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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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A Blue Candle Event ♥
Event Details
Time: December 4, 2019 to December 3, 2020
Location: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Home or Office
Event Type: family, event, celebration, reunion
Organized By: A Blue Candle Event Group - Alicia from Texas
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2020
Event Description
When you're missing your Sailor -- Light a Blue Candle!
A wonderful way to honor Sailors Anytime, Anywhere!
During Boot, PIR, specialized training, deployment or when you're just thinking about your loved one on distant shores.
Don't forget holidays, family events or birthdays - Just light a a blue candle, any type of blue candle (Blue for Navy) and allow its warm glow to bring you comforting joy & peaceful solace, and while separated from your Sailor.
Blessings to all our Sailors all over the World ♥
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Comment by Baker on August 13, 2017 at 8:58pm
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I agree whitwoo. The Blue Candle is a symbol of our loved one away from us. Being in the Military is a little harder than going off to college but still the same. They are away from home and on their own. The candle helps us to deal with their absence and also to bring our attention to their journey. It also gives us a moment to pray or send good thoughts to our Adult/child. I wish the best to your Daughter on her Navy experience.
Our Blue Candle Glows for All SR, Sailors, Families and Friends. Especially for babies yet to be born!
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Thanks Storymom. Your quote is right on! Now our Adult/Children make their own decisions, as it should be. We can make "Suggestions!" Different but the same.
Our Blue Candle is Glowing for All Our SR, Sailors, Families and Friends!
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Comment by Storymom on August 1, 2017 at 10:18am
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Baker: very nicely said ❤. Here's a quote I've shown my boys.....
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Our Children are our greatest accomplishment. We make sure they have more opportunities than we had. That is why we are so proud of them. I told my sons what I just wrote and they just looked at me kinda funny. "Thanks Dad!" They will understand when they have children.
So, that is why we have that empty nest syndrome. They have gone and grown up on us. We are here if they need us.
Bravo Zulu to all you "Mom's!" You are special.
Our Blue Candle Glows for All Our Sailors, Family and Friends!
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Comment by Anna on July 30, 2017 at 8:56pm
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Baker,
Oh I understand the empty nest and I don't like it!!! I am so proud of my sailor son, officer daughter, and veteran daughter and the life they have made for themselves because of the Navy!!! My oldest son is the only one in our family who did not go Navy but he has bad feet and they wouldn't take him anyhow!!!! Let's keep all our blue candles glowing for our sailors!!!
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Anna they do have battery operated candles. I use them as backups incase my electric goes out. They can operate for a long time. The Blue Candle works whether it is wax, battery or electric. It truly illuminates the room with love for your Sailor and family. It reminds me why our son is not home. Still suffering from empty nest syndrome. Even at 74. Can we have a "Do Over!"
Our Blue Candle is Glowing for all our Sailors, Families and Friends.
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Baker,
I want to do that someday also, but right now we also have limited outlets that run regular electric current. Most lights are 12 volts!!!!! Someday I will be back in a home that isn't on wheels!!!!! But for now, I love traveling this beautiful country we live in!!!!
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Hi Anna. The Blue Candle is very important to us. I switched from a real candle to a electric single candle with a blue bulb. We leave in on 24/7. It works well. Everytime we look at the candle it reminds us of our son's duties and responsibilities. Some days are better than others.
Our Blue Candle Glows for All Our Sailors, Families and Friends.
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Sailor GirlsMom,
I light my blue candle when I know my sailors are going through something big and everytime I see the candle I send up another little prayer!! I know it helped my girl so much when she was in OCS!!
Baker,
I love the idea of putting it by a picture!!! When I have a little more space I'm going to do that. (I live in an RV right now - barely have room for the candle!!!)
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