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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

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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New to this life? SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW NAVY MOMS

Need an Ombudsman? OMBUDSMAN REGISTRY

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Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on July 10, 2015 at 7:31pm: Congrats fayegirr14! Your journey is just beginning! The sub group is a special one, but a lot can happen between now and being assigned. 2 of my son's friends had glitches along the way, one is now in surface. Not to worry you, but to keep you flexible. It will be a year before he is actually assigned to a "boat". At this point - just keep your phone near you - his calls will come with no warning!

Comment by fayegirrl4* on July 10, 2015 at 7:17pm: Greetings! I am a mom of a SR that JUST LEFT for bootcamp on July 7th. He has chosen the rating of Machinists Mate on a submarine. I hope it's not too soon to join this group. I am anxious to learn as much as I can about the Navy, submarines and make new friends. Our son is the first to leave the nest. He is 18 and just graduated high school so we have had a whirlwind few months. We have another son that is 17 and considering enlisting just not sure which branch.

This site is just awesome! I am so glad my SIL told me about it.

Comment by LindaGirl on July 9, 2015 at 9:28pm: Madhoby, so glad you decided to go & see your son over the July 4th weekend, despite the long drive. Glad you had a great time.

Comment by Kevsmom93 on July 9, 2015 at 7:58pm: madhoby- That is great news! Us Mom's have all learned to appreciate the little things in this Navy life. Every minute is a moment we treasure with our Sailors.

Ladyrocker- I hope things are going better for you, hang in there as best you can. Remember he's brave and courageous because of you, something to be very proud of.

Comment by madhoby on July 9, 2015 at 7:33pm: We went to see our son over the 4th of July weekend. Ship to Shore Seafood in Kingsland was good, but St. Mary's Resturant was much better. Pauly's cafe downtown St. Mary's was not so great. Fireworks show was decent, but I have seen better in a little town in Rockaway Beach Mo. Totally enjoyed the time we had and even though it was a Thursday to Monday trip and we spent all day driving Thursday from 3 pm to late Friday afternoon and then from 6 am Monday to 1:35 am Tuesday it was worth it. He was able to be with us from Saturday at 6:30 am to Sunday night at 10:00 pm, so we picked a good weekend to go as he was duty free on those two days.

Comment by Kaye S. on July 8, 2015 at 6:52pm: Sinda, please see my comments below (dated June 29). Thanks! k.

Comment by Ladyrocker on July 2, 2015 at 8:24pm: I haven't replied on here for awhile. But I am here and read everything. Still grieving and well I was just wondering if anyone in here has a Sailor on the USS Minnesota?

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Comment by Samson on July 2, 2015 at 5:02pm: NavyMamaJen you will be contacted when you can send a pkg. Your sailor had to put you on the phone tree for you to be contacted. It can be 2 weeks or 2 months unfortunately. Just FYI u.can't send electronics of any sort, plus everything must fit in a 1 gallon zip lock baggy. They will inform you where to send the pkg. Sometimes you have a week or so notice ànd sometimes you have to send it that day.

Comment by Johanna on July 1, 2015 at 7:01am: CO-Twin, Both of my boys completed the Naval Diving amd Salvage training in Oanama City. They are both divers on their respective subs. My youngest loved it so much, he is looking to chnage his raye to Navy Diver. These giys are the fitest of the fit and have an amazing mind set Your sailor needs to apply w command to get into the program. I have a link to a youtube video from one of the training weeks. Go to search and type in 10-30-EOD Pool Hits. Your sailor has probably already seen in. Let me know what you think.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 30, 2015 at 11:29pm: Heard from my Son. He said he is adjusting to the submarine. Also his chief told him if he qualifies senior and he gets his ship quals in 8 months they will augment him to go to school. He is interested in the Navy diver school. LOL this is from a guy who took forever to learn to swim. He said so far he is doing well with his qualifications. It was so good to hear from him again.

So who knows about Navy divers?