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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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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 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).

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RTC Graduation

**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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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 Elane on March 25, 2009 at 6:51pm: Welcome Cheryl.. which of the USN--great Gator ships is your son part of?? Mine is out to sea right now..so I know it's tough to be so far away so early on in their "career". Let us know if we can help you during this trying time.
Elane

Comment by Cheryl on March 23, 2009 at 9:52pm: Hey everyone. I'm new to this group. My son is aboard the gator and is stationed in San Diego. A long ways from home (North Carolina). I have been looking a group with some of his ship. I miss him so much. He was only out there a week before they fly him out the the ship. I haven't heard from him since he flew out. I hope to hear from him soon. I look forward to getting to know some new moms.

Comment by Anti M on March 20, 2009 at 5:00pm: I got the chance to ask him, Shirley, he says 1986.

Comment by Anti M on March 20, 2009 at 11:15am: Shirley, I would have to ask him to be certain, but I think 87 or 88. No later than that.

Ah, collisions at sea. Never any good.

Comment by Anti M on March 18, 2009 at 10:48am: Deployment briefings focus on the family, how to manage emotionally, financially, how to get the kids through it and what to expect on return. They also provide lists of resources the family can use when they cannot get in touch with their sailor.

I found a family Services link, although I don't know which base it is for, it provides an example of what is offered.

http://www.ffscnorva.navy.mil/info-dep-workshops.html

Comment by Anti M on March 4, 2009 at 10:02am: Okay, for PO3 there are the test points ... and the test covers more than rate specific technical knowledge, there is also military leadership and such. The next component is performance evaluation points, their "evals". Then there is time in rate, awards, and points for passing the exam the previous cycle and not being selected.

http://www.military.com/MilitaryCareers/Content/0,14556,Promotions_...

Shirley, hubby retired in 1997. He was on the Dubuque quite a while ago, did a lot of time in the Persian Gulf. That episode with the boat people was shameful. He has pictures of them reaching up to the ship, begging for help. The CO decided some food and water was enough, and sent guys over to fix the engines. They told him the people wouldn't make it, but he would not listen. There was even a Navy supply ship nearby he could have ordered to take them onboard. but he was worried about getting to an exercise and being on station first. People died because of that man.

Comment by Anti M on March 3, 2009 at 9:40pm: Polli, hope she makes PO3, that's a major step forward. I can answer some questions about the process as it is far more complicated than passing the test. dry dock, always a ton of work. Then after that there's sea trials!

The sailors usually enjoy the humanitarian missions. I never got to be on a ship, so I missed out on that aspect of the Navy. I volunteered with our Harley riders group (Japanese and Americans from base) at an orphanage in Japan. A strange place, the children were not up for adoption, they all had families who could not care for them. Sad, sad situation.

Comment by Anti M on March 3, 2009 at 7:11pm: Polli, I do understand weird humor, after all, I go to Burning man year after year.

Shirley, I haven't heard, but I wouldn't be one bit surprised. the Dubuque does this often, especially after the bad incident which happened when my hubby was on board. The CO then refused to pick up boat people; they later resorted to cannibalism. Hubby said the crew was next to mutiny. Much has changed since then, for the good. I will try to call Troy this week, although he doesn't talk ship movement to me much.

Comment by Elane on March 2, 2009 at 7:41pm: Birthday cake idea =
I pulled this cake idea off another website..thought you might like it.
"For my soldiers birthday and any other holiday, I made him a cake. Not just a regular cake, but I made it in a mason jar and it can be eaten with a spoon. Wrapped in bubble wrap, it's easy to ship and lasts for 3 MONTHS!! The trick is, put the seal on while it's still hot so that it seals properly"