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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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Rota Spain

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loved ones are in Rota Spain

Members: 54
Latest Activity: Sep 6, 2022

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Comment by IrinaNavyMom on May 1, 2014 at 5:57pm: Hi all, I am new to this group. My sailor just left to Rota last week. Have not heard from him since then yet. As for now I am starting to plan a visit with him in October and would really appreciate any advice - when to buy cheaper tickets, where to stay, where to rent a car

Comment by nancy611 on April 28, 2014 at 8:11pm: My son uses Majic Jack and at least I get to hear his voice. The difference between Pensacola and Rota (according to my sailor) is that it is not as humid (hot) and not as windy. He likes it a lot! Wishes he could stay on base but is going on a ship.

Comment by 2catsn2sailors on March 16, 2014 at 1:19pm: Hi Nancy! My son arrived in January. He's an IT, so not that social. He does call me though. He uses Magic Jack. A lot of people use Skype to keep in touch. My son says Rota is a lot like Pensacola.

Comment by nancy611 on March 15, 2014 at 2:48pm: Hello all! My son will be going to Spain around June he is undesignated. any info?

Comment by janieflorida on January 25, 2014 at 9:25am: I don't know about Magic Jack either. Stephen has a SKPE account as well and the same thing. I email or facebook him and he calls when he can. Sometimes the 6 hour time difference is a pain

Comment by wlbradford (Rota Spain) on January 25, 2014 at 1:52am: I've heard of it but I'm not familiar with how it works. My daughter got a Skype account for $80 a year and calls me whenever. When I want to talk to her, I send her a message on Facebook and she calls if she can talk. Works great for us.

Comment by 2catsn2sailors on January 25, 2014 at 12:45am: Rota Spain Moms,

Have you heard about Magic Jack? My son calls me a lot now. I get so sad when he calls me at work, because I'd just love nothing better than to drop everything and talk as long as wanted to talk. Strangely, he seems to accept it better than I do. He told me though, that If I got a Magic Jack, that I would be able to call him, too. I don't know if you had heard about it yet, just in case--I had to share!

Comment by janieflorida on January 19, 2014 at 7:33pm: What did we do before facebook. I can't imagine communicating in years gone by. we are very lucky.

Comment by Zakenroni on January 18, 2014 at 9:11pm: Hi janie & 2 catsn sailors
How r u guys doing heard from my son via fb messenger seems to b adjusting and says he can start school in about a month
Happy to here that
Hope your sailors are good
Have a great nite

Comment by 2catsn2sailors on January 16, 2014 at 11:45am: Welcome Zakenroni. My son got there at the start of January. He is an IT. He found a way to get internet, and he also calls me sometimes. When I miss him, I have fun converting the time to what time it is in Rota.

Thanks for the tips, Wanda and Janie. I'll have to let my son know how the car thing works, if he hasn't found out yet.