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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

Events

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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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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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 23, 2012 at 3:16pm: My what a quiet group! With a Field Med class going on & grad in about four weeks, it'll be beach weather for anyone going. Can't believe it's been two years since I went to graduation...great experience.

Comment by mamawalrus on March 20, 2012 at 12:44am: Vettespace.. thank you, I found it..

Comment by vettespace on March 19, 2012 at 9:26am: mamawalrus, click on the "View All" tab under Discussion Forum above and go to the discussion on "where to stay" at Camp LeJeune. When I visited last fall for my son's homecoming I stayed at the beach on Emerald Isle. Historic Beaufort up the coast is suppose to be nice for a visit. Not much really attractive on or around the base. If I remember correctly, Jacksonville Airport (Albert J. Ellis) was about 30-40 minutes from base depending upon traffic getting into and out of base.

Comment by mamawalrus on March 19, 2012 at 1:28am: HI Ladies.. looks like I will be taking an unexpected trip to CL to see my son before deployment.. Can anyone help with how far Jacksonville airport is to CL? are there hotels near base? My son things we should rent a car so is it a straight shot to base from airport if I do rent the car?

Comment by mamawalrus on February 19, 2012 at 8:56pm: Kathy...where is your son stationed at now? I only hope mine can be home that long! I will PM you...

Comment by vettespace on February 17, 2012 at 9:57am: Hi mamawalrus, usually they get a couple weeks pre-deployment leave but that may change depending upon training, etc. Hopefully, he'll be able to come home for a bit before heading out.

Comment by mamawalrus on February 16, 2012 at 7:27pm: Got news today.. son is being deployed next month. Looking to see if anyone knows if the Navy lets them come home first? He was suppose to be home for 2 weeks end of March but that will change now since he is leaving the end of March for deployment

Comment by mikes mom on February 16, 2012 at 3:48pm: TNM - Its always so crazy during Homecomings : ) How is your son doing ? My son will be leaving CL and going to Bremerton ... His contract is up and he is going back to the Blue side.. Thank Goodness !!! When he told me I started to cry..

Comment by mikes mom on February 15, 2012 at 8:19pm: Marcy thanks my friend : )

My son was amongst the almost 3000 coming home .. TNM I text you early Sunday morning letting you I was there.. I was hoping to beable to connect with you before our sons got back home... Maybe some other time... I'm so glad your son is back home : ) What a true blessing