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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 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 2proud4wordsnwv on May 1, 2011 at 7:36pm: My son is counting down the days....17 as of now...until he leaves for Japan.

Comment by proudascanbe HM mom on May 1, 2011 at 1:59pm: I spoke with my son last night. He said the fun has begun. They were woken up at 2:45 am on Thursday to the sound of cannon fire, loud music, and very loud seargents yelling and screaming at them. They were up and doing PT by 3:00 am. They were at it all day until 7:00 pm. He said that they stand at muster and it takes a long time. He's learned to imagine diffrent shapes on the back heads of the guy in front of him. That way he's able to stand still LOL

Comment by Pam on May 1, 2011 at 8:43am: Sugar cookies sounds brutal! Kind of like Cardiac Hill. You don't want to go there.

Comment by eurekamom on May 1, 2011 at 2:28am: "Sugar cookies" refers to the corpsmen having to jump in the river/ocean (not sure which) and then roll in the sand, covering themselves completely. They had to do this about a month ago because a couple people didn't show up for muster first thing in the morning!

Comment by jesspoo05 on April 29, 2011 at 3:05pm: well folks, just about done with the first week of "FMTB newbies" congrats to all!! now just 7 more weeks to go!!! time will fly!

TB1968- also chances are, if he is just going to the training for FMTB then the Navy will not pay for you to move. even if he is on hold for a little bit. because it is far to short of training for them to move you. so wait till you get to the last week of a school or so before you really start even thinking about moving anywhere cause it can always change.

Comment by eurekamom on April 28, 2011 at 10:50pm: Hi all! Our son Rawley also started FMTB Monday of this week. He has called a couple times (how nice is that!) and said pretty much what everyone else has reported. Lots of gear - no room for packages - loves the PT training - falls asleep at the end of the day, no problem! It seems like he's been waiting to class up this time, but really, he has gone through a lot of stages and changes since last July when he reported to Great Lakes. Did the rest of you hear about the "sugar cookies"?

Comment by Joan F on April 28, 2011 at 6:33pm: Carol is right TB1983, my son went from A school graduation to coming to CP where he worked in the hospital until FMTB training started. When he finished that last month he is now in Fallon NV working in the clinic for 2 years.

Proudascanbe that is great to hear that. It is so strange to being talking medical things with my son that I never thought would happen. My husband was wearing his devil doc shirt from FMTB grad and was thanked by people and had to tell them that it is his son that is the devil doc. Just makes a Mama's heart swell with pride for what our kids are doing.

Comment by TB1983 (HM, A School, GL) on April 28, 2011 at 3:28pm: Thank you Carol! There sure are a lot of rumors to sort through! :)

Comment by TB1983 (HM, A School, GL) on April 28, 2011 at 3:08pm: I have a lot of questions! My husband just started HM school in Great Lakes. When he graduates, does he head to FMTB training right away? I was told all males had to go to FMTB, is this true? He has not chosen a specialty school, he's just going HM for now..

And he also told me that if he goes to FMTB (lets say in Pendleton) that he will be get stationed in that area & therefore, we can move near him when he starts FMTB. (but he wont live with us) Is that correct or is it like A-school where they wont move us? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Comment by Mary Jo-Mom of a Corpsman on April 27, 2011 at 11:00pm: Wow Proudascanbe! That is a great story! Our Corpsmen are definitely worthy of praise...but they do not take it well:(

I just spoke to my son and he clarified his facebook post! The sentence before he wrote "Corporal of third Platoon," was a quote by the Corporal of his platoon! LOL...he just didn't specify that it was a quote, by using quotation marks. Anyway, he says that they are all exhausted and dying for sleep...but they do not see any in the near future. Strangely...he is enjoying it so far!