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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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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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 28, 2011 at 2:32pm: No worries!! That's what I was telling Christine - many corpsmen head to 'the sandbox' with their marines, vs deploying on ships. I know her from another group so I recognized what she was asking. My son is a corpsman too, and has done ship deployment.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 28, 2011 at 2:08pm: To locate your sailor's ombudsman and FRG( family readiness group), there's info here...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 28, 2011 at 2:06pm: Hi Christine! You may get your best answers by posting this question in the Corpsman Moms and Dads and Corpsmen Moms, and http://www.navyformoms.com/group/momswithkidsiniraq groups.

A lot of the moms here in this group have sailors on ships, vs your son's upcoming deployment. Best wishes to you and to your son :)

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on July 2, 2011 at 12:38pm: ✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ If You're Proud To Be An American Wave ✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ This Flag In Honor Of The Fallen Men ✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ And Women Who Served Our Country ✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ For those who have served in the past ☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰ For those who are serving now
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 18, 2011 at 10:56pm: From what I've heard it's pretty standard, the good news is that it sounds rather safe that way! :) Here's a group that can probably give you more insight - http://www.navyformoms.com/group/submarinegirlfriendswifesfiances

And they may know of other sub groups on N4M, too....

Comment by Tripper'smomBetsy on May 18, 2011 at 10:07pm: My son is getting ready to leave on his first deployment on a sub. He is a ctt and says he can't give me any information regarding where he will be going. Is this standard and can anyone give me any advice? I would really appreciate it!

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on March 31, 2011 at 12:43pm: USO offering to ship photo book created by family friends:

http://www.uso.org/uso_rocketlife_photo_books.aspx

Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on March 15, 2011 at 6:47am: My sailor is almost finished with his 1st deployment :) I am so excited to get to see him again and I get to take his 2 year old daughter with me! She hasn't seen her daddy since July when he came home.

Comment by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on March 15, 2011 at 6:45am: I don't know when they receive their orders, I just know what my son told me as to when they would be leaving. I know they usually have a 'fair' of sorts for them to get all of their affairs in order for while they are away.

Comment by angelicasailorsmom on March 14, 2011 at 11:50pm: hello every one these is my first time that my son will be deployed, does any one knows in how much time in advance do they receive there deployment order letters?