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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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For Moms with Aviators or anyone interested

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Comment by PattyM on April 13, 2011 at 11:18pm: Hey DJ....SD just finished "Strike" at NAS Fallon and will be deployed on 22 April. It seems quite unreal....SD is really excited to go and their mission is superb, but momma doesn't like it much :*(

Comment by Paymaster on April 13, 2011 at 6:34pm: DJ...Its better to be honest with your mom. She can handle it, it may just take her sometime.

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on April 12, 2011 at 11:34pm: Organize what you can! We moved ourselves with his parents help and one super buff cousin we had that Uhaul (a two bedroom town house full of furniture), unpacked and set up in 8 hrs. The next day 4 hrs of hanging pictures, and curtains, and waiting for Direct TV and internet. So glad our next move we'll be closer to family, but we'll have alot more things so I'll get more help!

Comment by Helomom on April 12, 2011 at 8:12pm: Moms- Just an FYI on moving. If you pack items and the movers take them, the movers will note that the item was self-packed. If it is damaged in the move, the movers will not cover that damage. My son has had 9 Navy moves in his almost 14 years. My husband and I are semi-pro unpackers at this point. We just finished our last unpack in Virginia over New Years and they will move again in 8 months for another one year assignment.

Comment by Rosemarie on April 11, 2011 at 4:55pm: Denise F.---and what about clothing? Do they repack suitcases or trunks of clothing into boxes???

Comment by Rosemarie on April 11, 2011 at 4:44pm: Denise F.---my son is going to primary. He is in P'cola now and won't be able to come home to weigh all his stuff. He has an apt full of furniture to move, 2 tvs, stereo, pots-pans-dishes etc. Can the movers pack up big screen tv, breakable dishes or should I do that for him? Also, did they call you to question about the weight and what there was to move or did someone come to see it first?

Comment by lsP3Orion on April 11, 2011 at 3:45pm: My understanding is that the whole squadron goes to one location to replace one coming back and that it doesn't matter what phase of training the pilot is in - my son is a #2 in the P3 and they are all headed to Djibouti when they deploy.

Comment by AH on April 11, 2011 at 3:15pm: Leslie, it is Nancy W that is going to help bring her new grandbabies back from Africa, but ditto on the sentiment. I know that she is excited about it. Hopefully the new additions can be brought back with the rest of the family. I'm not sure that I would want to travel alone with 3 active little boys.

I was able to put some photos on here from our Tiger Cruise. I haven't received notice yet that they have been approved. Our NEW computer (less than 3 months old) crashed last week. We are having someone work on it this afternoon and hopefully, I'll be able to add some more. That is if everything isn't lost. Keep your fingers crossed.

Comment by Rosemarie on April 11, 2011 at 7:57am: HI Everyone, The Navy is sending a truck to pick up my son's furniture and belongings to ship. This is our first esperience with a Navy move. He, of course, cannot be here, so I have to pack him up. He told me someone will contact me to interview me a few days before the move. Is this interview by phone? Will someone come by and inspect what is being shipped? Can I box things up before the interview? Any advice appreciated!