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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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Sailors Stationed in California

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

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Latest Activity: Dec 29, 2020

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Comment by TropikalParadize on February 7, 2013 at 1:46am: Oh gosh there's so much to do out here! Well first there's the beaches: Coronado has some of my favorite beaches, and its also a great place to visit, see the Hotel del, shop around town; Ocean Beach is an awesome area, with great restaurants (Hodad's, South Beach, PIzza Port to name a few!) and shops, and a great beach; Pacific Beach and Mission are just north of OB, Mission has a boardwalk-type area with a roller coaster and numerous shops, and PB has a nice pier (OB has a pier too); La Jolla is a great area, with La Jolla Shores being the main beach and then there's La Jolla Cove which is just as pretty, and Children's Pool is another beach where you can see seals hauled out. The La Jolla area is full of restaurants and shops as well! And then there's always Sea World, San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park (the park in itself has several museums and beautiful gardens), and Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. Downtown Gaslamp District is also fun to visit, great nightlife and also nice restaurants during the day....Hillcrest is a fun, funky area that is very open and diverse....Seaport Village is close to downtown that's a great little shopping area on the waterfront....and there's of course the two main malls in Mission Valley - the Misson Valley mall and the Fashion Valley mall. Point Loma is also a great area, and at the very end is the Cabrillo Nat'nl Monument with outstanding views of the entire city! Whew....just let me know or shoot me a message if anyone wants any more details about anything!! There's lots more too, but that's a good start!!

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on February 3, 2013 at 6:23pm: Thanks for the advice! I have the same question as chopsmom. Where do you recommend we visit? I'm sure our Sailor has some ideas too. Some family went last summer and purchased a gold card that they felt was a great deal. Anyone heard of that? I'll ask them too, but curious what others thought.

Comment by chopsmom on February 2, 2013 at 9:22pm: I'm planning a trip there, too. What do you recommend we see? (Besides our sailor!!)

Comment by NavyMom4J on February 2, 2013 at 5:44pm: Definitely get the car...i have visited my sailor there, and depending on where you are going to stay, a car is better than the transit- which is not bad just in and around the city. Plus if you have never been there, you are going to want to site seeing- there is so much to see and you need more than transit to do that.

Comment by TropikalParadize on February 2, 2013 at 5:31pm: Hmmm....I have used the trolley a few times, like on New Years Eve or to get to a Charger's game, but each time it took a long time to get anywhere...depending on where you are going, you could make it work, but in SD things are pretty spread out....If it was me, I would definitely get a car!

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on February 1, 2013 at 10:55pm: We will be coming to SD. My husband is wondering if we could use public transportation/taxis instead of getting a car?? Thoughts?? We've never been there. My guess is it would be tough without a car, but thought I'd ask. Can't wait!!!!!

Comment by NavyMom4J on January 18, 2013 at 1:03pm: Kurtmansmom- congratulations! My son is there on the USS Lake Champlain, CTT. He rather be in Denver (loves his mountains) but is enjoying the weather there...

Comment by Rhonda(EMmom) on January 18, 2013 at 12:42pm: OMG that's hilarious, well he can enjoy the weather and the beaches while he is here.

Comment by GraceRae<3 on December 28, 2012 at 5:01pm: So my husband got sent to North Island for "C" school well turns out they dont have school/classes there and they arent sure why hes there. lmfao his orders specifically say north island, CA and they read the orders and said umm your supposed to be here but we arent sure why! He has to stay there til his "time" is up there and then moving onto his final duty staion in China Lake.. so what the heck is he supposed to do until then!! they have him staying at the gateway inn.. seriously lol crazyness

Comment by momof4 on December 27, 2012 at 9:36pm: Bittersweet moment...my daughter has left to return to her duty station. :( So glad to have spent this time with her. So different now that she no longer lives here. She spent more time with us than I thought. I knew she would want to visit with friends but not so much. Amazed at how much she has grown up in less than a year. I'm very proud. Now I need to plan a trip out to see her.