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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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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

Members: 402
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by MidwestMomNancy on May 26, 2015 at 3:50pm: Hi, I'm new to this group. My son left for boot camp May 20; I just received his box about ten minutes ago!

Comment by carols_kitchen on February 6, 2015 at 5:48pm: @Brandons Mom, up above is a place to start a discussion. Make one for April 15 Chicago Bulls swear in. then I can help you highlight it!

Comment by BtownSandy on November 23, 2014 at 4:13pm: Pat could you e-mail me more information about Thanksgiving at the Villa Park VFW. Do they need anything (food, money, etc.)? My husband and I would like to come help and are willing to donate more than just our time. e-mail: s_reilly at Hotmail dot com. Thanks.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 10, 2014 at 1:01pm: Leach73, See you Sat!!

Comment by Leach73 on November 10, 2014 at 11:49am: Hi Pat!

If I don't end up going to Norfolk for Thanksgiving weekend, I will def. be at Villa Park!

See you on Saturday!

Take care!!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 8, 2014 at 2:59pm: THANKSGIVING! Want to have a ton of fun on Thanksgiving? Join us at the Villa Park VFW and help feed 200 Great Lakes Recruits! Don't miss the arrival of the busses at 9AM!!!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 8, 2014 at 2:57pm: HOLIDAY SHOPPING! If you do any shopping online, please join these 2 groups and sign up Molly's Adopt A Sailor as your charity. Both sites donate money back to your charity.

#1 - smile.amazon.com

#2 - igive.com

Thank you!

PS Don't forget the Nov. 15 packing party at my house!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 27, 2014 at 7:47pm: Packing party at my house in Carol Stream on November 15 at 10:00AM. We will be filling Christmas stockings for the Nov. Molly's Adopt A Sailor group. Please bring some goodies that will fit in a 16" stocking. Send me a message for the address and any questions that you may have! Thanks! Pat

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 29, 2014 at 10:56pm: MOMS! We have a new way to support Molly's Adopt A Sailor. If you shop online, go to igive.com and choose Molly's as your charity. Over 1500 stores to choose from and a % is sent to Molly's. Thanks!

Comment by MAMA_C on September 28, 2014 at 4:27pm: Hello Mothers: I don't have internet in my home right now, I'm at the local library. So I have an interesting story. Everyone should know about Fiasco that happening last week regarding the contractor who killed the navigation equipment in Illinois that messed up so many flights in the Midwest. Well it messed with our CS Sailors too!. Many were suppose to fly on Friday, 9/27/14. Well the last of them went out this morning my son included. However I am very proud of him. He became like the Go-TO sailor for he incoming sailors and the barracks at Ft. Lee. He was corresponding who got what flight and where they were going. Even when someone left their luggage. Seriously all on his smart phone. These sailors should be a good team going in! I just got a text from my son and they are on the last leg into Richmond, Va.

One of the reason he felt he to stepped up is from Bensenville, O'Hare is in our front yard. Yesterday, I and his buddy who not in the military grab him dinner and took to him. It was my first time seeing the USO office there. However we ate at the tables at Star Bucks in the luggage area. Now I am more committed to volunteer with USO when I have the time and energy.