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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

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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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Japan Moms

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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

Members: 688
Latest Activity: Apr 3

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!

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Comment by Kim (Proud Mom of Sailor) on July 25, 2016 at 12:50pm: Father, I pray for all the Sailors and their family represented on this site. I pray for healing in all aspects of their lives. I pray for peace and understanding. I pray for celebrations (with and without loved ones). I pray for travel mercies. I pray to spend time with our loves ones soon. Please put your loving arms around everyone and let them feel your presence and love. In Jesus Holy Precious Healing Name! AMEN!

Comment by T-Lynn on July 24, 2016 at 10:23pm: HI

KIM !!! I knew something was up with you. Dear friend- Reiki healing coming for the next 7 days. hugs And Shark loves the pictures. How cute! Hope your Dil has a great trip to visit her relatives.

Maggs- you take such awesome pictures. How sweet is that picture and yes - makes my heart feel so good. Please consider sending in your pictures to nature magazines. REALLY you are great! How is hubby and Angel? Hey - wedding plans - you need to share.

Fingers crossed for sailor to get to come home for Christmas. But as AntiM stated - when they come home its every holiday!

So glad you are having fun even watching your sailor sleep. And the dogs licking him. Hope you can share a picture soon.

Congrats to the new bride!!!! and fingers crossed all works out for you. Keep us posted.

Blondie - you and that boss! Really - asking you WHY? Glad teh bad weather was not too damaging for you.

Will be sending Reiki Healing energy to Melissa and your daughter. Melissa to heal and your daughter not to worry about her classes and test. Blondie Jr. will ace them!

Sorry this is so jumping. I am a bundle of nerves. Packing to go see my son in three days!!!!!! Hubby adn I have not had a vacation for years - and sailor gets to celebrate with his dad - its dad's birthday! And then also - we will be with him for our 39th wedding anniversary. He is taking us to Disneyland :).

Will try to get some contact here or just save up all my stories and pictures.

Wish all a wonderful week and weekend. hugs

Comment by Anti M on July 23, 2016 at 7:16pm: @Maggs ... duck d'awwww!

@tnmom50 ... fingers crossed! But really, anytime they can come home on leave it is Christmas!

Comment by tnmom50 on July 23, 2016 at 6:17pm: THANKS ANTI FOR ANSWERING QUESTION ON LEAVE TO COME HOME AT CHRISTMAS MY SON HAS BEEN IN JAPAN SINCE FEB AND NOW DEPOYED I PRAY HE CAN GET OK TO COME HOME BUT REALLY DONT KNOW IF HE WILL PUT IN FOR IT BUT IF HE DOES I PRAY HE GETS IT

Comment by coolleigh11 on July 22, 2016 at 2:02pm: I haven't applied for one yet I'm doing so this upcoming week

Comment by Anti M on July 21, 2016 at 11:34pm: coolleigh, the medical part of the screening can expire, so wait until he lets you know it is time to begin. The ombudsman should be able to help you find the forms, or a nearby military facility which can help you.

Have you applied for a passport yet?

Comment by DREW7062 on July 21, 2016 at 10:40pm: Yes! God is good. Shes beautiful prayer is great keep us posted

Comment by coolleigh11 on July 21, 2016 at 3:05pm: Yes he told me I would have to be screened, do we start the process before or after he comes back from his patrol ?

Comment by Anti M on July 21, 2016 at 1:17pm: Drew, no, they do not take chits so early. Also, with Christmas being busy season, and everyone wanting to take leave, his command will tell them what leave periods will be open so they are never undermanned, and they have to look at who hasn't had the chance to take leave recently, and who might have leave days expiring. Even the hospital tries to have a generous holiday liberty policy, so many with families don't take leave, and many of the single sailors will take up the slack for those with children. it is a very complex "big picture" time of year for them.

Usually, leave chits go in a month or so ahead of time, a little more at overseas commands. For the holiday, they tell them when leave chits will be accepted, so no one gets to "cheat" and jump ahead of everyone else.