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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.
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Discussion Forum
Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by bhmom Sep 26. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by Chipmunk on July 4, 2023 at 12:42pm
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Happy 4th of July Everyone!!
I made it official - so to speak - I have changed my sailor's status to - VETERAN - but I did put a note that I would still be sticking around because of my Sailor DIL. And as B'sNukeMom said, once a Navy Mom, always a Navy Mom. - I proudly stood up last night as a representative for my sailor's service in the Navy when the Salute to the Armed Forces was played at our annual Red, White & Boom, concert and fireworks.
My son is getting ready to apply for college and my DIL, my sailor gal, is getting ready to start her master's degree. She needs to finish it while she is still on shore duty, as well as be a Momma which is why my son is happy to be doing the cooking and cleaning for her. She asked him the other day if he minded and he said, "No, it beats being a Nuke!" He is also looking forward to being a daddy.
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B'sNukeMom - Thank you!! I am just now starting to share more openly now that my DIL is more than halfway through her pregnancy. They are very excited, and my son is working hard on his stay-at-home, husbandly duties! My daughter's current work schedule is such that it was a major blessing with his leave and TAD being approved so that he did not have to go out on the ship for the recent deployment, considering that yesterday was his official last day. They were out to sea before when she found out she was pregnant and had to hire someone to take care of the litter boxes.
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 27, 2023 at 6:01pm
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Chipmunk - I am just seeing this! Congrats to your son and DIL! How exciting that they are expecting!
Keep us updated on how things are going....
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Good Morning everyone!! I have been busy with lots of things and other groups on this site. I believe we have had several more BC Mom/ loved one members who have also joined us here recently, so be sure to post a hello. Most of the members here have traveled the same path as you have with sending your daughters off to BC.
I am here by way of marriage as my son married a Navy sailor gal whom he met on his ship. My son will be finishing his enlistment in the next week or so, but my DIL has reenlisted and is currently on shore duty, as well as pregnant, so we are happy and rejoicing with them!
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Comment by Anna on May 16, 2023 at 1:10pm
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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
Important news for #NavalAviation: the U.S. Navy just launched a historic aircrew study to update size requirements for today's diverse fleet. #NAWCAD is leading the study and needs participation from more than 4,000 active-duty, enlisted, and commissioned aviators, flight officers, and aircrew. Please share!
The research team will measure these service members across the country when they tour the #Navy's most populous air bases from May 9 through December 2023. Participation in the 30-50 minute study requires 32 simple body measurements that include various heights, lengths, breadths, and circumferences that are relevant to aircrew. Researchers will remove personal information to protect participant privacy. We're starting at Naval Air Station Patuxent River this week, and headed to The Basic School at Quantico and Naval Station Norfolk in July.
This is #Navy’s first comprehensive anthropometric study since 1964 to update aviator size requirements, improve aircrew gear fit and equipment, and expand access for prospective future aviators, and the Navy's first aircrew study to include women and minorities.
More on the study and how you and your squadron can participate here: https://www.navair.navy.mil/.../Navy.../Tue-05092023-083
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Hello everyone!! It has been a challenging 2 weeks having to negotiate everything with just my left arm and having to "sleep" on the couch recliner!! I put sleep in quotes cause it sure isn't what I'm doing!!!
Surgery went well now just doing the PT and hoping for speedy recovery!!
Oleaner,
Congrats to your daughter!! 2 NAMs, that's really impressive!! So glad our girls are doing well!!
Stephanie,
Welcome and congratulations to your daughter on her upcoming enlistment and beginnin of bootcamp!! Please keep us posted on how she's doing!!
My Navy veteran daughter, Catherine came to spend these first two weeks post surgery with me. She was such a great help and companion. Plus we did get to do some things together wandering around the mall and joining me on some walks. Felt so good to get out of the apartment for awhile. Even tho we got caught in the rain twice!!! It was still fun!!
I'm sending an article to you ladies on one of the projects that daughter Jennifer is involved in as an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist. This is a very important study as the military has not updated their criteria since the 60's and this has excluded many women who wish to become aviators. Feel free to pass this to any sailors who may wish to become part of this study. You can find it on the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) facebook page.
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Comment by JayDee659 on May 4, 2023 at 9:59am
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Oleander, congratulations to your daughter! And congratulations to you on raising such an awesome lady!
Welcome Stephanie! My daughter is also a Nuke, she's been in awhile and is currently an instructor at prototype so your daughter may one day have her as an instructor. Just reach out to me if I can help. Nuke is a long path, but so rewarding.
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Comment by Happynurse on May 3, 2023 at 10:19pm
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Hi every one , my daughter will be entering boot camp on 7/24/2023. Her recruiter has been great and in frequent contact with her as well as a weekly in person meeting with all his recruits waiting to go to BC. My daughter is 23 and has had a couple of interesting jobs since she graduated fr HS. She is so excited to be on a path that has a direction. She qualified for the Nuke program and feels she is ready to get back in school and studying.. I am so proud of her but nervous too. I’m glad you all are here.
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Anna - Thinking about you!!
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