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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Feb 18
Discussion Forum
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on February 27, 2012 at 10:41pm
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Well, we are at least 6 months from being on a ship as C school is coming up. Do I ask him to put me on the FRG list now or wait?
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on February 27, 2012 at 8:58pm
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the only contact i've ever had with the obudsman is when my mother died and i needed to find out how to get jes on emergency leave
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Comment by Vickyrun on February 27, 2012 at 11:42am
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Ok, thanks. I thougth the guy didn't like me. Lol
Soo what does the Obudsman do then? Only call if someting bad happens? Her Dad gets that call, then Dad has to call me.
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odi,
is the Family Readiness Group, every ship has one. talk to your sailor about getting you on the mailing list, they are a wealth of information
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Comment by chew92 on February 26, 2012 at 11:44pm
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Yeah! What is a FRG?
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what is an FRG?
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vicky,
you won't hear anything from the obudsman about homecoming, just the FRG
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Good Sunday morning, Thanks everyone.
I iagree Helen, sometimes OPSEC is odd, but hey that is the Navy for you. Lol.
I am getting email from the FRG about Homecoming but nothing form the Obudsman yet.
Mary, Happy Navy Anniversary to Nick. Have fun in Hawaii with all your handsome men. I stayed on Kaui once, it is very beatiful. Bring us back some pics please.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on February 26, 2012 at 8:15am
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Good morning all, just realized four years ago today - our son left for bootcamp.
Helen & MarinewifeNavyMom, it appears when the Navy releases that info - its okay but ...not if you or your sailor does. Personally Helen, I'm just glad that big ole' battle group left Pearl Harbor before I arrived (for selfish reasons!!)
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
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vicky run, so nice that you got that chat on Chrissy birthday. I'm sure it meant a lot to her as well.
Navyblumom, so nice to hear from our 1st deployment sailors how well they are doing. He's living some great experiences now and will be making memories for life.
Helen -------- soon! I know you must be over the moon excited to see your Matt.
Connie -- new grandbaby! We are just loving our little granddaughter to pieces here. She brings such joy into our lives. Is this your first one or ?
Yay for new orders!!! On to C school - life is so much nicer there!
We are off to see our sailor on Thursday but in the meantime he called yesterday to say he was at the airport with a friend and they had a three day weekend so thought they would just fly over to the big island for the weekend. So glad that so many of our sailors are getting a chance to really enjoy their travels. He also asked if one of his FCs buddies could join us next week in kauai ---- so we will have one old FC (hubby) and two FC2s hanging together, I will be the odd girl out but so looking forward to some quality time with my guys.
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