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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).

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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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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 January 11, 2011 at 10:43am

For our USS Gridley and USS Stockdale families, this was released by the Navy:

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110110-N-7981E-376 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) leads a formation with the Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106). Stockdale and Gridley are underway with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 7, 2011 at 6:20pm: Looks like even more of our destroyers will be very busy soon...

Enterprise will sail with the embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 and the staffs of Carrier Strike Group 12 and Destroyer Squadron 2, and be accompanied by four surface warships: the cruiser Leyte Gulf and the destroyers Barry, Bulkeley and Mason.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 7, 2011 at 5:34pm

Released by the Navy, our USS Momsen crew has been hard at work...

Description: Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) respond to a medical emergency

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110105-N-0000X-002 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2011) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) respond to a medical emergency aboard an Iranian fishing vessel approximately 400 nautical miles north of Seychelles, off the coast of Somalia Jan. 5. Momsen is assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 supporting counter-piracy operations in the Somali Basin and Gulf of Aden. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 7, 2011 at 8:50am: Leslie, often you will see the groups get more active when a ship is deployed. Be sure to check facebook for a group for his ship. Our ship no longer has a page on N4Ms, we use facebook completely now.

Colleen, I'm from Livonia originally but won't be back in MI until later in the year.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 7, 2011 at 8:47am: Good morning all,

This article was released by the Commander of the 7th fleet and will be of interest to our our USS Gridley and USS Stockdale families...

http://www.cpf.navy.mil/media/news/articles/2011/jan/jan6_CarlVinso...

Comment by Colleen on January 6, 2011 at 8:53am: Good Morning Destroyer Moms! If anyone lives in the GR area of Michigan, we are going to try to have a lunch get together sometime in Feb. If anyone is interested, let me know.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 5, 2011 at 8:18pm: Oh Karla, that would be the only downfall to be a destroyer mom. Most of the photos and the articles will be about the aircraft carrier but I'll try to be on the lookout for more stories about our destroyers.

Our DDG would post on their facebook page, moored in ___________. So they would let us know when they were in port and then we would see another posting when they were underway again.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 5, 2011 at 12:23pm

For our USS Gridley families...I know you must be thinking of your sailor

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110105-N-7981E-778 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 5, 2011) A rig captain aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) attaches a messenger bag to the refueling probe as it is readied for return to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a refueling at sea. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

Comment by spensmom on January 3, 2011 at 11:43pm: Angela,

If you click on the "groups" tab above and in the search bar put in "Hawaii (Oahu)", there is a discussion there on how to get on the ombudsman's list. I just happeded to notice while I was reading the entries there. It's under "Discussion Forum". I can't remember what I did, but I managed to get her email and contact her.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 3, 2011 at 4:26pm: Kanga - are you on the ombudsman's communication list? They are the very best person to know when it comes to homecoming details as plans can change at the last minute and generally they will need your personal information so you can gain access to the base that day.

You can never go wrong with the Navy Lodge for rates and cleanines, it's on Ford Island.

Another Stockdale mom!! Welcome to all...