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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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"Home for A Holiday by the Blue Candle Moms!"
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Of all the gifts that we've received over many years. The gift of having our Sailor home for the holidays, is the gift we hold most dear.
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com
Location: "HOME"
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023
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Home for the Holidays by the Blue Candle Moms
Every Sailor, Every mom will have a unity group to grow with...Wherever our Sailors are, whatever their school is and no matter past ,present or future service. We will all continue to look forward to any "Holiday" with our Sailor. When they aren't there, we will light blue candles for them...I love each and everyone of you.... Your Sailors, Past, Present and Future !
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Comment by Storymom on July 3, 2010 at 3:34am
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Our Blue Candle is glowing in honor of all who Serve THANK YOU All!
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Comment by Carol on July 3, 2010 at 12:09am
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Hi my name is carol i have been in this group for a while but i had to set up a new page so i had to rejoin, well you know i will be having my candles lit for the 4th of July weekend May God Bless all our sailors, hope some of you ladies get to see your sailors for this holiday weekend!!
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Sweet story Maureen
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Ozmom...that is so sweet! Congrats to your Son...on finishing the first leg of his fantastic journey! good luck...
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Comment by Susan mom to Niko on January 21, 2010 at 9:14pm
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My candle is lit every afternoon when I arrive home from work until bedtime. Thinking and praying for all of those away from home...
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Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on June 12, 2009 at 4:25pm
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Hi all, Glad all is well with all of our sailors. Sheila glad you haaad a nice visit that is a lovely picture. Rob got his orders he reports to the USS West Virginia on Aug 5th, grad from C school is July 24th so he hopes to come home for a few days but we will see. He is happy to be staying in Kings Bay, GA. I just hope to see him him. He doesn't think he'll be home for the holidays so this will be the last visit for a while. Wishing all of you a great weekend...Paulette
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Sheila... so good to see that you had time with your sailor! Happy birthday and all!!!
Kell we are missing you! Hope all is well!!!
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I have not heard a word... holding her in my prayers! Hope all is well....
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Each day when I come home my candle is lit until I head off to bed... Thinking and praying for all those who gave their lives and for the families that they left behind.
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My blue candle is burning too, all weekend....My heart is with those who have lost loved ones while in service to this country.....it's a weekend of memories, that's for sure. Bless em, one and all
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