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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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OCS Graduate Moms

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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

Members: 668
Latest Activity: Feb 3

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Comment by Anna on August 22, 2012 at 7:49pm: M's mom.

Oh cool!! I just joined the 16-12 facebook page so I can look ahead at what your guys are going through these last few weeks, especially the candio phase since Jenn will be filling those shoes!!! I'm anxious to hear from you ladies how it goes.

Dawn,

And where is your son now? Did he go on to a school?

Comment by Dawn on August 22, 2012 at 7:20pm: I ithink this is the real mint site and they have them but they cost even more here

http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay...

Comment by Dawn on August 22, 2012 at 7:16pm: Anna, I see that now. Deceptive site! Yes my son graduated July 27.

Comment by M's mom on August 22, 2012 at 7:12pm: Anna, yeah, it's hard to keep us all straight, but it's great that we have so many Moms and others on here to share the knowledge! My son and 1proudmama's son are in OCS class 16-12 and they will graduate on Sept 7. I'm getting excited to fly out to Newport for the festivities!

Comment by Anna on August 22, 2012 at 7:06pm: Now I'm only going on what the lady on the phone told me. I visited so many different sites and such I forget where all I went!!!!! I just happened to find a dealer nearby where I live and they sold me two coins at a cheaper cost than I found anywhere online. And I have them in my hot little hands immediately. I found this dealer online just by searching coin dealers in the Chicago area.

Comment by M's mom on August 22, 2012 at 7:00pm: Yeah, I was just about to write that govmint.com is a dealer, and not the US Mint which is usmint.gov. I didn't know that you had to buy the Silver Eagles from dealers, because we had purchased some state quarters a few years ago directly from the US Mint, but they must not sell the Eagles direct.

Comment by Anna on August 22, 2012 at 6:54pm: Dawn,

I visited their site also. They are not the US Mint - they are located in Minnesota. And their prices were higher than what I found at a regular dealer. Plus no shipping and handling. Just FYI to anyone else who may be looking for coins!!!

Now help me remember - isn't your candidate graduating soon? Or did they already graduate. I have such a hard time keeping everyone sorted out!!!! LOL

Comment by Dawn on August 22, 2012 at 6:47pm: http://www.govmint.com/pages/2012-Silver-Eagle.asp?ad=GS1000G&s...

This link will take you to ones on mint website

Comment by Dawn on August 22, 2012 at 6:45pm: Silver eagle is what my son gave and yes you can order them on usmint.gov website. $34.00

Comment by Anna on August 22, 2012 at 6:39pm: M's mom,

I actually called the US Mint and they do not sell silver dollars. They send the coins out to legitimate dealers and they can give you a list based on where you live. I did find two coins recently and was able to purchase them.