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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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Destroyer Moms (DDG)

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Moms of Sailors serving on a destroyer

Members: 394
Latest Activity: Aug 1, 2021

Description and List of all Destroyers in the Navy

Destroyers - DDG Crew: 278 (24 officers)

Ships:

USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), Norfolk, VA click here
USS BARRY (DDG 52), Norfolk, VA click here
USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53), San Diego, CA
USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54), Yokosuka, Japan click here
USS STOUT (DDG 55), Norfolk, VA
USS JOHN S. McCAIN (DDG 56), Yokosuka, Japan
USS MITSCHER (DDG 57), Norfolk, VA
USS LABOON (DDG 58), Norfolk, VA
USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), Pearl Harbor, HI

USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG 60), San Diego, CA
USS RAMAGE (DDG 61), Norfolk, VA click here
USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62), Yokosuka, Japan
USS STETHEM (DDG 63), Yokosuka, Japan click here
USS CARNEY (DDG 64), Mayport, FL
USS BENFOLD (DDG 65), San Diego, CA
USS GONZALEZ (DDG 66), Norfolk, VA
USS COLE (DDG 67), Norfolk, VA cllick here
USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68), Mayport, FL
USS MILIUS (DDG 69), San Diego, CA

USS HOPPER (DDG 70), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS ROSS (DDG 71), Norfolk, VA
USS MAHAN (DDG 72), Norfolk, VA
USS DECATUR (DDG 73), San Diego, CA
USS McFAUL (DDG 74), Norfolk, VA
USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75), Norfolk, VA
USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), San Diego, CA
USS O'KANE (DDG 77), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS PORTER (DDG 78), Norfolk, VA
USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79), Norfolk, VA

USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80), Mayport, FL click here
USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG 81), Norfolk, VA
USS LASSEN (DDG 82), Yokosuka, Japan
USS HOWARD (DDG 83), San Diego, CA
USS BULKELEY (DDG 84), Norfolk, VA
USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85), San Diego, CA
USS SHOUP (DDG 86), Everett, WA
USS MASON (DDG 87), Norfolk, VA
USS PREBLE (DDG 88), San Diego, CA
USS MUSTIN (DDG 89), Yokosuka, Japan

USS CHAFEE (DDG 90), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS PINCKNEY (DDG 91), San Diego, CA
USS MOMSEN (DDG 92), San Diego, CA
USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), Pearl Harbor, HI click here
USS NITZE (DDG 94), Norfolk, VA
USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95), Norfolk, VA
USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG 96), Norfolk, VA
USS HALSEY (DDG 97), San Diego, CA
USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG 98), Norfolk, VA click here
USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99), Mayport, FL

USS KIDD (DDG 100), San Diego, CA
USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101), San Diego, CA
USS SAMPSON (DDG 102), San Diego, CA
USS TRUXTUN (DDG 103), Norfolk, VA
USS STERETT (DDG 104), San Diego, CA
USS DEWEY (DDG 105), San Diego, CA
USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106), San Diego, CA
USS GRAVELY (DDG 107)
USS WAYNE E. MEYER (DDG 108)
USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109)
USS WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE (DDG 110)
USS SPRUANCE (DDG 111)

USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000), San Diego, CA click here

OPSEC Points:
Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases.
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.

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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 30, 2009 at 9:56am: Good morning ladies, I will tell you there is a wealth of knowledge in those Hawaii groups, I've learned alot in a short amount of time. Very helpful mommas in both rooms. I just checked the site and there is not a group for the O'Kane as of yet so one of you should start one and then you will find other families as well. If you need any help setting it up, let us know.

Jealous Gaylebeth! A trip to Hawaii - how sweeet is that?! Oh and you get to see your sailor...even better!!! I love that ex Navy grandpa is going to be part of the trip - it will be even more special for all of you.

NavyMomxxxY - that certainly is a fear of mine, making the trip there only to find out the ship has been delayed. At least you had a beautiful scenic place to pout in!

KatK - wishing you a fabulous trip! It's gonna be a long day for you. We lived in Yokosuka for five years while my hubby was sailor. Fabulous, fun place to experience. Our sailor son was actually born there.

Okay ladies,,,have I bragged to you yet? Our son is graduating on Friday from C school and he is the Honor Grad! He will be starting his leave that day as well so Friday - we get to see our son!

Comment by Dianne on July 29, 2009 at 7:37pm: KatK, that is very cool! Have a wonderful time!!

Comment by KatK on July 29, 2009 at 5:40pm: Heading to Japan tomorrow and will get to see my son!! I'm so excited and can't wait to see everything.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 29, 2009 at 1:18pm: NavyMomXXXY, I didn't realize it was in Pearl Harbor as well - they might be neighbors!! LOL Our son has not made it to Hawaii yet. He graduates from C school on Friday and then will be coming home for leave before reporting. I have joined the two Hawaii groups here but have only found one other family so far attached to his ship.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 29, 2009 at 9:58am: gaylebeth - in a group set up like this, a member has a choice of posting a mesage on the board here for all to see including non members of the group OR they can send a message to the group and that goes into your emails. Look above the member pictures when it says...send message to group.

All these O'Kane families!!! How nice that you can connect here...where is the O'Kane homeported at?

I'd love to find a bunch of families from my son's soon to be ship. So far I have only ran into one other mom and she is wonderful so I guess I will do a new shout out and see are there any other...USS Chung Hoon families - homeport Hawaii! NavyMom XXXY - what ship was your daughter on in Hawaii?

Comment by mary b on July 29, 2009 at 9:08am: Hi NavyMomXXXY, my son is also on the O'kane and runs the store. Hope to hear from you again.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 28, 2009 at 7:44pm: Hi Ladies, don't know if anyone in the group has a sailor on the USS Dunham DDG 109 but I put a story about the christening in the threads above. Perhaps someone will have photos to add :-)

Comment by Dianne on July 27, 2009 at 7:07pm: My son's ship (Benfold) will be in Seal Beach this week and they are doing tours over the weekend. I'm hoping some of my family can go and see his ship!!
http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/22/public-to-get-rare-tour-of-warship-in-seal-beach/43589/

Susan, my son was very homesick when he first arrived at his ship. Once he met people and made some friends he was better. BUT everytime he comes home or we go out and see him he is homesick all over again. I think it takes a while. My son is only coming up on his one year anniversary from when he went to boot camp, maybe as time goes on and they make more friends it will get easier. Only time will tell.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 27, 2009 at 6:18pm: Is your Sailor on the USS Bainbridge?? Here's a story the Navy released today:

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=47213

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 27, 2009 at 3:09pm: I agree completely with Melinda. Once they are trained and can actually do their jobs - most sailors really enjoy it. They also enjoy being out to sea vs in port. In port is often just maintenance, cleaning, etc. but being at sea.........well that's a completely different life. Will he get a chance to deploy soon?