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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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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Amphibious (Gator Navy)

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A place were we family members with Sailors on amphibious boats can come and talk ask questions and just hang out.. so anyone out there with a loved one on a amphibious jump on in lets share stories..

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Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2023

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Comment by Proud Navy Mom of Two Sailors on January 3, 2012 at 7:39pm: My son is joining the Gator Navy in 2 weeks. Glad I found this group!

Comment by chew92 on December 30, 2011 at 10:47am: Howdy, Ladies My son has been assigned to the USS Ashland. Before going to Norfolk he will take his C school in San Diego in January. He will be an ET. Right now he is on leave and is here with me in Oakland, CA His graduation from boot camp was 1/21/11. Looking forward to meeting you all. I'm off to work now. I am an RN X 37 years. Hoping to retire January 2013 :)

Comment by cocojazz on December 19, 2011 at 10:20pm: ccNavyMom...I love that you shared that bible passage. I so want to stay connected to the real meaning of Christmas. Its so nice when you see others thinking that way too. Merry Christmas to all of you, and Happy New Year! Prayers for God's protection over all our Sailors.

Comment by Elane on December 17, 2011 at 8:13pm: @navyblumom ship07div106 I'm under the impression that most ships have ombudsman they are often the spouse of a sailor on the ship and have gone thru training to be the "go-between" between the family on shore and the ship. sometimes the N4M group is hard to find for the ship or it's a smaller ship and no-one started it yet. What ship is your's on?

My sailor has an email address that I can communicate with him when ever the ship has "comms" up AND he decides to answer me, some actually have access to Skipe and use it.. Mine won't use it. Please keep in mind that some of these "amphib" ships are smaller ones and are not the floating cities that the bigger carriers are and they may not have as much access to stuff that the bigger ones do. Happy to help with any more questions that I can.

Comment by cocojazz on November 26, 2011 at 11:30pm: I hear the big box of goodies and snacks we sent was a real hit! I also heard that they enjoyed a pretty good Thanksgiving "feast."

I hope everyone of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for all of you! :)

Comment by Elane on November 22, 2011 at 7:24pm: 2 1/2 weeks is good for a ship on a cruise.. good for him, guess the mail department on my son's ship doesn't care whether anyone gets mail or not, even in port they have a slow time getting stuff. I think the longest one took when they were out was 8-10 weeks... lost track of time... just know they dropped mail off by the pallet one time. ...guess it was like Christmas for them that day.

Comment by cocojazz on November 20, 2011 at 10:24pm: He finally got his mail. In transit since beginning of November... About 2 1/2 weeks. Not too bad.

Comment by Elane on November 14, 2011 at 7:35pm: @ cocojazz mine is on the USS Comstock, home ported in San Diego. Recently returned from 7 month "cruise". hopefully it's not going anywhere lengthy anytime soon. Hopefully you had an email address for you son, so you could wish him H bday that way. Mine's bday have been out at sea for the last 4 years, so I understand the frustration of not being able to "celebrate" with him.

Comment by cocojazz on November 8, 2011 at 10:37pm: Has anyone heard from anyone on the Mesa Verde in the last week? Just wondering. My son's birthday was yesterday; really missed not getting to talk with him.

Comment by hmdbridgewater on October 28, 2011 at 11:20pm: My fiance' is on the Mesa Verde. Im glad we were helpful. It has been a long deployment but packages help the sailors keep their morale up.