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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

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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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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

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Comment by LindaGirl on December 24, 2014 at 11:48pm: Feeling very blessed this Christmas to have both my Military boys home this year, as last year, they were both away, one in Africa, and the other in Hawaii.

Comment by Linda on December 24, 2014 at 6:56pm: Merry Christmas and happy new year to all from my family to yours. I feel so blessed to have our sailor home for Christmas. I am hugging him for all of you who will not be with your loved ones. I could not of made it through this journey without of the support that I received from the wonderful Navy families. God bless us all in the year to come and keep all of our sailors safe.

Comment by tysmom on December 24, 2014 at 8:09am: Mine too....dumped the gf and got a motorcycle...debatable which was worse!!!!

Comment by 985cat ship 14 div 065 on December 23, 2014 at 5:16pm: My son also rides, in Georgia..I can only pray for his safety

Comment by William in Nashua on December 23, 2014 at 5:54am: Three of my sons roommates.at nuclear prototype in New York all bought new motorcycles. One who was also his roommate in Groton for a while came to our house a number of times and one time he had huge road rash on one of his legs. He had wrecked the bike but was still planning to get it repaired. My son wanted to buy a motor scooter in Hawaii but I talked him out of it. He bought a used car, a Mercedes Benz sports car Lol.

Comment by mrsb on December 22, 2014 at 1:09am: Yes, LindaGirl, you have to insist that he stay home for dinners and such. He needs to be there for you too! Hug him for all of us whose sons won't be home. And daughters.

Comment by LindaGirl on December 22, 2014 at 12:08am: Hi baby dukie's mama, and I thought it was only my son who comes home & disappears to go out with his friends. We have yet to sit down & have a dinner with him since he has been home for the last 2 or 3 nights! Tomorrow night for sure, we are going to insist that he stay home & have dinner with us.

Comment by LindaGirl on December 20, 2014 at 2:21pm: Dear Shea, I'm so sorry for the mental suffering you endured, & for the loss of the young man, as well as the pain his family endured. I do hope that "time" will & does ease the pain & suffering accidents cause. All we can do is pray, and ask The Lord to be with us & get us through the rough times. And Kevsmom93, I am going to tell my son what you husband says about motorcycles: "there are 2 people who ride motorcycles, those who have crashed & those who will crash". I want him to remember that if he ever gets on a bike again.

Comment by Shea on December 20, 2014 at 1:41pm: My dear Linda my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. What Kevsmom said is so true. I was involved in an accident in 2007 with a motorcycle. A young man driving one at an extremely high rate of speed hit me. He tried to avoid me at the last minute which is why I am here today. Instead of hitting me broadside at the drivers door he hit at the front wheel. He did not survive the accident and left behind a wife and 2 year old daughter and I suffered with PTSD for a number of years after. There is a lesson and reason for everything and I'm sure God will reveal it in good time. Hugs to you!

Comment by tina41 on December 20, 2014 at 1:39pm: hello all!!

linda--glad your sailor is home and your marine son his ok. May God bless him with a speedy recovery!