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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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 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 Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 23, 2010 at 9:58pm: mom4sons, I understand. I wasn't able to go to corpsman graduation. I went to GL in Oct for my first PIR and then again in Jan. I just couldn't afford two more trips to GL for each of their A school graduations. I wanted them to go to BC at the same time to save me some money, but oh well.....
Since both boys will be in San Diego until FMTB graduation, I thought it would be a nice trip to see both on the same trip. With my luck, I'll plan my trip and then my CS son will ship out before I get there! lol

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 23, 2010 at 9:19pm: Laurence says they graduate mid June. I saw a site and I think it is June 18. I too am wondering about the time line. I want to go, but I need to be back home in time for summer school. I'll try to fine the site and post it. Maybe someone else can help to enlighten us.

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 23, 2010 at 8:05pm: Laurence is in the barracks next to the hospital. He said that once FMTB starts. (April 19) he will move to the FMTB part of Camp Pendleton. While he is waiting to start, he is working in a urology clinic in the hospital and doing PTs, Marine style. He has everything with him that he had at A school. (cell phone laptop etc) I like that I can talk to him everyday. He said that once FMTB starts, there will be days that he will be unavailable to talk to me. As far as Marine gear, to the best of my knowledge, he has not had to buy anything yet. I think it will be like BC where it is issued and then taken out of their pay.
When will you know about your cub?

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 23, 2010 at 4:43pm: That's funny about looking into the eyes of the wrong sailor! I had a hard time with my older son. He is average height, and was in the middle of his division for PIR, but my younger son who is doing FMTB, is tall. I had no problem finding him in his PIR. In his division, he was the second tallest.
Thanks for the heads up about which uniform they will be wearing.

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 20, 2010 at 9:39pm: I've been looking at a calender, and looking at FMTB graduation and when summer school starts, I might be able to do both! I think I'm just looking for an excuse to go to Southern California!

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 18, 2010 at 9:19pm: I am wanting to drive out to San Diego this summer. If I plan it right, it will be while Laurence is still there. My other son is stationed at the Navy Base in San Diego, so this way I could see both boys.
Does anyone know if they have a graduation from FMTB? He said that he should finish some time in June, which would be perfect timing.

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 18, 2010 at 12:57am: Cindy, yes, it was Gloria who mentioned in the A school for Corpsman group who told me about this one. I like the fact that so many of the same moms and dads are moving in the same groups. This way, I feel like I already know most everyone.
I have tried to call Laurence more than once today and even sent him a text message. He phone is turned off. I just want to ask him how his camp out was. I guess the time has come were I will have to go days without talking to him. Since his PIR, I have talked to him every day. I guess I need to get use to this. It won't be easy, but if I keep my mind busy, I can do it! Thanks for the heads up about going days without contact!

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 17, 2010 at 8:58pm: Lori, he had to sleep under the stars. When I talked to him last night, he seemed excited. We use to go to Galveston or Corpus Cristi and camp in a tent on the beach. I told he should be glad that I helped him with the experience. At least at CP, there is not all the sand to collect in all your unwanted places as we had on the beach!
I think this is to help prepare them for the Marine training that they are about to embark. My son has not said any thing that would tell me it is time to worry. He loves the experience. He did say that the seven mile run was hard!
I wouldn't worry too much. From what I can gather, the corpsmen spend 14 weeks learning what they need to know and then go to FMTB and are shown how to use what they learned. They have to be use to being outside and not in the comfort of a clinic.

Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on March 17, 2010 at 6:38pm: Hello ladies. I knew if I looked hard enough, I would find ya'll. Well, it was Gloria who mentioned it.
My son is in Camp Pendleton, but won't start classes until April 19, so until then he is working in the AM at the hospital and PTs in the evening. He was "voluntold" to spend the night outside last night. I haven't heard how well it went, but I know he did well.