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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

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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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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CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

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CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms

The heart and soul of the Navy-the cook! Let's swap stories and exchange info about our loved ones being a CS in the Navy!

Members: 308
Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2021

Discussion Forum

Boot camp

Started by Amanda Jan 30, 2019. 0 Replies

Arrived at bc on June 13-CSS

Started by Lea (SHIP 11 DIV 242). Last reply by Lea (SHIP 11 DIV 242) Jun 22, 2017. 2 Replies

My Bird can Cook

Started by My Little Bird. Last reply by disneygirl64 May 10, 2017. 6 Replies

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Comment by Tiffany22 on June 21, 2017 at 8:10pm

Hello my sailor is leaving gl next saturday to fort lee. does anyone know how the liberty process work there

Comment by Lisa on May 30, 2017 at 4:38pm

Thank you :)

Comment by MaryJul on May 30, 2017 at 2:46pm

Yes he goes home, he will just report to the base and wait for the ship until it arrives. Hold just means he will wait.

Comment by Lisa on May 30, 2017 at 2:17pm

Hello,  My son received orders but was told that he will probably be on hold because his ship is out.  He will graduate A school and then be on hold.  Not sure what the hold means, does this mean he cannot come home at all before he leaves?

Comment by MaryJul on May 9, 2017 at 11:14am

My son said the food was horrible, he lived off protein shakes and pizza, Chinese deliveries lol.

He was very excited about wearing civilian clothes and after a while he was constantly going to the mall and  "hanging out" with friends.

Comment by therevbev on May 9, 2017 at 9:46am

Lisa - yes, there is fast food ON base at Fort Lee (McDs is close to the barracks) and I think my son had pizza delivered once.

Comment by MaryJul on May 8, 2017 at 11:57am

I have a question, some of our Sailors were assigned to squadrons, I have no idea what that will entail since they are not station on ships, can anyone give us info or point us to the right direction for further info??

TIA

Comment by MaryJul on May 8, 2017 at 11:46am

My Sailor couldn't wait to get out of Fort Lee, I think it's a bit overwhelming because it is an Army base but good thing it is only 5 weeks!

Comment by therevbev on May 8, 2017 at 10:53am

It is certainly different than boot and the wait at GL. But he should be looking forward to a bit more freedom. My son said it took a week to adjust to class and the new group, but then it was great. They all get a bit anxious waiting for that first assignment.

Comment by Lisa on May 8, 2017 at 10:43am

Hello, My sailor just arrived to Fort Lee on Saturday.  He is having a hard time adjusting.  I told him to give it time, any other sailors have a hard time?

 

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