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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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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

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Comment by Linda on February 22, 2015 at 6:41pm: Wyoming blue crew.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on February 22, 2015 at 5:49pm: Linda - what boat is your son on? My son's boat is in dry dock in VA, and will be traveling to GA for a ride-a-long to work on his quals.

Comment by Linda on February 22, 2015 at 5:23pm: We did not attend BESS graduation. My son said there wasn't much to it. My sailor is MM weapons. He spent about 6 months in Groton. We did make a trip to see him for a week in oct and enjoyed our time with him. He is now stationed in Kings bsy and will be going out on his first patrol in a few months. Hope he will achieve his Dolphins on his first patrol. According to him it is a large qual packet. Good luck to your sailor.

Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on February 22, 2015 at 4:58pm: Hi Charles Mom! Congratulations on your sailor! BESS is about 8 weeks - however, when that 8 weeks starts depends on if there are enough to fill a class. You will have more communication with your son, so he will be able to tell you. That being said, I had to bug my son for the date!

Depending on his rate, there will be more schooling afterwards. Most are in Groton. Mine like Shea's son was sonar. After BESS he had ATT Techno then A school. He arrived Dec 7, 2013 and left October 24, 2014 - so it was almost a year!

He is now about to make his first underway. Good luck to you and your son!

Comment by Shea on February 22, 2015 at 3:10pm: Hello Charlesmom. From what I gather the graduation from BESS is considerably smaller than PIR so some parents don't attend unless they live close. If memory serves they know fairly early on once they class up when it will be but bear in mind things can always get delayed/changed in the military for various reasons. We did not get to attend BESS as we live quite far from Groton but PIR is not to be missed if at all possible. It is amazing. Hopefully you'll get some more responses that will help you decide. What is your son's job going to be? Mine is a sonar tech. He has been stationed in Hawaii for the last 2 years and is currently deployed.

Comment by Charlesmom on February 20, 2015 at 10:51pm: Hello all! I am new to the group. My son's PIR is next Friday and he will be heading to BESS afterwards. I see that there is a graduation from BESS. Can anyone tell me if they are in BESS for 8 weeks? How long does it take before they find out graduation dates? I want to attend and trying to figure out the planning of trip.

Comment by Shea on February 20, 2015 at 7:06pm: Hello navykid! My son is on the USS Louisville(currently deployed). He has been there almost 2 years and loves it!

Comment by navykid on February 20, 2015 at 2:34pm: Hello all! My son just finished his chool in Groton, and is headed to USS North Carolina in HI. Any helpful advice about this base or the sub will be most appreciated. =)

Comment by Pat L. in IL on February 16, 2015 at 4:34pm: Welcome ilace18! If you are able to go to PIR, make sure you attend Sarge's Meet & Greet on Thursday night!!