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

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Latest Activity: Apr 3

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Comment by Anti M on November 12, 2015 at 12:10pm: When I was assigned to Diego Garcia, I was given three choices ... Diego Garcia, Diego Garcia, and Diego Garcia. Sometimes there are "hot fill" billets and the next qualified warm body gets them. It really sucks, but there is not much to be done.

Turns out DG was the best duty station ever.

Comment by Kim on November 12, 2015 at 10:27am: mdubtxmom, he gets to apply for whatever jobs (billets) are available at the time. Maybe there where no billets for Europe or someone else got them. I'm not sure how it works when more than 1 person is trying for the same billet. They do work with them and they are able to search the database ahead of time. I think it is 6 months for sailors stationed overseas and 3 months for others. Maybe next time.

I got back from vacation last night. I used vacation, but it was NOT a vacation. Running around for my dad. At least I was able to spend time with family.

Maggs, my sisters dog had that when they were visiting us. We gave him Apple Cider Vinegar and the bleeding stopped. She took him to the vet when they returned home.

My sailor was approved for an extra year of shore duty (two years from this month) so he can work on his applications for 2 navy programs he is trying for. He told me that he signed up to volunteer at the hospital. I have no idea where he finds the time with 10 hr work days, full day college on Sundays and a baby at home. Then he told me about the organizations that he joined. I said sarcastically "why don't you run for Mayor too". I will have them all for Thanksgiving, so I am a happy Grandma.

I enjoy reading all of your stories. TLynn, ask someone to take a picture of you chasing that baby. Run! Run! Run!

Comment by Anti M on November 12, 2015 at 9:11am: My husband was stuck in a truckstop in Wyoming for over 12 hours, they closed I-80. I checked this morning, it is open, so he's hauling east now. Still high winds, I hope his load is heavy enough to keep him on the pavement! Onions, I think, destined to be restaurant onion rings. I know he will be backhauling holiday hams.

Comment by mdubtxmom(Ship 09 Div 069) on November 12, 2015 at 1:22am: Thanks for the comments about Chinhae. It is happening so he will make the best of it. He is a lot like his Dad that way. Just gets the job done. But he wanted orders for Europe and is pretty ticked that the Navy wouldn't work with him. Seems like they could retain more sailors if they would try to grant requests.

Comment by T-Lynn on November 11, 2015 at 7:44pm: HI

Ditto to what Drew said Maggs. By the way, do you still have any skin left? Gentle hugs and healing energy to Angel.

Italy !!! Well, Blondie start your Italian lessons. Glad this time she will have mates already handy..

Good luck to your sailor and his new bases in Korea. i hope he has a wonderful time and you can stay here and share :).

Weather here is getting colder. Tonight a front is moving through, so we have a wind advisory. Going to get my wind chimes in a few minutes.

AS for Grandson, he walked behind his walking toy today . Well, more like a run and keep caught up - but - he stayed on his feet. Oh gee, I just thought about this - now I have to move faster. I hope I am losing weight here.

And he is cutting all four teeth on top - at once. Yes moody and chewing everything in site.

Wish I had something to share from sailor, but no words or pics of late.

Wish all a great evening hugs

Comment by DREW7062 on November 11, 2015 at 10:21am: I meant Maggs sorry

Comment by DREW7062 on November 11, 2015 at 10:21am: Matts: PRAYERS COMING YOUR WAY....
DREW

Comment by scully_the_skeptic on November 10, 2015 at 5:14pm: heard from my sailor - they'd spent time in port in Korea. amazing the places they are seeing. figured out that one of my high school classmates had been assigned to the same cruiser when he was in - small world! and he really enjoyed the experience and opportunities.

our marine is leaving tomorrow for Okinawa for 2 years - he intends to learn to scuba dive while there - so happy for him to be expanding his horizons. we even got him connected with a local church due to a fellow church member whose son had been stationed in Okinawa. another small world.

Blondie - how amazing your sailor will spend time in Italy.

Comment by Anti M on November 10, 2015 at 7:33am: My husband spent some time TAD to Chinhae communications center. It is a tiny base in a beautiful part of Korea. Food is fantastic, as are the travel opportunities, and shopping, wow. Close knit command, which is nice.

This is one of those "what you make of it" duty stations.

Comment by mdubtxmom(Ship 09 Div 069) on November 9, 2015 at 11:26pm: Hello. Anybody ever have their Sailor stationed in Chinhae South Korea? The is where mine is going next. I would love to have a chat with his detail or but what can we do? Good of the Navy my eye, anyway he will be there 2 years. Just wondering if it is a nice place or the armpit of the Asian world.