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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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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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Sailors Stationed in California

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Group for girlfriends, moms, fiances, wives whose sailor is stationed in California

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Comment by Janice on July 10, 2011 at 11:07am: My son is in SD also,he's ben ther since April, he wants his car.I understand its a piece of home & he's tired of walking or taking the bus or bumming rides with others if ther's room in the car.But if we take him the car is going to B used as a taxi cab? He was a responsible person at home but I am a little concerned at all the drinking that some of them do.(any thoughts)?

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on June 21, 2011 at 9:13pm: My son ended up getting a car and so far so good:-) My daughter graduated from high school and we're having her grad party this weekend....wishing he could be here, but we knew when he joined he would likely be missing big events...but we still wish he was here!

Comment by Jays NavyGirl on June 21, 2011 at 5:36pm: Hi lynniemarie, I'm not sure of what you should all expect but typically unless your daughter is married she will stay on base in the barracks throughout her C School. Then after C School depending on her orders she will probably be stationed to a ship, but also depending on her rank she will either stay on ship or she will be able to stay somewhere out in town.

Comment by lynniemarie on June 20, 2011 at 5:02pm: Hi Moms! We are new to the Navy... and our daughter is headed to SD to work with a new Helo squadron.

What can we expect??? Do they live on base when they're in C School?? I have no clue and need the 411 on it!! Many thanks!

Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on May 18, 2011 at 7:59pm: My son just bought a motorcycle and loves it, he's been in SD for 6mos now, got tired of bumming rides with everyone. Got a loan to buy his bike off a buddy who is also a sailor. Tell your son to keep his ears open for anyone selling due to a deployment. Happens alot! It's easy to get a motorcycle license there, two day course on base and then he can go to the DMV. The downfall is registering any vehicle in Cali is pricey. So tell your sailors to save money for the tags and titles!

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on May 18, 2011 at 1:32pm: Diana - Our son doesn't have one either and says he needs one to get around. He says it's 30-45 minutes to walk where he needs to go. I wish we were closer to help look, etc. He's young....but says there's guys who know cars:-)

Comment by Diana in Az on May 13, 2011 at 3:20pm: My son is also at the 32nd st

Comment by TropikalParadize on May 13, 2011 at 3:03pm: We are moving to SD tomorrow, actually, and bringing BOTH our cars...I really can't imagine my husband or I without our cars...considering I will be working in La Jolla and he will be at the 32nd st base downtown....I think we will be doing a lot of commuting....and it sounds like a lot of people live a little ways out from the base, so if you are living off base I would say definitely, but I don't know about single Sailors stationed there, I think they live on base so it might be a diff story.

Comment by Diana in Az on May 13, 2011 at 2:47pm: My son is in San Diego and says it is really hard to get around with out a car, he doesn't have one so he complains about it everyday.