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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 Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:41am: Comment by Squid's Mom - Rehne' on October 18, 2008 at 8:35am Judy & Bri, Thank you both for the info, I do not have face book but I'll check into it...And yes Judy you are bad with the "ARE YOU STILL ALIVE" but I might just be bad with you. LOL..... That should knock his socks off. peuuw! rolf....... James is going to buy a phone card at the ships store so he can call us ( this was after I told him "Chris calls his mom!" so talking on here really does help. Thank goodness I talked him into putting his cell phone on military shutdown, this has a smell fee per month usually ($5-10). But now I will tell him of your experience and reinforce the fact HE mad a very good decision..... Also I was reading the Navy News and they posted theHoliday Mail Schedule . Needless to say I better get shopping (oh like that will be hard).LOL Oh, can you tell me of any good things to send in the "just because" packages. I know space is limited on ship and he is not real forthcoming about his needs/wants I get the "MOM! I'm okay." so any suggestions would be appreciated. Have a wonderful day.

Rehne'

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:41am: Comment by Judy Miller on October 17, 2008 at 4:20pm Bri and Rehne, I don't think any instant messaging allowed on these ships for security reasons and think network reasons so we're out of luck on the IMing. I know that they were in a port last couple days but now are headed out again. I sometimes get a more rapid email response (after a few days without an email) if i put in the subject ... ARE YOU STILL ALIVE PLS CONFIRM ..!!! :-) Yes, I am bad that way so he usually will respond with a quick one ... stating yes alive but buried in work right now but it does seem to be effective so I do leverage this to at least get some info/responsive and then a longer email might follow. Chris does call when in a port but I had to enable his cell phone for international calling and cannot imagine the bill when it arrives. Fortunately, they are still in the european area but last year he was checking voicemail from the ship and it cost a fortune as went through like 10 cell towers and was anywhere from like $2 - $10/tower! I croaked. I think he's figured out that it is better if he gets some kind of a phone card over there that is an 800 number or something and is cheaper then for him to typically call me or some cell phone over there that you buy minutes from via AT&T and I was able to add minutes to that 800 cell card but only works in port. I think this time is he using his cell phone which is on our plan so dread next bill .... They did get mail/packages today as he sent me a few sentences thanking me for his packages as needed some supplies. It'll take longer though once they get farther and farther away and was 3-4 weeks his past 2 deployments especially for holidays. These took roughly 2.5 weeks. That's about all I am aware for the Nitze at least ......

Judy

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:40am: Comment by Bri on October 17, 2008 at 4:05pm Rehne' -

I do not know about IMing. But I do know that Brandon usually "gets to work" at 7AM (midnight my time) and we email back and forth before he starts the "workday" and I go to bed - the only downside is that all their emails are read for security. Also, we sometimes talk through facebook.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:40am: Comment by Squid's Mom - Rehne' on October 17, 2008 at 9:21am Hi Judy, I am so glad your son will be home soon. Give him an extra BIG hug for all Navy Moms around the Country and World and when I see mine in April/May I will do the same. Right now I am just waiting for an answer to 4 e-mails i have sent over the last week. I wonder does any one know if they can IM (instant message)? if so that would be great!!!
Gota go to work,:-( Have a great day :-) Rehne'

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:40am: Comment by judy crawford on October 16, 2008 at 12:08am hi Rehne ,you know what they can put a man on the moon but they havent discovered how to send hugs thru syber i mean real hugs.we as moms have to wait way to long for hugs.i found out today that my two grand daughters that live in wiss.is moving back to kansasnext summer yea i havent seen them in awhile now either..but i get to see tim in dec ,im so excited .i already have most of the goody ingredents bought for his party/christmas.well hope you have a wonderful evening talk soon....

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:40am: Comment by Squid's Mom - Rehne' on October 15, 2008 at 10:19pm Hi Everyone, My name is Rehne'(Renee) and my son James is currently on the USS Nitze(DDG94) also He too went to Rome while in port and had a wonderful time, all though I didn't get a phone call (the brat) but he was talking to my cousins in Milan. Unfortunately they could not come down this trip but maybe the next time they will meet. can not wait till April/May, I need a hug. 7 to 8 months is just too long but i will survive.

Rehne'

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:40am: Comment by judy crawford on October 9, 2008 at 10:13pm judy yes those wonderful phone calls they just make your day dont they.i hated to go anywhere in fear that i would miss on tim just came back today from a 5 day underway.they are getting the ship ready for jan then they will go underway for 6 months .not looking forward to that..talk soon judyc

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:39am: Comment by Judy Miller on October 9, 2008 at 6:54pm Hey all, my name is Judy (as well) and my son Chris is currently deployed on the Nitze (DDG94) and left 9/12 for believe roughly 7 months. He has written me pretty often. They got to stop in Italy and he had leave so spent a night in Rome so there's a fun side!! He's now back out of port and not sure where he's heading as that would be "top secret" untellable information. He's been incredibly busy not sure doing what all but know he's got some form of a Navy certification to do (ESWS) or something like that. Plus, he's taking 2 college courses on deployment so has studies to do there as well. He seems extremely busy but am sure a lot to do out there. I do miss him though but at least he was able to call from Italy as a phone call makes a world of difference.

Judy

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:39am: Comment by judy crawford on October 9, 2008 at 3:17pm hi y name is judy crawford my Sailors name is Tim hes on the DDG58 laboon .its also a small destroyer ship and just got back to norfolk virginia today from bening underway for a week.tim also does alot of cleaning and such...its a hard job but like tim said someone has to do it...have a wonderful day...

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:39am: Comment by Joy W on October 8, 2008 at 7:32pm Hi Judy &Bri: Thanks for joining us! How is everything?