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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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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024

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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on August 17, 2012 at 8:09am: Always exciting to get those orders ---- soon her Navy days really begin!

Comment by alwaysdaddyltlegirl(Ship03Div081 on August 15, 2012 at 10:16am: So excited my daughter and got orders.. It's official she will be joining the USS W. Bush an working with CIWS BRAVO!! I never doubted your strength and intellengence ! I love you my FC3 "Way to go ROPEZ !!!

Comment by Christy_Ship07Div242 on August 15, 2012 at 8:54am: Wow, Lissette, Navy Family! You could teach a Navy4Moms class on "How to keep it together" :).

Comment by Lissette on August 15, 2012 at 2:12am: We are in South Dakota so she will be going further away from us when she goes to Dahlgren. We have another daughter that is at Dam Neck, VA for Intelligence Specialist "A" school. I see a trip out east in our future.

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 14, 2012 at 8:40pm: it confuses a lot of people, lol. she's 26 and i'm 54

Comment by Christy_Ship07Div242 on August 14, 2012 at 8:37pm: Oh, ok:). The "twins" commented confused me alittle. Glad you have ur girl close by again!!

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 14, 2012 at 8:32pm: caitlyn's my oldest daughter. the winter didn't bother her much, she lived in north dakota for a little over a year. she used some leave but cut it short (to save it) since she was coming to va soon.

Comment by Christy_Ship07Div242 on August 14, 2012 at 7:30pm: Nice place to live:). I vacay there often. We are from Virginia. He would be about 2 hours from us if we are lucky enough for him to be stationed there. Im sure...is it your sister, Caitlyn, hated the winter there. Matthew is not looking forward to winter in Great Lakes. He said he sees alot of shoveling snow in his future;/. It appears they are there about a year with A school and awaiting orders for C school. So, did she use her leave she acumulated to visit you in July?

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 14, 2012 at 6:46pm: Christy,

i live on the outer banks of north carolina. i'm about 4 1/2 hours away from her, which beats 18.

she came home for a week before christmas but went home to spend it with her husband (they are divorced now) but my son and i went up to visit in march. then she surprised me in july for our birthday (we're twins, i was just born first) but cut that visit short (left 2 days after our birthday) because she had gotten her "unofficial" orders 6 hours before she came home.

Comment by Christy_Ship07Div242 on August 14, 2012 at 4:09pm: I private messaged you, lkbmom. Thanks, Deb...I thought I had read that somewhere.

Duhduh and Lisette: Where do you live? I hope my son goes to Dahlgren for C. He will be super close to us:) Did any of you visit yours between BC grad and Christmas?