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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!

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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

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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:

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RTC Graduation

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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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PCSing/ Moving

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Lets talk about moving, real estate, how to pack, tips, horror stories, the good, the bad, DITY, Semi DITY and commercial moves; and share helpful websites.

Website: http://eek-moving-again.blogspot.com/
Members: 144
Latest Activity: Dec 26, 2017

So much information!

Be sure to look through all the Discussion topics in the Discussion Forum - your question may have been addressed there. Post your questions in the Comments section, or create a new Discussion for a more general question/topic. Welcome to the group!

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Comment by Anti M on June 13, 2011 at 12:33pm: The car has to be in your name to get a base decal.

Comment by Anti M on June 13, 2011 at 9:21am: NavyWife, even though he is still in BC, you should start looking at your home with a critical eye toward moving. Do you have things you don't need or want? Sell, donate or toss such things now. Do you have a portable file system will all your important documents? Is your vehicle in tip top shape? Have you looked over the links for moving and know what steps to take? Seriously, the more you do before crunch time, the more relaxed you will be when it comes down to the wire.

Don't stress, but do a little bit every day, even if it is just checking out stuff online.

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on June 12, 2011 at 7:59pm: Welcome NavyWife!

New ladies our discussions ^ (located above) are full of great info. Lots of websites that can help you gather info for you upcoming move!

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on June 6, 2011 at 4:56pm: Welcome W8ting4U

Comment by Anti M on June 6, 2011 at 3:31pm: The movers do have to do a repack, that's required for insurance purposes. They will repack it, get it on the truck, and deliver it when you are ready. Everything mus be at one address, they aren't supposed to do multiple location pick ups, again for insurance reasons.
It really can be easier to have them do it. get in there and get rid of anything you don't want or need, no reason to haul it all over the map.

Comment by davysnavywife (Groton CT) on June 6, 2011 at 1:31pm: Good morning.
I'm still new with all of this. I'm wondering if you can do a dity move and have the navy move you in the same year? My husband said the navy would pay to move us once does that include a dity move? Thanks for the help!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 25, 2011 at 2:17am: Thank you all so much for helping my fellow corpsman mom Gloria - I told her how wonderful this group is!

Comment by Anti M on May 24, 2011 at 9:59pm: Deep storage would be in the US, he'd not have access to those things.

Comment by Anti M on May 24, 2011 at 9:58pm: You can't do a DITY to an OCONUS location. Besides, hiring your own movers for Hawaii? No, really, you don't want to do that. Tens of thousands of dollars, even a small pack out is horribly expensive. Let the Navy handle it.

He should have a sponsor who can answer specific questions for that base and command. Many of them do still live offbase with room mates and just maintain a clean, empty barracks room. However, if he can't afford that out of pocket, or can't find a good roomie, he'd be stuck storing his stuff. The Navy stored out stuff when we were in Hawaii, he can ask if "deep storage" is still an option for OCONUS locations. They'll put his large items into storage until he moves again, or gets authorized to move offbase. Ask, ask, ask the PPO.