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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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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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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.
Discussion Forum
New Destroyer - DDG1000
Started by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick. Last reply by miss deb Aug 27, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Great Intro To Destroyers
Started by CryptoDad. Last reply by Mimi Aug 6, 2015. 3 Replies 5 Likes
Underway.....
Started by shermur (ship 12 div 121). Last reply by Ingrid Jul 8, 2014. 3 Replies 3 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on November 3, 2008 at 7:48pm
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Welcome Angie:
Do you have 2 sons in the Navy? What ship(s) are they on? And how long have they been in and what are their rates? And yes, I love to ask questions.....lol
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Hope you are doing well today! Did Matthew get an international calling plan? Just trying to be pro-active. f not how is he calling home from overseas? Collect vs calling cards? Any suggestions? It's going to be here sooner than I want it to be. Can we put this info out on the destoyer group for all to see as a discussion?
Matt did not get an international calling plan. He went to the NEX and bought some international calling cards. He'll have access to email just about every day and right now they are in and out of port fairly often (like 1-2 times a week). He dropped his new Verizon phone just before he left and cracked the screen and I understand the NEX in Bahrain is huge and they have every store imaginable on base and off base. So he can figure out what he wants to do about a phone. He's got a g/f here in Tucson that will want to talk to him 3 hours a day; so we'll see what he does next. I'm happy with an email everyday!
They have unlimited access to free computers in Bahrain and each one has a web cam. So I'm really hoping he takes advantage of that opportunity.
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Hi Rehne!
Glad to have you here. After posting all the destoyers (above) and thinking there are about 300+ Sailors on each ship, we should have a big group someday when everyone signs up for N4M!!
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Comment by Squid's Mom - Rehne' on October 29, 2008 at 10:12pm
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Hi Melissa... just got a chance to come on line again. Thank you for setting up the new site.
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Thank you Cynthia:
Yes our new moms can sign up with either group.
I was happy with Matt in Norfolk and I'm in AZ! But Bahrain is a bit to far. I will feel much better when he gets there and gets settled in with his ship. I feel bad b/c he didn't want to leave Norfolk! He's not my adventous child, the girls should have joined the Navy!! lol
Thank you for your blessings...it means a lot. :)
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Hi Cynthia and welcome (again). Don't know what we'll do with two groups but I've got other things on my mind right now. My son left for Bahrain last night and called from the airport. That's a tough call. Trying to calm him down and keep from crying at the same time. So give me a few days to get used to the idea of him being so far away from home...
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Hi Teri and Welcome!
You and I will have a lot in common soon! My son just flew out of Norfolk tonight for Bahrain to catch up with his ship. This is his first deployment. I have a nephew in San Diego and he just returned from the Pursian Gulf (cruiser), so he's been able to answer a lot of our questions.
From what my son has found out, your first time on your ship requires to become "qualified". And it takes up the first 3 months on the ship. It usually involves helping in the galley, standing watch, serving enlisted or officers or even the CO. While they are putting in their 3 months they are also learning all the different systems on the ship.
If you come up with some questions, I'm sure all of us can try and answer them....
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Crest Ship Hull # Home Port (Fleet)
USS Arleigh Burke (Namesake Bio)
DDG-51 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Barry (Namesake Bio) DDG-52 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS John Paul Jones (Namesake Bio) DDG-53 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Yokosuka, Japan (7)
USS Stout DDG-55 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS John S. McCain (Namesake Bio) DDG-56 Yokosuka, Japan (7)
USS Mitscher (Namesake Bio) DDG-57 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Laboon DDG-58 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Russell (Namesake Bio)
DDG-59 Pearl Harbor, HI (3)
USS Paul Hamilton DDG-60 Pearl Harbor, HI (3)
USS Ramage (Namesake Bio) DDG-61 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Fitzgerald DDG-62 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Stethem DDG-63 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Carney DDG-64 Mayport, FL (2)
USS Benfold (Namesake Bio) DDG-65 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Gonzalez (Namesake Bio) DDG-66 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Cole (Namesake Bio)
DDG-67 Norfolk, VA
USS The Sullivans (Namesake Bio) DDG-68 Mayport, FL (2)
USS Milius DDG-69 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Hopper (Namesake Bio) DDG-70 Pearl Harbor, HI( 3)
USS Ross DDG-71 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Mahan DDG-72 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Decatur DDG-73 San Diego, CA (3)
USS McFaul (Namesake Bio)
DDG-74 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Donald Cook DDG-75 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Higgins (Namesake Bio) DDG-76 San Diego, CA (3)
USS O'Kane (Namesake Bio) DDG-77 Pearl Harbor, HI (3)
USS Porter (Namesake Bio)
DDG-78 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Oscar Austin (Namesake Bio) DDG-79 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Roosevelt DDG-80 Mayport, FL (2)
USS Winston Churchill (Namesake Bio) DDG-81 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS Lassen DDG-82 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Howard DDG-83 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Bulkeley (Namesake Bio) DDG-84 Norfolk, VA (2)
USS McCampbell (Namesake Bio)
DDG-85 San Diego, CA (3)
USS Shoup (Namesake Bio) DDG-86 Everett, WA
PCU Mason DDG-87 Under Construction
PCU Preble DDG-88 Under Construction
PCU Mustin DDG-89 Under Construction
PCU Chafee DDG-90 Under Construction; Pearl Harbor, 2003
PCU Pinckney DDG-91 Under Construction
Momsen (Namesake Bio) DDG-92 Under Construction
Chun-Hoon DDG-93 Under Construction
Nitze DDG-94 Under Construction
James E. Williams DDG-95 Under Construction
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It's very easy to "set up" a group. The idea for the group still goes to Joy!
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Hi new Moms and Welcome!
I transferred all the posts from Joy's group to this one so we wouldn't lose any info.
What are you all sending your Sailors for Thanksgiving?
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