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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:
Events
**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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Nor Cal & East Foothill Counties: Sacramento, El Dorado, Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin, Yolo, Amador, Calaveras, Sutter, Yuba and beyond. An active support group for Navy families & friends.
Location: Northern/Eastern California - Sacramento & Foothills
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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022
Discussion Forum
ANYONE CLOSE TO I-5 or 99 in cali?
Started by GraceRae<3. Last reply by Alaina {Bob's Mom} Jan 21, 2013. 5 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by tallmama on June 8, 2010 at 4:17pm
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Good afternoon, All. I am sorry I haven't been on in a while. Busy, busy, busy last few weeks getting ready to go back to Chicago for my daughter's PIR on Friday June 4th. She is now a sailor! She will be moving across the street some time this week to start her next journey. She told me while we were out there that she had seen her orders, and she got FC, which is what she was hoping for. She is participating today in a blood drive and many other things to keep her busy, so I'm not sure if she's moving today or not, but soon! I can't wait until I get her address so I can send her her phone and computer. There were many tears shed and many damp smiles while at graduation. It was a very moving ceremony. I'm back at work and feeling like I'm in an alternate universe, but I'll come down to earth soon. Thank you all for all of the great information on here, and I'm sure I'll be back to ask more questions as time goes on. Alison
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Comment by Vickyrun on June 8, 2010 at 4:02pm
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Hi Nor. Cal. Moms and Dads,
Web-cammed w/ Chrissy, plans changed. I'm learning to role w/ the punches. She has some paper work to take care of June 23rd, so won't know about 4th of July leave until after that. Web-camming with her son is bittersweet he loves it, but he won't say bye-bye when she has to go. Then he cries when she gets off. Then he Pointed to the ceiling and said "Mama Navy" . Now I want to cry.
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Comment by BunkerQB on June 8, 2010 at 2:42pm
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SPECIAL MEET & GREET FOR WIVES, FIANCEES, GIRLFRIENDS - tentative date July 17 SAT - Los Altos. Host/organizers: Bunkerbee & Quiltlady. Let us know if you can make it. Post message on following discussion:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/sfbayareanavyfamilies/forum/topics...
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Comment by Cindy on June 7, 2010 at 10:50pm
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Hi Ladies,
I've had a really busy last couple of months. Just talked to my son/sailor who is switching from Subs to Surface and preparing for transfer from Groton to GL. I have few details, but he did say he'll be getting 10 day leave soon and heading home for a visit...his first since BC in August. I'm SOOO looking forward to that. I look forward to making it to M&G's. Can't make June 26th, hope to make July. I'll be looking for details.
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LZ27, having gone through what you are going through - hang in there - except Navy 4 Moms didn't exist when my son went through OCS. There were no support groups. For months, we had the cell phone and regular phone next to the bed. I have to volume turned up to the max (it's pretty obnoxious) because we don't want to miss that call. By the way, sometimes they borrow cell phones from each other - so if you get a call from a strange number, answer it, it could be him.
Susan: what a story.
Greetings to every else.
The meet and greet in Healdsburg was fantastic - many courses - wine from a private collection - served on engraved Navy glasses - lovely host and hostess and of course, wonderful Navy families. It was a real treat.
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Comment by BugsMom on June 7, 2010 at 5:23pm
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Yay for you LZ27, emails are wonderful. Blue Star moms do Rock!
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Comment by LZ27 on June 7, 2010 at 4:47pm
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good news from OCS class 19-10 they were allowed a short phone call on sunday. My son called his sister and she missed the call, but got a message. The big surprise today was an e mail. He is hanging in there and so am I
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on June 7, 2010 at 1:44pm
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Hi NoCal Moms, thank you NevadaSierra for sharing that wonderful letter of thanks. Blue Star moms ROCK!
I hesitate to say I'll attend a M&G b/c the last 2 times I've had to cancel. June to packed for me, but I would love to attend something in July. (I'm in Sac)
Have a great week everyone!
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Comment by Paymaster on June 7, 2010 at 1:04pm
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Monica...Just let us know where you want us to be on the 10th of July and we will show up.
I have set up several of these M/G. Drop me a line if you need anything or just have questions.
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on June 7, 2010 at 12:47pm
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Linda, hope your son has a successful RIMPAC tour. The Reagan took the Nimitz place in that RIMPAC, my son is on the Nimitz, but they are hoping to get underway later this month. I'm going to try and attend the July M/G in Roseville, it'd be fun, have to double check my calendar. Have a great day everyone, hope your sailors are well.
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