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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Comment by carol on February 19, 2012 at 3:53pm: Hi, JJ.

It just got into port. My husband leaves today.

Enjoy the end of your time, and PLEASE bring back some warmth!!

Comment by JJ on February 19, 2012 at 4:40am: Well girls, here is the news: The Stennis either just got in port or just left today (Saturday). Was thinking of Carol and her husband because of the Tigar Cruise. Tomorrow Ted is trying to get me to do the glider plane ride over the mountains. I just might do that for the heck of it. Might be interesting. Trying to soak up some sunbeams before we head back to Minnesota. Watched the wind surfers and the kite surfers today. Everyone of those guys have great bodies!! Yes I did notice! LOL Remember, I'm married, not dead. Until we get back.....

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on February 18, 2012 at 9:31pm: I haven't been on in awhile. March sounds good to get together. JJ - Enjoy the rest of your time! It sounds wonderful :-)

Comment by JJ on February 16, 2012 at 3:27pm: Hi everyone! I will try to answer all the questions from my Navy Moms. First off, let me tell you that the Internet connections are not always the greatest on the Islands, so it has taken me a while to get to this page and read the emails.

First off...I haven't gotten back to the main land yet! I am still soaking up sunbeams . We first spent time on Oahu with Eric and family. Then we headed out to Maui to "our" island of choice. Love it there. After spending ten days there, we are now back on Oahu with Eric Robert and family, enjoying all of them including Baby Kate.

Weather here is the same most days...sunny and 82 everyday. However, Eric Robert is in the mountains, so it rains several times a week in the morning before the sun comes out to warm everything up.

Let me tell you all something. When coming onto the base, the Navy guards are the best! They are well put together and very respectful. And Eric Robert looks so good! I mean that boy is buffed!!!! We had dinner last night with his commanding officer and heard wonderful things about Eric. I was just beaming! Everyone really thinks alot of Eric and he is well respected on base by all. Doesn't that sound like something a mom would say!!?? It wasn't me but the Captain that was reporting that to me.

Baby Kate is growing like a weed and talking up a storm. She reamins on the go all the time and it is hard to keep up with her. But, I try my best. Ted is also enjoying the time he can spend with her. She says some pretty funny things at times.

Better go get dressed. Things are really laid back here and no one is in a big hurry, except for the traffic in Honolulu. Yipes! 6 lanes of traffic, bumper to bumper from 3:00 to 6:30 or 7:00 PM. Worse than Washington, DC. Eric is only about 15 minutes from the famous Pipeline on the North Shore, so we will also be seeing that again before we leave.

We will be back to Minnesota on Tuesday of this next week. It will be hard to leave here with it's awesome atmosphere and culture, the weather and of course Eric and family.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on February 15, 2012 at 12:49am: Praying for all our sailors and God's hedge of protection around all our military. Praying also for good, honest, and right decisions made by our government leaders.

Maybe like Ericka posted planning a March date to gather would be good. I thought the Common house in Bloomington was easy to get to.

Comment by carol on February 14, 2012 at 9:53pm: There were three before the Lincoln arrived. The Stennis left, that's my son's, so maybe there are still three. I just know that they need are prayers. :)

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on February 14, 2012 at 9:05pm: does that make three three air craft carrier that are there now? scary

Comment by NavypilotmominMN on February 14, 2012 at 9:00pm: The Abraham Lincoln Strike force was "escorted" this morning in the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian military. Here's a link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/iranian-patrol-boat...