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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 Corie on December 7, 2010 at 1:39am: I got a Question my bf has orders to CL after A School for FMTB. Do they get there phone and there computer or is like being in Boot camp where they can only send and receive letters. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!

Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on November 18, 2010 at 6:20pm: Christine, he will be going to 29palms sometime in Jan. for Viper training first, last he said he thinks it will be Aprilish.

Comment by mikes mom on November 11, 2010 at 1:17am: Ditto ! I am so proud : )

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 10, 2010 at 6:59pm: There's a lot of info in this article. My favorite statistics to quote come from this, towards the end:
"Be they assigned to hospital ships, reservist installations, recruiter offices, or Marine Corps combat units, the rating of Hospital Corpsman is the most decorated in the United States Navy with 22 Medals of Honor, 174 Navy Crosses, 31 Distinguished Service Medals, 946 Silver Stars, and 1,582 Bronze Stars. There have been 20 naval ships that have been named after hospital corpsmen."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Hospital_Corpsman

Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on November 10, 2010 at 5:03pm: Carolyn's sister upset her when we told her about Dan deploying. She was like no big deal, Jon (her son in law) was in Iraq. Sorry but Jon is in supply and that's just not the same thing.

Comment by Anna on November 10, 2010 at 1:10pm: I can slap!!! Thanks, Ruthella!!! :-) Just normal people commenting on the war and our involvement(in general). Then, the ones that say stuff like....."Oh, he'll be home before you know it" and, "Well, my brother, cousin and such have been over there and back....they made it okay." They don't know the bond of a Mother and her son.

Comment by Anna on November 10, 2010 at 12:24pm: Thanks, Marcy & Mike's Mom!!! I really appreciate all your support...ALREADY! I think my biggest challenges will be dealing with my son in harm's way and then his wife is having twins a month before he deploys!! And, I am a zillion miles away from her. I need some coping skills for the anger towards stupid people. Help!!

Comment by mikes mom on November 10, 2010 at 12:05pm: : ) Ohhhhh Marcy I should let her in on a few of my secrets ... Anna I repainted the interior of my home : ) Yep and now my son is home and confusing me even more... Soooooo next on my list is my daughters bathroom Melissa ( lol ) she just left for Army BC Yikes ! I will be retiling her bathroom floor and I'm going to texture her walls : ) That's what I did for seven months plus N4Ms : )

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 10, 2010 at 11:45am: MM, I know...
At least your house looks great ;) don't forget to share some of your coping strategies ...

Comment by mikes mom on November 10, 2010 at 11:41am: AnnaK, Looks like Ruthella and Marcy came to your recue YAY!!! Welcome to Camp Lejeune... My son just finished his first tour and I would not have been able to get through it without those two women : ) You take everyday one step at a time and like Ruthella said you learn to breath and even sleep...Hmmmm I'm still having problems sleeping though...