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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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Japan Moms

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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

Members: 689
Latest Activity: Aug 3

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Comment by navymom3 on December 23, 2011 at 6:38pm: T-Lynn congrats on the suprise homecoming.

My son is still here and going to use the 800 number to get himself a room just in case. He set me up with Skype on my phone last night as he already had it on my computer and showed me how to use it. He also set up a word game on my phone so we can play it together when he is gone,

We moved after he went to boot camp so he has no friends to go visit while being home. So we been doing a lot of baking since he loves it. And spending time with him brothers. He will have a friend come and visit started next week from Pcola before he leaves. I think she got a little more attached than they expected but that's okay.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas either with or without your sailor being home.

Comment by Anti M on December 23, 2011 at 6:03pm: kathy, this is my second hernia, off of the first one fro after my colon resection. The hernia itself was not painful, like yours. If you want details, send me a message.

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on December 23, 2011 at 11:54am: Wow! T-Lynn you really deserve that. What a wonderful suprise!!! I god a skype call at 4:00 am. My sailor s still n Japan. He appologised for waking me up and I just told him that he can wake me up any time. He laughs. Love that laugh.
Thanks for the video Bondie. Ezpecially liked the pcture of the sailr and his pregnant wife.
Ginna skype opening gifts with sob on Christmas eve and then he will on Christmas am. His b-day is in January and he will be deployed to Hawaii. Ill have to time sending his gift before he goes to Korea in Feb. Hell get it late but seriously? Hawaii! A whole month.

Comment by Anti M on December 23, 2011 at 11:28am: T, such a wonderful surprise! Ssssh, okay!

Blondie, yay for Skpe! So good you got to talk.

LOL, BADma, that's hilarious.

I am not really feeling better, I'm on bedrest, so I think I feel better, until I get up and moving. Then I remember why I'm on bedrest.

I know my nephew is home, but he hasn't called yet, they're keeping him busy! Hubby might be home tomorrow, fingers crossed. Christmas dinner is when I'll get to go see folks.

I put my widowed SIL in for a gift membership at the gym, and they selected her! The guy said he'd get one for my niece also, as she lives at home. I know they could use a place and way to work out so they'll feel better in general and not just stay in the house and be depressed and inactive. He is going to deliver the certificates Secret Santa style, because I can't leave the house alone. Such a terrific gift out of the blue for them!

Comment by BADma on December 23, 2011 at 10:58am: Ang...I had a lot of lesbian friends while in college (we stay in contact.) When one of my sorority sisters ouuted herself to me "I am a lesbian" my response was "what part of Lesbia are ya from?" I have a twisted way of handling stressful situations.

Comment by T-Lynn on December 23, 2011 at 10:56am: PS !!!! Don't say anything about sailor being home yet on FB - please. He is trying to surprise friends and family But he said I could tell you all :)

Comment by BADma on December 23, 2011 at 10:53am: TLynn.... what an AWESOME wake up surprise.

Our wake up surprise at 6;30 am was our 'independent' daughter...."Daddy,I think my car battery is dead and I'm late for work." He picked her up and brought her home.She drove the sailor's truck to work.

Comment by T-Lynn on December 23, 2011 at 10:32am: HI

I read all the messages and I am kinda blank:

1. hi Barb - see you after Christmas

2. Maggs - glad you are back on and that Angle is having fun with the tree - hehe

3. Navymom3 or was that Navyblumom ?

The one with the sailor needed to stay Navy Lodge of Gateway? Let us know your sailor is ok?

4. JL - so did he ever get his deer?

5. Ang- Congrats on nieces graduating

6. Anti M - you must be feeling better. :)

7. If I forgot someone - sorry

I GOT NEWS TO SHARE !!!!!!!!

At 6:38 AM this morning, my phone rang. My sailor :) He said: " Hi Mom , I'm in town - can you go and open the front door?"

Me: ' Hi Sweetie - YES - gettin to the front door now!"

Well, thank fully I remember to put on cloths - then tried to turn on the Christmas Tree lights. It is just a click with your foot - I must have sent Morse Code to the neighbors. Finally got the tree on - got that door opens at 6:48 AM

Sailor: " Merry Christmas Mom" and the best hug ever!

AS he comes in dragging all his stuff he says: " Here are the Christmas presents - not wrapped - be surprised."

I told him no worries and I will bring up the wrapping paper. I got my present :)

The Sun is shining the brightest and the Sky is so blue

Thank you Santa for my wish came true

I wish for all to have a wonderful day hugs

Comment by barbara10/08 on December 23, 2011 at 9:42am: Hi everyone! Promised myself to catch up on here last night. Well, I read through all the post I missed but was so tired I kept falling asleep! Anyone ever fall asleep at their computer? I have a desktop, not a notebook. lol
Well, my sailor finally made it to our house this week. There are people coming over or he is going to see someone every day. So busy, busy, busy. He also just gets super tired and sleeps at odd times (of course we just let him) and then gets up & says he didn't want to sleep that long; too much to do and people to see. lol. We got to meet his best friend in the Navy and his wife who came up for a couple days from Maryland. Those two together are like the brother he never had. Good to see. Last night we had a family dinner out and sailor insisted on paying! That's new. He has grown up a lot since last time we saw him. Going through lots of different emotions. Realizing he really is grown and has a life of his own, which is a good thing, of course. Very proud of him. I guess it just is bittersweet-a mom thing. I am dreading next Monday but trying not to think about it. Got to wrap those presents today. We celebrate on Christmas Eve so not much time left! lol. Really don't think there will be time to post til after Christmas; will get a couple pics up then-so I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday; I wish all our sailors could be home. Will be toasting with you at 5pm! Glad to hear good news about Heath & Nick. Hope everyone who is hurting gets better faster than expected! Loved all the stories & funnies, and welcome to new moms!

Comment by Anti M on December 23, 2011 at 7:54am: Yes, PDA in anyone can be icky. I guess my gay female friends were just never rude enough to make me or other straight women feel uncomfortable. But if had to choose between PDA or other behaviors which are not acceptable (violence or bullying), I'd choose PDA every time. Two people expressing their love, no matter how carnally or tastelessly, isn't going to hurt me. A mean drunk swinging fists just might.