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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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CARRIER Families!

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Any faimlies with sailors on carriers? My son is just going to report to the Nimitz... just thought it would be nice to get to know other parents whose sailors are on them and how much contact do you get?

Members: 300
Latest Activity: Oct 7, 2020

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN78): https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/uss-gerald-r-ford-cvn78

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN75): https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/ussharrystruman

USS Ronald Reagan: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/ussronaldreaganfamilies

USS Eisenhower (IKE): https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/usseisenhowerikefamily

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN77): https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/ussgeorgehwbush

USS John C. Stennis: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/uss-john-c-stennis

USS Carl Vinson: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/usscarlvinsonfamily

USS Abe Lincoln: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/anyonewithasailoronussabelincoln

USS Nimitz: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/ussnimitzcvn68

USS George Washington: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/ussgeorgewashington

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Comment by Bayou girl on January 24, 2016 at 7:41pm: Hi Kerry, I live in Louisiana as well. I'm in North La.

Comment by Kerry on January 24, 2016 at 2:42pm: Hi Carolyn, I am Kerry, from Louisiana, but born and raised a Jersey girl..lol Husband is from Chicago. Anyway, my son is an ABE on the USS Stennis. Its going to be a long 7 months. Miss him so much.

Comment by proudmom63 on January 23, 2016 at 11:51pm: Reagan Family here, too

Comment by Batmom on January 17, 2016 at 9:25pm: Hi my name is Carolyn. My son is on the USS John C Stennis. I am originally from Chicago suburbs but now live in southern il. Looking to meet others who have family on the same carrier.

Comment by MamabearK on January 12, 2016 at 4:50pm: Hello, my son is stationed in Japan on the Reagan carrier!

Comment by 5Sailor1AirmanFam on December 30, 2015 at 2:39pm: Hello! My son is on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Happy to be here!

Comment by terrybcarversmom on July 26, 2015 at 7:13pm: Excited to have our son finish both A and C School and be heading to Norfolk to await the arrival of his Ship the USS George Washington, would appreciate any tips or info from other families. He has been matched up with an IT Sponsor.

Thanks, Terry P

Comment by NavyBrat on June 14, 2015 at 3:18pm: Navymom904;

Dry dock is just like normal times in that the sailors have limits placed upon the distance they may travel from the ship during regular liberty hours. As ships company, they must be prepared to be recalled from liberty in an emergency. When they are on leave, they can travel further away from the ship, but must be prepared to be recalled to their command in an emergency.

However, many of the sailors will stay at hotels or motels on a liberty weekend just to get some time away. In dry dock, many of the sailors will rent apartments because the ship they have been moved to stay on as their living quarters while the carrier is being worked on is even more cramped than the carrier.

After two west-pacs on which we set the record for consecutive days at sea, when we were sent to dry dock, I stayed in the temporary berthing on the small ship for about a month, then rented a one bedroom apartment in town.

No Navy regulation against it.

Comment by Navymom904 on June 11, 2015 at 12:05pm: Hello!

My son is reporting to the Nimitz. I too am wondering if there are any parents with sailors going to be on this carrier.

Does anyone know if the sailors have to stay aboard while dry docked? Or can the sailors go home, other than being on liberty?

Thanks and have a great Thursday

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on April 17, 2015 at 6:00pm: mamabear - Happy for you that you are hearing from your son on the TR. I know what that is like as mine is on the Bush. The CV took over for the GHWB and now it is TR's turn!

I see that Molly's Adopt a Sailor's April Adoptions are 8 small groups, several of which are on the TR!