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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: Feb 18

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Comment by Anti M on December 10, 2011 at 7:14am: Connie, what do you mean about "only tricare"? It is the only health coverage unless she works and has insurance that way too. In which case, her insurance is primary coverage, tricare covers the rest.

If you mean, can she see doctors offbase? Maybe, if they take tricare. It depends of she's on tricare standard or tricare prime also. Prime requires a referral. Standard does not, but the co-pays are higher.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 9, 2011 at 10:11pm: Connie....How exciting! Congrats! Grandbabies are soooooo precious!

You need to go out and celebrate!

Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on December 9, 2011 at 10:05pm: Connie congrats!!!

Comment by R'sproudmom on December 9, 2011 at 9:38pm: That is exciting news Connie!!! Is it the first grand baby?

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on December 9, 2011 at 7:53pm: Nick sold his Jeep when he went to bootcamp knowing he would be in GL for at least a year and who knew what would be waiting next.

Thanks for the reminder Vicky, got all my FPO shipping done!

Comment by Vickyrun on December 9, 2011 at 1:33pm: Just FYI -- Tomorrow is the deadline for APO and FPO holiday shipping

Comment by Vickyrun on December 8, 2011 at 11:36am: Chrissy got a car after she got to C school, now it is in storage.

Comment by Anti M on December 8, 2011 at 8:45am: There isn't a lot of parking on base, and parking offbase is expensive. He may have graduated, but he's still in student status, and student sailors can't have cars on base at Glakes. Does he know where he's going after C school is an important question to ask too.

Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 8, 2011 at 3:48am: Renick....Stand down is from Dec. 16 to Jan. 2.

Not sure about the car. Our sailor had a motorcycle and had to keep it in a storage unit off base.

Does he know yet where he will be going to C school? and how long he will be there? Might not be worth all the expense with car insurance, etc. Our guy decided it would be cheaper to rent a car for the 3 months he will be in San Diego. After that he goes to Norfolk, so better off not getting a car right now.

Comment by Renick ET on December 8, 2011 at 1:25am: My son just finished up A School on Dec 2nd. Does anyone know the dates of the holiday stand-down? Also, is he allowed to get a car now that he will be on hold until he goes to his C school? Thanks for always helping :)