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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 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:
**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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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..
Members: 151
Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2023
Discussion Forum
How to Communicate with a Sailor on Ship Deployment
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by 10mileloop Jun 18, 2017. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Tiger Cruise
Started by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors. Last reply by hope4answers Dec 27, 2016. 23 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by U2navymom on February 2, 2017 at 2:27pm
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Happy face.
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Comment by hope4answers on February 2, 2017 at 1:39pm
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Just got some texts from Sailor! Finally hit a sand box - at least it's dry for a few days :P Breaks my heart that he's says he is just numb to it all. How can I encourage him?
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Briefly. Will try to reach her again as it gets closer to time. Thanks!
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We used Uber from the airport to our hotel. It was our first time and very easy to do. We receive updates from the Comstock Ombudsman and the latest information regarding a return date was we will hear about a date a few weeks prior. Are you in touch with the Somerset's Ombudsman? They are there for you during deployments.
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Hubby wants to send me to San Diego to meet Sailor when ship comes in. What's the easiest & most economical way to do this flying in from Alabama? I'm not great at driving in traffic. Have not mentioned the possibility to my sailor. When will we find out when they come back to home port? Son has mentioned one date, but of course, that is subject to change.
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Shout out to hope4answers. My sailor is also part of the Makin Island Group. He is on the Comstock.
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In one of his last emails a couple of weeks ago, he did say he was thinking about being an SAR swimmer. At this point it's an add on activity to his other duties. In one he mentioned swimming with dolphins, sharks & saw a whale. In another, he mentioned doing a free dive. He got down to 75 feet. He couldn't believe how cold & dark it got after 30 feet. Scary, but he got thru it. He was a track star in High School so has been a caged bird. He was a lifeguard for the Boy Scout camp summer before last. While I think he loves swimming & diving, think being at sea not being able to run has gotten to him.
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Comment by fayegirrl4* on January 31, 2017 at 5:53pm
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hope4answers-- thanks for the info. Our son did mention that he will probably become quite proficient at scraping and painting. Our next door neighbor was a diver in the Navy. Is that something your son would like to do?
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My son is S-PACT on the LPD Somerset. He certainly knows how to scrape & paint now. He's been able to do a lot of SAR swimming lately, free diving. Is there a rate for that?
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Hello! Our second son just graduated boot camp and will be headed for the LPD Anchorage . He is S-PACT and currently trying to decide which rate to strike towards. I have another son that is on a sub. I know I have lots to learn if I am going to have a surface sailor and a deep sailor. Lucky me! Looking forward to meeting others with loved ones that are "amphibious".
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