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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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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

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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:

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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Graduation Info
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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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California Navy Moms

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Support Group for anyone who has or had a child or family member in the Navy.

Members: 213
Latest Activity: Apr 12, 2019

This picture is of Sue, Molly, Diane, Lynn, and myself in NYC last August! We are all from different states. One of the best trips I have taken since my adventure with my son began! I think Brenda Sue is taking the picture! I wanted to post it so that you guys will be as excited as I am about meeting all of you!!! Mark you calendars for the next meet and greet in California on August 29, 2009.

California Get Together in March 2009 at the Rockbottom Brewery

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Comment by jeepmom on August 18, 2012 at 7:40pm: Anyone in San Diego? My sons PIR is Sept 7th

Comment by LI mom on July 23, 2012 at 1:39am: Hi my son will be going in Nov. Im glad i found this groupit will help me in the days ahead. What makes it so hard for me is he is already in IL with grandma just finished school. Thought he would come home afterwards but he decided to join so my son is still there waiting for bc. I am excited but nervous at the same time. This site has provided so much for this new mom thank you all for useful information,support and friendships along the way .

Comment by SmilingMeredith on June 9, 2012 at 9:30pm: I'm a SoCal mom whose son went to bootcamp on 5/29/2012. Bummer that I just missed this last meetup! Maybe the next one?

Comment by BHR/Essex wife on April 27, 2012 at 9:34pm: The USS Essex is returning to San Diego some time in the May, after being stationed in Japan for the last 12 years. The sailors left on the USS Bonhomme Richard February 14th 2012, to swap hulls. The Essex will be leaving again for another deployment shortly there after. Because of the quick turn around several sailor are returning to an empty home due to their spouses return to their home support for the duration of the 2 deployments. We are looking for mom's with base access to come to the pier on the day of the return to give hugs and moral support to the single men and women who have been working very hard over the last few months. This has been a very hard deployment as the crews have been working 12 hour days on both ships. This hull swap is a big deal and we want to show our appreciation. The families who will be there will be preoccupied with the return of their own sailor. Please let us know if you can help.

Thank you,

BHR/Essex Families

Comment by Shawn's mom2 ship07 DIV170 on April 20, 2012 at 3:10pm: Hi Robin, my son just shipped out on 04/05/2012 and I was looking around imagine my surprise to find you, We also live in Lake Elsinore!! Is this group still active? I would love to hear about your get togethers.

Comment by Blueshirtmom on April 12, 2012 at 3:39pm: Hello all,

Just want to put a plug out for my non Navy son. Anyone into comedy, my son will be at the Hollywood Improv tonight at 8pm.

Comment by 2tymeNavyMom on March 15, 2012 at 11:27pm: Hey Cheri,
My daughter is not happy at all, but that's the Navy lIfe I guess. At least at this time. I think it's time to end the war. They don't want us there. They don't appreciate the help or all the money we have dumped into their country....ok I'm done. Sorry about that. Just will miss her!
Thanks for the IE group info. I will have to check it out.

Comment by elizabeth on March 15, 2012 at 8:40pm: The Los Angeles Region is planning a meet and greet For Saturday April 28th. The location and time are not set yet. Will be announced shortly.

Comment by NanZam on March 15, 2012 at 4:15pm: Hello I am also from the IE my son is stationed in 29 Palms...Corpsman...Welcome to the group...if there is ever a get together I would like to meet you all...

Comment by 2tymeNavyMom on March 15, 2012 at 1:58pm: Welcome Blueshirtmom,

I am in So Cal as well. The IE. My daughter is stationed on the Stennis, also an aircraft carrier. They just got home two weeks ago but are being deployed again shortly. I do not see many meet and greets in our area other than the one they just had in the Los Angeles area. I too would love a get together.