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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:
Events
**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: Mar 2
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 Storymom on January 14, 2013 at 3:14pm
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bamamom: Whoop Whoop and 3 Cheers for your Boy! Hope you've joined Pensacola groups (Aircrew or ?) on here to continue following/learning about what he's doing and experiencing, if you haven't already. I even put a link on my computer to the 'local weather' when my son got moved around from school to school--just to see how his days were going---too obsessive do ya think?? LOL :-)
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Comment by bama mom on January 14, 2013 at 1:08pm
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My son made it through Boot Camp successfully and I am so proud of him. He graduated on 122112 and was able to be home for Christmas. I am so thankful for the short time I was able to spend with him. He is now at "A" school in Pensacola. He is only 3 1/2 hours away, but still missed very much. So I light a blue candle for you son, my Sailor. I love you very much.
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Comment by MOMMY B on January 9, 2013 at 1:03pm
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Thanks for the suggestion. I have been missing my sailor recruit. He is in boot camp right now and I have been praying for him every time I look at the clock and think about what he may be doing. This will be another great way to keep remembering to pray. Love the event!
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Comment by wfindley on January 9, 2013 at 11:01am
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My son doesn't go to bc until April 8th, but I will light a candle beginning that day. Trying to wrap my ahead around all of the messages. Guess as it gets closer and he is actually at RTC it will all make sense.
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nice story mommamac...made me smile :-)
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Comment by Mommamac MM(CVN77) on January 3, 2013 at 6:03am
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I have been burning my Blue candle since our son left for boot camp in October. My husband usually complains about candles but he as not said a thing about my blue candle.
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I think this is a great idea, and I will make sure I go out and get a blue candle as soon as I can. Thanks for the idea!
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I agree with LI mom: any blue candle will do....a tapered one, votive, or blue pillar candle, or one with Navy insignias from specialized companies?....whatever pleases you and warms your heart. Some Moms put a photo near it, or a memento of their sailor (I have his guitar pick next to my blue candle on the kitchen window sill) At night, when the rest of the family is in bed, and I'm still 'prowling around the house'-- the warm blue glow, in the family kitchen makes me smile and think of our awesome sailor! :-)
nice one, momof4 - thanks for that
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Comment by LI mom on December 28, 2012 at 1:46pm
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No jessica1028 any blue candle will work i got mine at walmart. But their are some moms who make them or orders them for others if you would like to purchase some.
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Comment by Jessica1028(Ship 11 DIV 58) on December 28, 2012 at 1:31pm
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Okay, I have a silly question! Are we supposed to order a special blue candle from somewhere, or will any blue candle do?
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