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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 Marcy on June 5, 2011 at 4:59pm: Suzi, on one of my other sites, a father had them bring back his son for a grandmother. It wouldn't hurt to call the Red Cross and see what they will do. I am so sorry for your loss.

My sailor is on the Uss Port Royal, He is staioned in Hawaii right now. He will be ther for another 2 yrs. He goes out to sea for deployment for 7 months here soon.

Comment by CAnavymom(MMN) on June 5, 2011 at 4:48pm: From what I understand, they don't get to go home unless it's someone in the immediate family (parents, spouse,etc). I'm sorry for your loss.

Comment by Suzi-OH on June 5, 2011 at 3:09pm: Anyone know how to go about getting Red Cross help to get someone home for their grandfather's funeral? Do they help for a grandparent? Do I call Red Cross locally or where my sailor is stationed?

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on May 30, 2011 at 12:05am: I'm from SW OH and my son is on the USS Ramage. Any other moms out there from SW OH or who have sons on the Ramage?

Comment by Marcy on May 22, 2011 at 8:47pm: Wanda, He is in cryptology and that is coding and classified stuff. That is all I really know because I am not allowed to know exactly, as with a lot of stuff with the Navy. He is stationed in hawaii until 2013 and then who knows where his adventures will take him. I also have a son in the Airforce too. He is in Japan. So proud of both of my boys and my nephew will be going into the Navy after he graduates here in June. He will be going into the Nuke Engineering.

Where in Ohio are some of you from? I am near Pittsburgh.

Tobianne, what kind of surgery are you having, if you don't mind me asking.

I am glad I found this group.

Comment by Tobianne on May 19, 2011 at 8:20am: Suzi, I am not sure. With everything that has gone on around (these parts) here, I have not really even checked. That is sad. I use to be so up to date.

Right now, we are on hold for the "surgery". So my trip to CA may be sooner and less adventurous. So I may not even be here for it. They have to get this done or she will not be able to go on deployment.

Well as of today , we have 11 days of school/work left. No school tomorrow and the girls get out early today, you would have thought that with these days like this, none would have been needed made up. NOOOOO, they still had to make up 4. They added a half hour to the school day (in the morning wouldnt ya know) and added one day to the year so instead of June 3rd they are done June 6.

well I am ready.....

Suzi, you feel better? I hope the dr. gives ya some good medicine. I tried the gargle with salt water, but it just made me hurt worse (seeing how I was swallowing chards of glass... lol) and burned. I used cloroseptic, it helped a bit. and sucrets while I was at work.

Comment by WandaG on May 18, 2011 at 8:13pm: Thanks Suzi-OH!

Comment by Suzi-OH on May 18, 2011 at 7:53pm: Tobi.....of course I was talking about you.....always all good! Kayla is a great one to talk to. I will always admire her for her bumpy path. But, look where she is now?
BTW.....do we have a June get together planned for us OH Moms?

Wanda - Congrats to your son and your daughter!

Comment by WandaG on May 18, 2011 at 7:13pm: Marcy, thanks! Congrats on your son! What is a CTR2? Is that Intel?

My son just arrived last week to Germany for his first duty assignment. He is in the Air Force. He joined last year.

Do you know if the sailor's get orders for their A School once bootcamp wraps up? I'm handling my daughter's student loans and they want orders for her A School so we can apply for an in-school deferment. They won't do a military deferment until she gets orders for her first duty assignment.

Comment by Marcy on May 18, 2011 at 11:27am: Wanda, how wonderful for your daughter, my son has been in for almost 4yrs now. He is in Hawaii and is a CTR2, second class petty officer. So proud of him, he has come a long way in just 4 yrs. I wish your daughter all the best and to you too. Is this your first one going in? I also have one in the Airforce in Japan.