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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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

THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN

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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 fayegirrl4* on July 27, 2016 at 12:48am: navymom2015-- if you are on a desktop computer, look at the top of this page for Sub moms. You should see a blue link for Ombudsman registry. Click on it and it will take you to a page that will help you locate a contact for your sailors particular boat/sub. That's what I did for our sailor. But be advised, they can't give out much information. Good Luck!

Comment by fayegirrl4* on July 27, 2016 at 12:34am: Gardenia100, Hello! Our son completed BESS last October and finished A school this past Feb. He knew in January where he would be going. He is a machinist mate too. Currently out on his first patrol. Good luck to your son :-)

Comment by navymom2015 on July 26, 2016 at 5:23pm: I'm new my son is a rider on a diffrent boat and i am trying to find out if he put me on the list to talk to the ombudsman can anyone tell me how to find this out feeling kinda alone right and want to get connected with someome that can be a life line for me

Comment by Gardenia100 on July 26, 2016 at 4:21pm: Hello all
My son is in Groton waiting for his orders, he said it could take till October, he is done with school,machinist.
Any others?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 23, 2016 at 6:58pm: You can see if there is a FB page. There was for subs out of Hawaii and one for my other twins ship.

Comment by Kevsmom93 on July 17, 2016 at 4:12pm: God bless all those who serve and protect us each and everyday!!

Happy to hear good news from all of you about your son's! Congratulations!

Comment by philly_mamasota on July 15, 2016 at 6:46pm: My son went to prototype in Saratoga Springs, NY but I think it's called Balston Spa. He lived off base and the Navy found their apartment (he roomed with another shipmate from Charleston). He had an SUV which came in handy for the heavy snow in the area (considering they have to drive back & forth to base).

Comment by Rosemom on July 14, 2016 at 11:50pm: Son just called and said it looks like prototype will be in Balston Spa after graduation from Power school in Charleston. Any suggestions on where to live in the Balston Spa area?