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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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Navy Strong 25 replied to Navy Strong 25's discussion 'Graduated And at Post' in the group Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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 Joan F on August 12, 2011 at 10:34am: I remember them not having coffee just instant stuff and when a couple of the guys got a real cup of coffee they were like out of control with the caffeine lol. Yes packages did take a long time to get to FMTB, and have to send off a care package to my daughter so hope it doesn't take forever. At least it is things that won't go bad.

Comment by jesspoo05 on August 11, 2011 at 2:16pm: In BC they really arent allowed to have stuff like that. they may have decaffe possibly, but know my bf said that they had sugar free jello even, and diet soda. so not sure how well coffee would go over.

joanF-I don't live on base cause i am only his gf, and the day we get married he will move into my apt, which is right next to base. but it really would be great to meet some more women around here!! if your daughter want to chat you can give her my email or find me on FB. just ask me and i will send you it.

Comment by HvnlySno (S11, DIV 276) on August 10, 2011 at 2:45pm: I told him before he left I'd send him sone North Pole coffee when he got to
A school, but in his last letter he said he hasn't had a cup if coffee since he got to BC! I said, uh oh...are we switching to tea??

Comment by Joan F on August 10, 2011 at 1:38pm: I remember sending cookies, jerky, snacks and such to A school. The guys and instructors liked when my son got a package. In FMTB I sent him jolly ranchers, wisp toothbrushes and such when he went out into the field. It seemed like it took longer to get his stuff at CP than A school which was at Great Lakes still and I live in CA.

I hear you MrsS those late nites with babies is something else. He really paid for his not passing that one test as it was hard for him to lay down then get up to muster then back to bed and then up early.

Comment by HvnlySno (S11, DIV 276) on August 9, 2011 at 10:08pm: LOL! He loves pizza! I could surprise him with pizza! I'll send you a friend request, so I can take you up on that cookie delivery!

Comment by MrsS on August 9, 2011 at 9:07pm: A school is fine. I had to send my husband a box of clothes, when had phase II liberty. Space is pretty limited in A school, FMTB is back to no space. If you really want to send FMTB cookies, let me know and I'll do it for you. They can order pizza, so I can deliver cookies.

Comment by HvnlySno (S11, DIV 276) on August 9, 2011 at 8:46pm: Oh I know not to send anything until later! Now they would not be a good idea! Do you mean A school or when he goes to Camp P?

Comment by MrsS on August 9, 2011 at 8:29pm: HvnlySno, don't send care packages until Corps School.The RDCs will eat them in front of your recruit. Send paper items like news stories or print up comics. I sent kids school work, from my class and our own kids. The more you write the better.

Joan F, I live on base, we in Wire Mountain. If she wants my email let me know. My Corpsman leaves for Japan October 1, I need friends.

My husband compared late night muster to being up with our babies at night!

Comment by HvnlySno (S11, DIV 276) on August 9, 2011 at 2:30pm: What can we send? He loves cookies...of course I'd make some to share :). In his last letter he wrote on the back...PS don't send care packages...they will eat them in front of me!! He's still at BC PIR on 8/26

Comment by Joan F on August 9, 2011 at 2:10pm: Hey jesspoo do you live on base? My daughter just moved into base housing with her husband who is a Marine, so she doesn't know anyone there except some Marines lol. Yes what I remember about FMTB was the tests and to make sure you pass them as my son failed one and got demoted down to having muster up every night until he passed the makeup test so wasn't much fun when you are exhausted to have to line up then go back to bed. I loved the video that Carol had posted because it showed the things they were doing so when my son would call and talk about things I would know what he was talking about.

Navyfiancee I think the hardest thing about when he was at FMTB was he was so close but so far as too far to drive down there for who knows how much time off he would have. The good thing was they could call when they were not in the field. If you are going to send care packages for the field make sure you send them early as one I sent he almost didn't get it before they went on the big field trip.