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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

Events

**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

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

Members: 688
Latest Activity: Apr 3

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Discussion Forum

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Started by Wendy. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Sep 3, 2022. 4 Replies

Cell Phone in Sasebo

Started by Aggiemom2020. Last reply by CindyN Dec 29, 2021. 3 Replies

Getting a cat to Yokusaka

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Comment by MAMA_C on February 4, 2016 at 6:58am

Hi DramaSoul, I caught your feed and noticed the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP).  I just looked up on google.  I am curious about this diet because I have an Autoimmune disease too. Is it expensive to live on this diet?  How did you start it?

Comment by DramaSoul on February 4, 2016 at 1:38am

Hi All!  LOVE all of the pics! Baby pics and those amazing bird pics, Maggs. 

It's been almost a year since I started on the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) and I am feeling better with more energy but I get knocked on my butt if I accidentally consume something I should not. I try very hard to read labels and I really can only eat what I prepare. When I go out, I have to be very specific about what's in everything. My son said I have become "Portlandia". We went out and I quizzed the waiter on where specifically the bison came from and whether or not it was 100% grass-fed or if it was grain-finished. My son said he expected me to ask what the name of the bison was and did it have a stable and comfortable home! All I can do is try to find the humor in it. I have dropped 21 lbs which is a little more than I had intended so the 35 year-old jeans in my closet fit me now! I did get rid of the neon purple polyester jumpsuit with shoulder pads out to here! Hmmm...probably need to clean more stuff out of my closet! We did find out that chicken eggs cause asthma for me but I can eat duck eggs. Finding them is a challenge and I am pretty sure Tupac (who looks like Angel) and Shelby would not like it if I got a duck. 

T-Lynn...still haven't auditioned for anything because I am not 100%. There was one production in which I was interested but I will be visiting my Corpsman in DC when it's "on the boards".

Still working and both offices are now switching to 100% electronic charting. The good news...they are using the same system! Yay! I only have to learn Dentrix!! Anybody work in the dental field who's used Dentrix?

Corpsman said he's going to re-up...he wants to be an IDC. He seems to be doing well. 

Blondie....so sorry about your fibro flare. Autoimmune flares SUCK! 

We have had more rain so far than last year which is a good thing. We had a little surprise ice and snow storm the first weekend in January. People here FREAK OUT if there is half an inch of snow! 

My Corpsman said he had lots of fun digging out of the snow when that storm hit the East. He said he bought a snow shovel a couple of weeks before it hit and was one of the few in his barracks who could help dig out cars. He said it was a good workout! 

May all in need of healing make a complete healing of body, heart, mind and spirit. 

Hugs to all!

Comment by Jesusintheboat on February 3, 2016 at 6:09pm

so liked the pictures of Riker    so precious

Comment by Anti M on February 2, 2016 at 10:47am

B'smom, I can get the FPO for the Reagan, but your sailor must give you his unit number.  Here are some sites which may help:

http://www.reagan.navy.mil/contact.html

https://www.usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-dpo.htm

http://www.uscs.org/cover-collecting/about-collecting-naval-covers/...

Comment by Sonya209 on February 2, 2016 at 10:00am

Hi Huffymom23,

We use Facebook Messenger to communicate with our son. This allows us to either send messages (text) or see him face to face (like skype). Its pretty cool!!!

Comment by Sonya209 on February 2, 2016 at 9:58am

Comment by T-Lynn on January 29, 2016 at 11:14pm

Riker loved that cake. Just dove into eating it.

Comment by T-Lynn on January 29, 2016 at 11:12pm

HI

 Well someone had to be on duty during teh snow. I think the Snow Sailor did a great job.Isn't it fun to sour sailors still finding a way to fun?

Welcome aboard New Moms!!  My sailor was there in Sasebo for 3 years and loved it.  When there he purchased phone in Japan and service too. Because our phones don't work there.  It was also asked what they might need - LONG JOHNS !!! Pack them - several pairs. It really helps. The nice silk ones fit nicely under teh uniforms too. And one more thing - I hope they have a civilian passports. YES they will need them. Military ones cannot be used all the time. If they don't have one - help them get it.  And please "jump in the water" more. That means share more about yourselves and sailors.

Hey - josh mom - need pics of you meeting the ship!

Maggs- 34 inches !!! Wow. My girlfriend in MD I think she had 20 inches. took two days to dig out the cars.  Love the picture. Naturally he won't leave - you have great room service or should I say Feed Service.  Fingers crossed for all good news Maggs. Glad your sailor was there to help out. Keep us posted please.

blondie - what is new?

Kim - need to hear a chirp please.

 Drama - ok?

 Miss - check in

Me - doing ok. Riker turned 1 on the 27th of January. And he had to go to the doctor that morning - Pink Eye. He doing better and now has a cold. Plus cutting morals. Oh is he happy - not! but he still had a good smile when he got cake .

Need to get along Hugs all

Reiki still be sent.

Comment by 2tymeNavyMom on January 28, 2016 at 10:24pm
Most if not all of our sailors have signed up for a plan in Japan. I use the "line app" to talk and text with my son in Yokosuka.
Comment by HuffyMom23 on January 28, 2016 at 10:07pm

Hello everyone!  I am new to this group.  My son is on a ship heading to Japan.  I believe they are stopping off at different places before they finally get there.  His ship is swapping with another ship.  He will be stationed out of Yokosuka.  I have been trying to see what most people are using for phone service.  We put the WhatsApp on our phones before he left.  I have seen where people have good luck with that.  I really hate to do the international plan with AT & T if we don't have to. 

 

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