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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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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Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO NAVY MOMS
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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
Members: 179
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 Vickyrun on January 18, 2010 at 12:33pm
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Very well put AnnieJ. Our children in the miltary learn to work together as a team with all kinds of people, regardless of thier race or background. We as Moms can do the same for we are all Americans.
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Comment by NevadaSierra on January 18, 2010 at 9:55am
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Thank you Bea for your hard work and the statistical inforamtion. When I get back, I'll attempt to get more local families aware that we are here by working more closely with the Blue Star Mom's and recruiter's.
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Comment by mikes mom on January 17, 2010 at 6:33pm
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Kathrine - I agree with you and our Bea... we are all here for one another .. It is so nice to know we have this place to go for any reason and to know we are not alone... Thanks
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mittengirl - I am a Christian and have been since Birth .....I am proud to say that Monica and I are good friends ( and I hope she feels the same way )... I was in all of those conversations and hey I am here when or if someone needs advise or just a shoulder to cry on .... I agree with the two of you and I know I said there are some days we just have to let our hair hang down ...Everyday I wake up wondering what my son is doing who has met up with and I worry , Boy do I worry... Sooooo hey if I have someone like Monica that will share some time with me and make me laugh or Vickyrun who will say hey I am single too and we talk about what we are doing....well it helps me just for a minute... We do have a lot of serious conversations too about our sailors.
Gosh now I feel like I'm just going on an on....
Navy Hugs to all,
Mike's Proud Mom
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Comment by BunkerQB on January 17, 2010 at 1:39pm
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When I joined Northern California Navy Moms in Feb 2009, the membership was around 90-95 members with 21 members from the coastal counties and the balance from the inland counties. From August of last year, I sent personal invitations to all new members in Northern California to join this group. Today we have 233 members with 87 from the coastal counties and balance from the inland counties.
Coastal counties: Bay to and including Sonoma/Contra Costa/Alameda
Inland counties: Everything east of Sonoma/Contra Costa/Alameda
Based on these numbers I started a group for the coastal counties; therefore, Susan, there is no need to start a Eastern CA group.
SF Bay Area Navy Families
This is not a either/or decision. Everyone is welcome to join and you don't have to leave this group to join the other one. My feelings will not be hurt if you don't. I am leaving the calendar up temporarily until I touch base with all the meet and greet organizers.
Naturally, I will be stepping down as the admin for this group. Heloisa will be back on the 23rd, at least according to the her blog posted today. I have had a lot of fun getting to know everyone. An area as large as all of Northern California makes it difficult to develop a sense of camaraderie. One group or another is bound to get upset over something.
For those of you who didn't know about the group started by AblueOK just for new members, please stop be and visit. The group was started on Dec 7. As of today, there are 248 members. I have devoted probably 150 hours in the last 40 days helping new members get acquainted with the N4M site - sometimes mentoring new members on a one-to-one basis. I had not planned on so active but one of the starter's daughter just gave birth and another had a sick parent. All newcomers get a message from one of us informing her/him about the groups, the discussions and alerting them that we had several bogus profiles who were data mining for email addresses. The name of the group is New Moms Stop Here.
I wish everyone a successful 2010. May God keep you and your sailor safe.
Sincerely yours, B.
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Comment by Cindy on January 17, 2010 at 1:16pm
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Welcome Navymomroni and congratulations!
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Comment by Paymaster on January 17, 2010 at 12:44pm
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Navymomroni.....Welcome to the group. Hope you can make the meeting and greet. in Sacramento. Its always nice to put faces with names.
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Cool! Another "bubblehead" (I think that's what I read they call submariners). My son is also SECF and just finished basic sub school. He got his assignment a few weeks ago, ET-Navation, is loving school and the experience overall (with the exception of the snow and extreme cold of Winter). He's waiting to get classed-up for the first technical class and then A school.
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Comment by Scott Proud Dad of Brian on January 17, 2010 at 3:30am
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Hi Cindy, My son Brian's PIR is Feb. 19 his A-school is ET (Subs)
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Early congratulations, RV! Look forward to hearing about your weekend experiences and adventures, have a WONDERFUL trip and visit with your son!
Scott, welcome to the group! When is your son scheduled to graduate, and what is is rate?
Hi Paula, good to see you online again. One thing I've seen with this group is that when someone needs support, it's here in abundance.
It looks like we're all in for a wet week ahead, Hope everyone's having a great weekend.
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