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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Japan Moms

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

Members: 688
Latest Activity: Apr 3

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Comment by Sailormum on December 29, 2014 at 9:41pm: Will he be on the Curtice Wilbur?

Comment by Bobbie on December 29, 2014 at 9:15pm: What ship will he be on?

Comment by Bobbie on December 29, 2014 at 5:57pm: New mom here. My son just got verbal orders for Japan (what he was hoping for) so I guess as long as the written orders come through I have to get off the overseas denial train and hop on the Japan one.

Comment by Shelly on December 29, 2014 at 12:23pm: Hi everyone! Just checking in. So much going on and it seems every time I sit down at my desk, something else comes up.

Welcome to all the new moms. My sailor is in Atsugi with a squadron attached to the GW.

Happy Holidays to everyone! Sounds like everyone had a Merry Christmas.

We have a big surprise coming on New Years eve!! Let me explain. 12-31 is my dad's birthday. A short time ago we were talking to our sailor about the holidays. He put in for leave for Christmas but there were too many requests and his was denied. Bummer. But, he resubmitted for just after and GUESS WHAT!! HE IS COMING HOME ON NEW YEARS EVE!!!!! It was his idea to make it a birthday present for his grandfather. My husband & I have been beyond excited. And keeping a secret from my parents. You know the comments, Oh, we will miss the boy. Wish he were home for Christmas and so on. We had to nod our heads and say, yes he won't be here for Christmas. Its been pure torture to keep this a secret. The only reason I am telling everyone here is that my parents aren't on this site. I can't mention a word on Facebook because my Mom is on there. He hasn't been home for almost 2 years (20 months but who is counting). We had to spend the weekend cleaning out "his" room, the guest room. My husband has been using it to store car parts for the mustang he has been restoring. It is now cleaned, freshened, sheets washed and ready for my baby!!! Even one of our fur babies, Daisy, knows that something is up. She was sitting on the bed with a look on her face that just said, she knows that he is coming home. She bonded with him as a pup and he considers Daisy his.

Well, I will update everyone after the big party/reveal on Wednesday. Hush, keep the secret!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Comment by T-Lynn on December 29, 2014 at 12:25am: HI

Thank you. We are doing better each day.

Sorry Barb that the car needed repairs. Hope somehow they can still make it to see you.

Anti M - hope you are doing better.

Yes = putting away decorations. How come the pets seem to be able to get those delicate ones - when we put them in places we know they can't get too? Must be thatt Elf on teh Shelf helping them.

Isn't it great when they cal and everyone is there to talk !!!!

So gladyou had a good talk .

Gee - i was so hoping we would have heard some thing from Grandma Kim.

Well, need to get to bed. hugs all

Comment by DramaSoul on December 28, 2014 at 10:34pm: T-Lynn...so sorry to hear about your cat. Sigh. So hard to lose a member of the family. Hugs to you.

The cat in the tree made me snort my water through my nose. Hmmm...probably shouldn't be reading posts and drinking water at the same time. I had to stop putting up some of my more fragile Hanukkah decorations because Tupac and Shelby could not stay away from them.

As I am typing this Shelby, the grey tabby who is high on catnip, is climbing all over me wanting attention. She is very verbal about this as well.

Got to talk with my Corpsman for almost 45 minutes yesterday. One of his buddies at the base brought my son home with him for their Christmas 96. Sounded like they were having a great time!

My wish for all of you is for a happy and healthy New Year. Did I miss it...was their a baby born yet? So behind all of this.

Hugs.

Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on December 28, 2014 at 3:59pm: Afternoon Ladies -

Got an unexpected Xmas present - a nice cold so catching up with ya'll. Hope Santa was good to you.

Love the Cat Tree Commando pic!

Hope we have baby news soon. The last few days is always the hardest.

Sorry to hear about Lightning - losing what we love on the holidays is hard.

Heard from our sailor Xmas Eve (Xmas morning for him). It was a rarity that everyone was home when he called so he got to talk to all of us - Nice present.

Take care.

Comment by Anti M on December 28, 2014 at 10:20am: M's mom, they do berth aboard. There is a waiting list for the nice barracks, and yes, I have heard they must be E-3. They also must be up to date on things such as qualifications as required by the ship. The rooms are like little suites, very nice.

Comment by CRLEsmom on December 28, 2014 at 10:14am: My son is in Atsugi also. He got there in August and he loves it.

Comment by Anti M on December 28, 2014 at 10:13am: T, so sorry to hear about your kitty.

Barb, sorry you did not get your visit.

I am much better, but still very fatigued.