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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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Comment by Lissette on June 7, 2012 at 9:01pm: CRANKING - A Sailor working various jobs other then his rate (painting, cleaning, etc.) Mess Cranking in your son's case. From what I understand, almost every enlisted sailor goes through it.

Comment by Proud Navy Mom of Two Sailors on June 7, 2012 at 8:31pm: My son is an ET aboard one of the LHD ships. I just spoke w/him and he told me he was just assigned to the Mess Deck for 90 days. He said he is a busboy, clearing tables and putting tables down after chow. His contract is as an ET. I don't understand. Anyone have any information that might help me understand how this works?

Comment by Vickyrun on June 1, 2012 at 10:27am: Good morning, TGIF! Wear Red today. I hope you all have a nice weekend and that you hear from your sailors.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 29, 2012 at 4:22pm: Hi all,
Congrats to all that advanced and to those that did not - hang in there. Emily is your hubby on a frigate? tomahawk is in SD but it requires Top secret clearance. CIWS does have school in SD as BR shared.

Karla - congrats on NAM #2

Hope all is well with you and your sailors, can't believe we are almost at 700 members!!!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on May 26, 2012 at 11:38pm: A very nicely done restoration and sweet tribute.

Restored from film taken 67 Years Ago along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki capturing spontaneous celebrations that broke out upon first hearing news of the Japanese surrender.

Way back when with Kodachrome 16mm film !

http://vimeo.com/5645171

Comment by Vickyrun on May 26, 2012 at 11:26am: Congrats to your son Jodia and all who passsed.

Chrissy didn't but she isn't too upset, she is enjoying Fleet week. And tomorrow is her 3rd Navy anniversary.

Comment by Anti M on May 26, 2012 at 9:04am: There's probably online study sites now.... I'd have to go hit google for those.

Comment by Anti M on May 26, 2012 at 9:03am: Studying more assuredly pays off. There are sections on history and leadership as well as the technical stuff. They can get study guides from the Training Officer, in fact, they MUST complete their PARS/PQS in order to take the test. Some do better on exams than others, which is why there are other factors involved such as awards, letters of commendation, and evaluations.

I don't know if they still call the hands on check off list of skills and knowledge PARS, or it the study guides are still called PQS, but you get the idea. They don't have to go into the exam cold, the command does everything they can to see there is study time ... one more reason to be too busy to call home. That's why when people worry that their sailors do at sea, experienced hands kinda chuckle. Also why sailors learn to sleep when and where they can.

Comment by Anti M on May 25, 2012 at 6:22pm: Each time they take the exam, they acquire more points for next time, so it is a little better than practice. It is hard, to know you did well on the test, yet not have enough points to make the cut.

Comment by Vickyrun on May 24, 2012 at 10:04am: Does anyone know if the Parade of Ships was recorded yesterday? I know it was livesteamed but I missed it.