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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 Pendleton Corpsmen Moms

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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to Field Medical Training Battalion-West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.

Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Location: San Diego County
Members: 187
Latest Activity: Nov 15, 2022

Camp Pendleton, FMTB-West, and NHCP

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to Field Medical Training Battalion-West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.

Base access information with video

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton is a beautiful new 42-bed teaching facility near the main gate that provides outpatient and inpatient care for active-duty service members, their family members, retirees and other eligible beneficiaries. Additional care is available at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

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Comment by drkhalf69 on October 26, 2013 at 1:17pm: There arent a lot of photos of us because we really haven't done anything interesting enough to warrant photos. I mean, unless you really want photos of everyone staring at powerpoint presentations for hours.

Comment by vettespace on October 26, 2013 at 7:30am: velvetlace, when my son graduated from FMTB-West a few years ago each of the corpsman were given a copy of the dvd so there was no need for them to purchase one for themselves...not sure if that's still the case.

Comment by Bobbo on October 26, 2013 at 1:04am: Thanks louielou. I am just looking forward to spending some time with him at our favorite burger place. He's been less than a 100% and I know it's really bugged him. I can't wait to hear about things and see the fire in his eyes that I hear in his voice over the phone. He's very impatient about certain things but that's to be expected. Should be fun.

Comment by louielou on October 26, 2013 at 12:21am: Bobbo, it is not you. Unfortunately they do not post many photos, and most that they do are group shots so you really have to scan to see if you can spot your son. East has a great photographer and she takes alot of pictures, I tried getting the photographer at West to take more but they are all business there. :(

Velvetlace, you can only buy the DVD and other stuff at graduation, so as long as they still have stuff available your son can get it after the ceremony. My advice on the DVD however is, it was a waste of money. I couldn't go to the graduation so I asked my daughter to get me the picture CD, but she got the DVD instead, there is some cool things in it, but nothing spectacular. She did get the challenge coin so I can add it to my sons collection, which is awesome.

Comment by velvetlace on October 25, 2013 at 2:25pm: Hi! I am relatively new to this group. My son started at Camp Pendleton for his FMTB training in early October. I understand graduation is around Thursday, December 12, 2013. Does anyone know how much the video and other items are from the graduation? I want to purchase one for my corpsman son and one for his Dad and Mom (us) but we cannot be in Oceanside for graduation. Can my corpsman son purchase the video in advance if we give him the money? Thank you for any information

Comment by Bobbo on October 25, 2013 at 1:41pm: familything, my sister saw the Captain Phillips and told me she was so proud that there is a Navy Corpsman in the movie and watching what is done by the Corpsman was a jolt to just how much her nephew has changed because he would be doing the exact same thing. Can't wait to see the movie.

Comment by Bobbo on October 25, 2013 at 1:39pm: Also, to support louielou's last comment, yes, FMTB attendees may have cars.

Comment by Bobbo on October 25, 2013 at 1:37pm: Anybody know why there has been a lack of photos with the current Field Med class? Or do I just think that since my son is there??? Probably the later.

I feel guilty. Here I get to seem him regularly (tomorrow we are having lunch at his favorite place to curb his craving) and yet I am complaining that there aren't any photos. Please forgive me.

Comment by louielou on October 21, 2013 at 12:24pm: You can have a car while at CP for FMTB, those that do use it to store stuff as there isn't much room for their things in the barracks.

NavyWifeMI- Your husband can apply for base housing after FMTB, but I have heard the wait is long, best bet is to find an apartment. As far as the Navy paying for your move, I have heard several different things from they don't when it's a first duty station- to, you will have to initially pay for the move and your husband would then submit his receipt's for reimbursement. I don't know how BAH works when your married, but for my single son, he has to wait 6 months before he can get it. Since we are from that area, he does stay off base with his girlfriend or sister most nights.