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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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

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Amphibious (Gator Navy)

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Amphibious  (Gator Navy)

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

Tiger Cruise

Started by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors. Last reply by hope4answers Dec 27, 2016. 23 Replies

USS WASP LHD-1(Loved Ones)

Started by NavyWife2011 Mar 14, 2016. 0 Replies

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Comment by Dona on August 28, 2010 at 6:27pm
Anyone familiar with places to stay in Norfolk, besides the Navy lodge?
Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 28, 2010 at 12:56am
Oh, I thought it was a quiz! :)
Comment by Arwen on August 28, 2010 at 12:11am
I don't know. I'm still trying to find out.
Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 27, 2010 at 7:12pm
Arwen, what is the answer to the GMs/division question?
Comment by Arwen on August 27, 2010 at 2:18am
Charley, a new retiree-greeter at Wal-Mart, just couldn't seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their "Older Person Friendly" policies.

One day the boss called him into the office for a talk.

"Charlie, I have to tell you, I like your work ethic, you do a bang up job, but your being late so often is quite bothersome."

"Yes, I know boss, and I am working on it."

''Well good, you are a team player. That's what I like to hear. It's odd though your coming in late. I know you're retired from the Armed Forces. What did they say if you came in late there?"

''They said, "Good morning Admiral, can I get your coffee, sir?'''
Comment by Arwen on August 19, 2010 at 9:55pm
Polli, Chris would rather play with things that go bang than things that go boom, LOL.

Okay, on a ship, what division do GMs belong to?
Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 18, 2010 at 7:40pm
Thanks for the update on the Bataan, Miranda - that must have been something to see! Poor you, yes I can imagine explaining to your little one what that meant wasn't easy.
Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 18, 2010 at 7:37pm
I just saw this on military.com - the commander of the Pelelieu was relieved; this following the same on the Gunston Hall on 8/12.... http://www.military.com/news/article/commander-of-uss-pelelieu-reli...
Comment by Arwen on August 17, 2010 at 11:57am
Yep, I know about cranking. I did it myself during my time in the Navy, 6 months in scullery. Ugh. My only advantage was that I was DC, so any time there was a drill I got to leave, no matter what my other duties. DC is the only group that gets to do that, hehehe.
Comment by Arwen on August 17, 2010 at 11:36am
Chris is really enthusiastic right now, about going to Japan and about getting a ship. He's changed his mind again, he doesn't want to be a Seabee, he wants to be a gunner's mate (loves guns). And no, he doesn't know yet where he will be assigned. Deck is likely, but he's going to ask if there are any openings in the gunners' division.
 

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