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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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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 Navy Mom on August 11, 2011 at 10:52am: As of right now my son has orders after FMTB for Milton, Florida. But who knows?! Yesterday he found out he wasn't even on the schedule to start classes in October! I agree with you Kym, get over it!

Comment by Kym Ship 11 Div 118 on August 11, 2011 at 6:49am: I am not sure, I thought so. I was also wondering if they get to come home after FMTB. So many things to think about.... I think I drive him crazy with all of my questions. Oh well he can get over it:)

Comment by mamawalrus on August 11, 2011 at 12:56am: Maybe our sons will get to know each other since they will be in FMTB together and they are not that far from each other now. Will CL be their duty stations?

Comment by Kym Ship 11 Div 118 on August 8, 2011 at 3:57pm: Talked to my son last night. He is so excited. This week he will be doing physicals and whatever happens to drop by. He is so up right now!!!! So good to hear.

Comment by Navy Mom on August 8, 2011 at 11:11am: Mamawalrus: My son arrived at CL last Tuesday. This whole process does not make sense to me at all. But hey, what else is new? I drive my son crazy with all my questions. He seems to take it all in stride. My questions is, what changed after he joined the Navy that he doesn't question things any more? Wish I would have had that power over him when he was growing up! :)

Comment by mamawalrus on August 8, 2011 at 1:24am: Kym and Navy mom... my son will also be in the October FMTB class.. He has no idea what he will be doing till then. He will be in Cherry Point which is a Marine base from what I understand. Are you sons at CL already waiting for FMTB?

Comment by Navy Mom on August 7, 2011 at 4:26pm: At least they have him doing something medical field wise. I told my son he better keep going over his books from A school so he doesn't forget things!

Comment by Kym Ship 11 Div 118 on August 7, 2011 at 3:27pm: HI NavyMom, Our son is in the base medical something. He has been doing all kinds of fun stuff, shots and such.He is really liking it. Sounds like they might meet up in Oct.

Comment by Navy Mom on August 7, 2011 at 9:39am: Hi Kym Ship! Talked to my son yesterday who said he wasn't given an exact date when they would start. Just that it was in October. So what job do they have your son doing until then? Mine is in a warehouse. Told me yesterday that for the next couple of weeks he has transportation from barracks to warehouse but after that he doesn't know how he is going to get there. If he would walk it would take him at least 45 minutes. So now he is in the process of looking for a used vehicle.

Comment by Scrappy1(Carol) on August 7, 2011 at 7:03am: Thanks Marcy. I saw the info on the CL FMTB site but son indicated "sometime around then". I am glad to see a group, thanks again.