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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

Events

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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Corpsmen Moms and Dads

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For those of us who have children serving as Corpsmen, above and beyond the call of duty!

Location: Worldwide
Members: 676
Latest Activity: Jun 24

Established June 17, 1898, the 25,000+ active duty members of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps provide health care to Sailors, Marines, and all those entrusted to their care on the battlefield, at sea, under the sea, and at military treatment facilities worldwide.

What to expect at Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB)

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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 22, 2014 at 1:08am: ICYMI - There is a FAKE "Marine Corps Times" page on Facebook that is circulating a fake story about moving the FMF corpsmen from the Navy to the Marines. It's a hoax, a fake, not true. Please let your corpsman know to ignore and not share anything from the page with the address Facebook.com/TheMarineCorpsTimes.com. The official page for Marine Corps Times does NOT have the word "The"as part of its name in the address bar. The legal department of Gannett Media (parent company of Marine Corps Times) is pursuing action and is trying to get Facebook to get the page taken down. Here's a screenshot of the link to the FAKE story:

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 15, 2014 at 12:50am: The Jacksonville NC airport is small; only US Air and Delta fly there and many of the days around the holiday are completely sold out.

If your son is able to rent a car, he could drive the 2+ hours to Raleigh-Durham airport. You can try the Southwest Airlines website, they fly between Raleigh-Durham and San Antonio. Most of the cheap flights are gone, but you may get lucky.

In re car rental: if your son is under 25, he can get the 25 and under surcharge waived if he banks with USAA and books by clicking through their Travel Services car rental link. There is an Enterprise car rental office on base at Camp Lejeune.

Comment by Michelle on December 15, 2014 at 12:25am: My son graduates Corpsman school tomorrow then he is flying to North Carolina for FBMT he is not suppose to start until January but because he is reserve he has to go there and check in then go on leave . Reserve can not go on leave in between duty stations that's why he has to check in first. I'm upset by this we live less than 2 hours from Fort Sam in San Antonio we have been checking flights for him to come back home for leave and Christmas it about a 1000 for a flight because it will be close to Christmas. Does anyone had a sailor there right before the holidays? I have checked prices on priceline the flights went down to about 800 Any help would be great

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 4, 2014 at 3:54pm: Welcome new members!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 26, 2014 at 5:02pm: For anyone with a sailor at A School in San Antonio, the USO and the restaurant Boudro's on the River Walk are hosting a Thanksgiving Day meal event FREE to all active duty troops, retirees and their families to celebrate the holiday. When and where: Thursday November 27th, 11 am to 3 pm at "Charles Court" located at 205 North Presa between Commerce and Market Street.

If your sailor takes a cab from Ft Sam Houston, they can stop into the USO Center (open 11am-4pm tomorrow) a few steps from the event and receive a $5 voucher towards cab fare back to base.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 20, 2014 at 10:36pm: I just saw this from Fleet and Family Support. Now that we're used to the nine digit zip code, here comes a change!

The Navy is changing mailing addresses for ships, afloat units, and ashore FPOs to improve service, reduce costs and get mail to service members more efficiently. Here's what you need to know -

1. No more nine digit zip codes

The new Navy Standardized Addressing format only requires the use of a five-digit zip code, more like standard mail. The USPS process will automatically generate a barcode with any additional digits that are required for delivery. This change will eliminate undeliverable as addressed (UAA) mail currently being returned to sender.

2. New virtual boxes

A new four digit virtual box number will be added to the standard addressing format. This number will be unique to each service member and will aid in getting your mail to you and not someone else.

3. Faster delivery!

With the new format, the Postal Service is anticipating reducing transit time by 7 to 21 days for letter mail and publications. That makes it more likely that you'll receive the August issue of Sports Illustrated in the mail before Thanksgiving!

4. Less Expensive

The new Navy Standardized Addressing format is expected to save Navy postal operators $1.2 million annually in labor and transportation costs.

5. Any Questions?

Visit your base/command post office or talk to a postal clerk or read the NAVADMIN on the Navy Personnel Command website.

Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on November 18, 2014 at 4:28pm: FYI- Gibbs defends a Hospital Corpsman on tonight's episode of NCIS.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/ncis-season-12-news-spoilers-gibb...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 22, 2014 at 4:33pm: For anyone with a corpsman in the DC/MD/VA area who is interested in history and coverage of it, the Newseum in Washington DC is offering free admission on Veterans Day :) http://www.newseum.org/2014/10/20/free-admission-for-service-member...