost my mojo. Trying to find it. I get out a couple times a week and it's hard getting all that training back. I'll get there though.

Can't make it even in Charlotte. I'm going up north for the beautiful weather they are predicting. I'm going to walk/jog and quilt. Quiet me time.

Comment by Lorraine on October 20, 2014 at 10:38am: Would anyone on the west side/middle of state want to meet at the Old Country Mill in Charlotte this coming Saturday, let's say 11 a.m.? This is a lot closer for me as opposed to 150 miles to the other one.

Colleen, did you participate in the GR race this past weekend?

Comment by Colleen on October 16, 2014 at 8:10am: Sorry Kathy, can't make it. I have to work all day this Sat.

I will post pics of what I've been working on soon.

Good to hear from you Lorraine & yvette.