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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Camp Lejeune and FMTB-East Moms, Families and Friends

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Camp Lejeune / Camp Johnson / Field Medical Training Battalion moms, family and friends - Welcome! Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is home to more than 47,000 Marine and Sailors from around the world. FMTB, the eight-week training course for corpsmen, is on Camp Johnson, adjacent to Camp Lejeune.

Location: Jacksonville, NC (and everywhere they deploy!)
Members: 146
Latest Activity: Jan 26, 2023

Learn about Field Medical Training Battalion: Field Medical Training Battalion East, Camp Johnson/Camp Lejeune official website then -> Students -> Welcome -> FMST

FMF Qualification: http://navyformoms.com/group/fmf-corpsman-moms/forum/topics/what-it-takes-to-earn-the-fmf-qualification

Field Medical Training Battalion East on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FMTBeast?ref=br_tf

Overview of Camp Lejeune, the largest Marine Corps base on the East Coast: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/usmcbase/ss/Lejeune.htm includes driving directions, main phone numbers, Inn of the Corps, housing info.

VIDEO: What to expect at Field Medical Training Battalion East DVIDS video by Sgt. James Skelton, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, March 2016. "This video is a guide on what to expect during the eight-week course that transitions corpsmen into the Fleet Marine Force."

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Comment by Vipergirl on September 23, 2012 at 9:01pm: Mamawalrus, I also sent you a friend request. I would appreciate some information on having a sailor stationed at CL. Thanks

Comment by Vipergirl on September 23, 2012 at 8:35pm: Hi. I am new to this group. My son is graduating from FMTB at Camp P on Thurs and will be stationed at Camp Lejune with the 2nd Medical Battalion.

Comment by Katze90210 (3/113) on September 18, 2012 at 6:43am: Mamawalrus I just sent you a friend request and will pm u when accepted

Comment by Katze90210 (3/113) on September 18, 2012 at 6:31am: Thanks Marcy. I want to get them for him as stocking stuffers

Comment by mamawalrus on September 18, 2012 at 1:05am: Katze...FMTB is actually in Camp Johnson I believe and not directly at CL. My sons duty station is not CL but Cherry Point which is about 45 min away. When he finished FMTB he went to CP until they needed him at CL to prepare for deployment. He had his room at CL for quite awhile until he left. His roommates were Marines for some reason but he did not mind. As Marcy stated.. they will have plenty to do in FMTB and lots to study. They do generally have fun though and make new friends. Why dont you PM me

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 17, 2012 at 7:07pm: Katze -Stryker, Maximum and Fatigue Fighter styles from Fox are popular. My corpsman buys his socks from the NEX (well, that would be the MEX at CL) which has a pretty good range of boot socks. They can buy online from the NEX as well at https://www.mynavyexchange.com.

Comment by Katze90210 (3/113) on September 16, 2012 at 8:25pm: Marcy also thanks for posting that video

Comment by Katze90210 (3/113) on September 16, 2012 at 8:06pm: Marcy I went on Foxsox.com and they have several styles. Which ones do you recommend?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 15, 2012 at 10:56pm: To learn about FMTB at Camp Johnson/Camp Lejeune, go to this site: FMTB-East official website, click on "About" then "Welcome" in the drop down menu and keep reading the info in the subsequent links. The website has photos, too.

More info in this discussion about Field Med and attending graduation: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/CampLegueneMoms/forum/topics/fmtb-...

This video gives a sense of FMTB -

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 15, 2012 at 10:30pm: Once their class begins, to say they'll be busy academically and physically right up until graduation is an understatement. Take advantage of the FMTB-East website to see what they'll be doing. To get to town or the MEX occasionally they share taxis or ride with friends (my sailor had his own car and many others have theirs, too). Weekends are spent on study and rest. Know that their needs are met re food etc; they will be living communally; and the time races by. After graduation they head for the airport or drive to their next location immediately. They get their mail regularly, but don't overload them. This is the real start of serious, hard training. Yes they can use their phones and laptops, but you may not hear from them much because the demands are great. Trust that they are meeting the challenges with their peers and allow them this - it's an intense program.