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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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How to prepare for deployment!

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A group to prepare for deployment of our loved ones.

Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Members: 100
Latest Activity: Jan 8, 2022

Get ready for deployment!

Use this group to help prepare your Sailor and yourself too. Learn what we can do to help them, and encourage each other through this time of change and transition!

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Comment by CCR on June 24, 2009 at 2:15am: I am going to see my son graduate C school July 2, he will come home July 22nd before he leaves for Japan. I won't be seeing him off, so to speak, will I? I mean, they will probably fly him over there right?

Comment by Cheryl on June 21, 2009 at 4:32pm: Yes, my son had his brand new IPOD touch that we had just gave him for Christmas stolen on his ship also. It is hard to believe that would happen. He reported it, but he said he expected the worse. I agree with you Sherry, you would think think that it wouldn't happen. But, I hear that it happen quite often.

Comment by CCR on June 16, 2009 at 1:39pm: Thought I'd come find out what its like to get ready for deployment. Looks like the to do list is the first to check out!

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on May 7, 2009 at 9:46pm: glitter-graphics.com

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on February 3, 2009 at 1:21am: There was no reason why the Navy would have kept the bc. How long has it been? May have to get another if it's been quite awhile.

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on February 2, 2009 at 5:47pm: It took about four weeks before my son received his passport. Had to mail him his birth certificate and it had taken about a couple of weeks before he received it. Never thought of sending it overnight. I almost fogot about the certificate while he was home on leave before deployment but he remembered to give it to me.

Comment by Elane on January 22, 2009 at 7:37pm: I had the same problem with the spelling but I found it from the link. thanks

Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on January 22, 2009 at 2:06pm: Yes, I had to go to your page Kathryn and link from there. The word Surviving was misspelled that's probably why it didn't come up for me. I don't see why there should be any difference if a word is not spelled correctly. Should have come up anyway.

Comment by Elane on January 19, 2009 at 7:36pm: where is the surviving deployment group?? I sure can't have too much info about my son's current deployment. Thanks.