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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Heads at Ease pillowcase project - our motto is: ALL OR NONE

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We make/mail pillowcases for deployed military: Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard & Nat Guard. As of 9-1418, we have made/given out 82,816 since 6- 08! YTD 2018 is 5,217 We have note cards & labels, please send me a message for them.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/heads/forum/topics/mailing-label
Location: Tucson, AZ
Members: 207
Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2023

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Mailing label

Started by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor. Last reply by JustMom Dec 18, 2019. 64 Replies 3 Likes

Here is the Heads at Ease mailing label: When we mail pillowcases to our "own" groups (not one of Molly's adopted groups), use this label only on the package. If the pillowcases are going to one of Molly's adopted groups, use both labels. Both…Continue

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You need to be a member of Heads at Ease pillowcase project - our motto is: ALL OR NONE to add comments!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on November 4, 2019 at 3:17pm: WOW. shame on me! It has been over a year since I posted on here. I have been using the FB page more often. That said,

Heads at Ease has committed to sending pillowcases for every person on the USS Abraham Lincoln since their deployment has been extended for several months. If you would like to help with this, please let me know. Thanks!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on September 15, 2018 at 9:21am: I brought 2018 list up to date. Check it out

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on September 15, 2018 at 9:13am: nice to have you back NitaSewBee

Comment by NitaSewBee on August 30, 2018 at 12:10am: Hi Everyone. I am back. and I missed you all. I have so many memories. of making pillowcases. I remember 2010 when I helped make pillowcases for the Abe Lincoln Christmas project for the USSS Abraham Lincoln. Sue, how have you been. So your son is out now, glad to hear you are still at it just the same.I was in the group when you lost your baby grandson.. Does he have any siblings? Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on May 6, 2018 at 8:12pm: Heads at Ease hit a milestone on 4-27-18 when we passed the 80,000 mark in less than 10 years! The actual number was 80,412 with the last wave to the USS Iwo Jima!
Great job CREW!!!

And to celebrate, here is a great thank you note and 1 of the
reasons I still do this even though my sailor left the navy in
2011:

Good day to you fantastic Americans!!

I just wanted to reach out and express my gratitude for the cowboy boot pillowcase I received from my friend Hector who got them from your organization. You are some great people and we really appreciate what you do!!

I actually just got a new pillow and was ready to put a t-shirt over it when I saw the pillowcase on my bed.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Char, Anny, and Kathy!!

-dave (he's a marine on the Iwo Jima)

Those 3 gals are local sewers and Kathy is a grandma to a marine. She was very happy to get that note.; It is in the top row, middle with a teal cuff and red flange:

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on April 21, 2018 at 1:07pm: We will finish up the USS Iwo Jima this week. Then we move on to another ship.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on April 17, 2018 at 12:25am: new numbers posted. Wave 6 for the USS Iwo Jima goes out this week.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on April 1, 2018 at 8:00pm: We ended 2017 at 77,588. I have posted the new numbers this year.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on April 1, 2018 at 7:59pm: If you have some pcs or fabric that you would like to donate, please let me know!

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on April 1, 2018 at 7:59pm: WOW!!!! It has been awhile!

Well, again I say, where does the time go? My apologies for being so tardy. A quick update:
We are currently mailing to the USS Iwo Jima. We have mailed 4 waves so far, for a total of 1,947 pcs. We need at least 700 more, so if you have some made, please let me know. Wave 5 begins tomorrow.
One of the HAE crew has a son serving abroad this ship so that is a fun connection!!
Here are a few pcs that have been sent so far: